Word list: Academic Word List (AWL) by Averil Coxhead

distort verb to
diminish verb change
to
devote something/yourself to something/someone reduce
to give
device noun your
an
the converse noun object
the
controversy noun opposit
a lot of
confine verb disagre
to limit
concurrent adjective an
happen
compatible adjective ing orto
able
commence verb exist,
to
on behalf of sb noun begin
represe
coincide verb nting
to
coherent adjective happen
If an
cease verb argume
to stop
bulk noun somethi
somethi
attain verb ng
to or
assure verb reach
to tell
anticipate verb someo
to
analogy noun imagine
a
accommodate verb compar
to
widespread adjective provide
existing
visual adjective or
relating
virtual adjective to
almost
via preposition a
going
vehicle noun through
a
uniform noun machin
a
thereby adverb particul
as a
theme noun result
the
terminate verb main
to
tense noun (cause
any of
schedule noun the
a list of
revise verb planne
to look
restore verb at or
to
reinforce verb return
to
random adjective make
happen
radical adjective ing,
believin
prospect noun g or
the
possibil
predominant adjective more
practitioner noun noticea
someo
plus preposition ne
added
paragraph noun to
a short
offset verb part
to of
nuclear adjective balance
being
minimize verb or
to
manipulate verb reduce
to
intense adjective control
extrem
inspect verb e
toand
look
infrastructure noun at
the
inevitable adjective basic
certain
induce verb to
to
implicit adjective persua
suggest
highlight verb ed
to but
guideline noun attract
informa
fluctuate verb tion
to
exploit verb change
to use
exhibit verb somethi
to show
eventual adjective somethi
happen
drama noun ingplay
a or
displace verb in a
to force
deviate verb somethi
to do
detect verb somethi
to
denote verb notice
to
currency noun represe
the
crucial adjective money
extrem
contradict verb ely
(of
contemporary adjective people)
existing
conform verb or
to
complement verb behave
to
commodity noun make
a
clarify verb substan
to
chart noun make
a
bias noun drawing
the
automate verb action
to
arbitrary adjective make a
based
appreciate verb on
to
append verb recogni
to add
ambiguous adjective somethi
having
accumulate verb or
to
accompany verb collect
to go
abandon verb with
to leave
voluntary adjective a place,
done,
visible adjective made,
able to
be
unique adjective being
ultimate adjective the
mostonly
transmit verb extrem
to
topic noun broadc
a
thesis noun subject
a long
survive verb piece
to of
successor noun continu
someo
submit verb ne or
to give
somewhat adverb or
to offer
sole adjective some
being
simulate verb one
to do or
reverse verb make
to
release verb change
to give
quote verb freedo
to
publication noun repeat
the act
prohibit verb of
to
priority noun officiall
somethi
phenomenon noun ng that
somethi
paradigm noun ng
a that
mode noun model
a way
the media noun of
the
isolate verb internet
to
intervene verb separat
to
insert verb intentio
to put
innovate verb somethi
to
infer verb introdu
to form
ideology noun an
a set of
identical adjective beliefs
exactly
hierarchy noun the
a
guarantee noun system
a
grade noun promis
a level
the globe noun of
the
foundation noun world
an
finite adjective occasio
having
file noun a
anylimit
of
extract verb several
to
equip verb remove
to
empirical adjective provide
based
eliminate verb on
to what
dynamic adjective remove
having
dispose sb to/towards sb/sth verb a lot of
to
differentiate verb make
to show
deny verb or find
to say
definite adjective that
fixed,
decade noun certain,
a
period
couple noun two or
convert verb a
tofew
the contrary noun (cause
the
confirm verb opposit
to
comprise verb make
to have
comprehensive adjective things
complet
classic adjective e and
having
chemical noun a
anyhigh
channel noun basic
a
aid noun televisi
help or
advocate verb support
to
adult noun publicly
a
adapt verb person
to
utilize verb change
to use
underlie verb somethi
to be a
transport noun hidden
the
transform verb movem
to
trace verb change
to find
tape noun someo
thin
subsidy noun plastic
money
scope noun given
the
reveal verb range
to
recover verb make
to
rational adjective becom
based
presume verb on
to
precede verb believe
to be or
overseas adjective, adverb go
in,
nevertheless adverb from, or
despite
neutral adjective what
not
motive noun saying
a
ministry noun reason
in
minimum noun Britain
the
migrate verb smalles
When
lecture noun an
a
interval noun formal
a
intelligence noun period
the
instruct verb ability
to order
input noun or tell
somethi
initiate verb ng
to such
inhibit verb cause
to
index noun prevent
an
incorporate verb alphab
to
incidence noun include
an
incentive noun event,
somethi
ignorant adjective ng that
not
having
gender noun the
furthermore adverb physica
in
flexible adjective addition
able to
fee noun change
an
federal adjective amount
relating
explicit adjective to the
clear
expert noun and
a
exceed verb person
to be
estate noun greater
a large
enhance verb area
to of
edit verb improv
to
domain noun make
an area
diverse adjective of
includin
display verb g
tomany
discriminate verb arrange
to treat
cooperate verb a
to act
cite verb or work
to
capable adjective mentio
able to
brief adjective do
lasting
bond noun only a
a close
author noun connect
the
attach verb writer
