Headwords of the Academic Word List

This list contains the head words of the families in the Academic Word
List. The numbers indicate the sublist of the Academic Word List. For
example, abandon and its family members are in Sublist 8 of the
Academic Word List. Sublist 8 is on page 33 in this book.

abandon 8 area 1 clause 5

abstract 6 aspect 2 code 4
academy 5 assemble coherent 9
access 4 10 coincide 9
accommodate 9 assess 1 collapse 10
accompany 8 assign 6 colleague
accumulate 8 assist 2 10
accurate 6 assume 1 commence 9
achieve 2 assure 9 comment 3
acknowledge 6 attach 6 commission 2
acquire 2 attain 9 commit 4
adapt 7 attitude 4 commodity 8
adequate 4 attribute 4 communicate 4
adjacent 10 author 6 community 2
adjust 5 authority 1 compatible 9
administration 2 automate 8 compensate 3
adult 7 available 1 compile 10
advocate 7 aware 5 complement 8
affect 2 behalf 9 complex 2
aggregate 6 benefit 1 component 3
aid 7 bias 8 compound 5
albeit 10 bond 6 comprehensive 7
allocate 6 brief 6 comprise 7
alter 5 bulk 9 compute 2
alternative 3 capable 6 conceive
ambiguous 8 capacity 5 10
amend 5 category 2 concentrate 4
analogy 9 cease 9 concept 1
analyse 1 challenge 5 conclude 2
annual 4 channel 7 concurrent 9
anticipate 9 chapter 2 conduct 2
apparent 4 chart 8 confer 4
append 8 chemical 7 confine 9
appreciate 8 circumstance 3 confirm 7
approach 1 cite 6 conflict 5
appropriate 2 civil 4 conform 8
approximate 4 clarify 8 consent 3
arbitrary 8 classic 7 consequent 2
considerable 3 constitute 1 consult 5
consist 1 constrain 3 consume 2
constant 3 construct 2 contact 5
contemporary8 deviate 8 equip 7
context 1 device 9 equivalent 5
contract 1 devote 9 erode 9
contradict 8 differentiate 7 error 4
contrary 7 dimension 4 establish 1
contrast 4 diminish 9 estate 6
contribute 3 discrete 5 estimate 1
controversy 9 discriminate 6 ethic 9
convene 3 displace 8 ethnic 4
converse 9 display 6 evaluate 2
convert 7 dispose 7 eventual 8
convince distinct 2 evident 1
10 distort 9 evolve 5
cooperate 6 distribute 1 exceed 6
coordinate 3 diverse 6 exclude 3
core 3 document 3 exhibit 8
corporate 3 domain 6 expand 5
correspond 3 domestic 4 expert 6
couple 7 dominate 3 explicit 6
create 1 draft 5 exploit 8
credit 2 drama 8 export 1
criteria 3 duration 9 expose 5
crucial 8 dynamic 7 external 5
culture 2 economy 1 extract 7
currency 8 edit 6 facilitate 5
cycle 4 element 2 factor 1
data 1 eliminate 7 feature 2
debate 4 emerge 4 federal 6
decade 7 emphasis 3 fee 6
decline 5 empirical 7 file 7
deduce 3 enable 5 final 2
define 1 encounter 10 finance 1
definite 7 energy 5 finite 7
demonstrate 3 enforce 5 flexible 6
denote 8 enhance 6 fluctuate 8
deny 7 enormous focus 2
depress 10 10 format 9
derive 1 ensure 3 formula 1
design 2 entity 5 forthcoming 10
despite 4 environment 1 foundation 7
detect 8 equate 2
found 9 generate 5 guideline 8
framework 3 generation 5 hence 4
function 1 globe 7 hierarchy 7
fund 3 goal 4 highlight 8
fundamental 5 grade 7 hypothesis 4
furthermore 6 grant 4 identical 7
gender 6 guarantee 7 identify 1
ideology 7 invest 2 motive 6
ignorance 6 investigate 4 mutual 9
illustrate 3 invoke 10 negate 3
image 5 involve 1 network 5
immigrate 3 isolate 7 neutral 6
impact 2 issue 1 nevertheless 6
implement 4 item 2 nonetheless 10
implicate 4 job 4 norm 9
implicit 8 journal 2 normal 2
imply 3 justify 3 notion 5
impose 4 label 4 notwithstanding
incentive 6 labour 1 10
incidence 6 layer 3 nuclear 8
incline 10 lecture 6 objective 5
income 1 legal 1 obtain 2
incorporate 6 legislate 1 obvious 4
index 6 levy occupy 4
indicate 1 10 occur 1
individual 1 liberal 5 odd
induce 8 licence 5 10
inevitable 8 likewise 10 offset 8
infer 7 link 3 ongoing 10
infrastructure 8 locate 3 option 4
inherent 9 logic 5 orient 5
inhibit 6 maintain 2 outcome 3
initial 3 major 1 output 4
initiate 6 manipulate 8 overall 4
injure 2 manual 9 overlap 9
innovate 7 margin 5 overseas 6
input 6 mature 9 panel 10
insert 7 maximise 3 paradigm 7
insight 9 mechanism 4 paragraph 8
inspect 8 media 7 parallel 4
instance 3 mediate 9 parameter 4
institute 2 medical 5 participate 2
instruct 6 medium 9 partner 3
integral 9 mental 5 passive 9
integrate 4 method 1 perceive 2
integrity 10 migrate 6 percent 1
intelligence 6 military 9 period 1
intense 8 minimal 9 persist 10
interact 3 minimise 8 perspective 5
intermediate 9 minimum 6 phase 4
internal 4 ministry 6 phenomenon 7
interpret 1 minor 3 philosophy 3
interval 6 mode 7 physical 3
intervene 7 modify 5 plus 8
intrinsic 10 monitor 5 policy 1
portion 9 quote 7 reverse 7
pose 10 radical 8 revise 8
positive 2 random 8 revolution 9
potential 2 range 2 rigid 9
practitioner 8 ratio 5 role 1
precede 6 rational 6 route 9
precise 5 react 3 scenario 9
predict 4 recover 6 schedule 8
predominant 8 refine 9 scheme 3
preliminary 9 regime 4 scope 6
presume 6 region 2 section 1
previous 2 register 3 sector 1
primary 2 regulate 2 secure 2
prime 5 reinforce 8 seek 2
principal 4 reject 5 select 2
principle 1 relax 9 sequence 3
prior 4 release 7 series 4
priority 7 relevant 2 sex 3
proceed 1 reluctance 10 shift 3
process 1 rely 3 significant 1
professional 4 remove 3 similar 1
prohibit 7 require 1 simulate 7
project 4 research 1 site 2
promote 4 reside 2 so-called
proportion 3 resolve 4 10
prospect 8 resource 2 sole 7
protocol 9 respond 1 somewhat 7
psychology 5 restore 8 source 1
publication 7 restrain 9 specific 1
publish 3 restrict 2 specify 3
purchase 2 retain 4 sphere 9
pursue 5 reveal 6
qualitative 9 revenue 5
stable 5 sufficient 3 technology 3
statistic 4 sum 4 temporary 9
status 4 summary 4 tense 8
straightforward supplement 9 terminate 8
10 survey 2 text 2
strategy 2 survive 7 theme 8
stress 4 suspend 9 theory 1
structure 1 sustain 5 thereby 8
style 5 symbol 5 thesis 7
submit 7 tape 6 topic 7
subordinate 9 target 5 trace 6
subsequent 4 task 3 tradition 2
subsidy 6 team 9 transfer 2
substitute 5 technical 3 transform 6
successor 7 technique 3 transit 5
transmit 7 unique 7 vision 9
transport 6 utilise 6 visual 8
trend 5 valid 3 volume 3
trigger 9 vary 1 voluntary 7
ultimate 7 vehicle 8 welfare 5
undergo 10 version 5 whereas 5
underlie 6 via 8 whereby 10
undertake 4 violate 9 widespread 8
uniform 8 virtual 8
unify 9 visible 7