to
assign verb fasten,
to give
allocate verb a
to give
aggregate noun somethi
somethi
acknowledge verb ng
to
accurate adjective accept,
correct,
abstract adjective exact,
existing
whereas conjunction as an
compar
social security noun ed
a with
version noun system
a
trend noun particul
a
transit noun general
the
target noun movem
an
symbol noun object
a sign,
sustain verb shape,
to
substitute verb cause
to use
style noun somethi
a way
stable adjective of
firmly
revenue noun fixed
the or
reject verb income
to
ratio noun refuse
the
pursue verb relation
to
psychology noun follow
the
prime adjective scientifi
main or
most
precise adjective exact
perspective noun and
a
the Orient noun particul
the
objective noun countri
somethi
notion noun ng that
a belief
network noun or idea
a large
monitor noun system
a
modify verb person
to
mental adjective change
relating
medical adjective to the
related
margin noun to
thethe
logic noun amount
a
license verb particul
to give
liberal adjective someo
respecti
image noun ng
a and
generation noun picture
all the
generate verb people
to
fundamental adjective cause
forming
facilitate verb the
to
external adjective make
of, on,
expose verb for, or
to
expand verb remove
to
evolve verb increas
to
equivalent adjective develop
having
entity noun the
somethi
enforce verb ng
to that
energy noun make
the
enable verb power
to
draft noun make
a piece
discrete adjective of text,
clearly
decline verb separat
to
contact noun gradual
commu
consult verb nication
to get
conflict noun informa
an
compound noun active
a
clause noun chemic
a
challenge noun particul
(the
capacity noun situatio
the
aware adjective total
knowin
amend verb g
tothat
alter verb change
to
adjust verb change
to
academy noun change
an
undertake verb organiz
to do or
summary noun begin
a short,
clear
sum noun an
subsequent adjective amount
happen
stress noun ing
great
status noun worry
an
statistics noun accepte
informa
series noun tion
a
retain verb number
to keep
resolve verb or
to solve
predict verb or end
to say
promote verb that
to an
parameter noun encour
a set of
regime noun facts
a or
professional adjective particul
relating
phase noun to
any work
principal adjective stage
first in in
parallel adjective order
If two of
prior adjective or more
existing
project noun or
a piece
overall adverb, adjective of
in
output noun general
an
option noun amount
one
occupy verb thing
to fill,
obvious adjective exist
easy in, to
mechanism noun see,
a part
label noun of a
a piece
job noun of
the
investigate verb regular
to
internal adjective examin
inside
grant noun the
an
hypothesis noun amount
an idea
implicate verb or
to show
implement verb that
to start
impose verb using a
to
integrate verb officiall
to mix
hence adverb with
that is
error noun the
a
goal noun mistake
an area
ethnic adjective on a
relating
emerge verb to
to a
domestic adjective appear
relating
dimension noun to a
a
despite preposition measur
without
debate noun taking
(a)
cycle noun serious
a
contrast noun bicycle
an
obvious
confer verb to
concentrate verb exchan
to
communicate verb direct
to
commit verb share
to do
code noun somethi
a
civil adjective system
not
attribute noun military
a
attitude noun quality
a
approximate adjective feeling
not
apparent adjective complet
able to
annual adjective be
happen
adequate adjective ing
enough
access noun or
the
volume noun method
the
valid adjective amount
based
technology noun on
(thetruth
technique noun study
a way
technical adjective of
relating
task noun to the
a piece
sufficient adjective of work
enough
specify verb for a
to
shift verb explain
to
sex noun (cause
the
sequence noun state of
a series
scheme noun of
an
remove verb officiall
to take
rely on/upon something/someone somethi
to
register verb depend
to put
react verb informa
to act in
publish verb a
to
proportion noun make
the
physical adjective number
relating
philosophy noun to the
the use
partner noun of
a
outcome noun person
a result
negate verb or
to
minor adjective cause
having
maximize verb little
to
be located in, near, on, etc. verb make
to be in
link noun a
a
layer noun connect
a level
justify verb of
to give
interact verb or
to to be
instance noun commu
a
initial adjective particul
of or at
the
imply verb to
immigrant noun commu
a
illustrate verb person
to draw
fund noun pictures
an
framework noun amount
a
exclude verb system
to
ensure verb prevent
to
emphasis noun make
the
dominate verb particul
to have
document noun control
a paper
demonstrate verb or set
to show
deduce verb or
to
criteria reach
plural
correspond verb of
to
corporate adjective match
relating
core noun to
thea
coordinate verb basic
to
convene verb make
to bring
contribute verb togethe
to give
constrain verb somethi
to
constant adjective control
happen
considerable adjective ing a lot
large or
consent noun of
permiss
component noun ion or
a part
compensate verb that
to pay
comment noun someo
somethi
circumstance noun ng that
a fact
alternative adjective or
An
transfer verb alternat
to
tradition noun move
a belief,
text noun principl
the
survey noun written
an
strategy noun examin
a
site noun detailed
a place
select verb where
to
seek verb choose
to try to
secure adjective find or
position
restrict verb ed or
to limit
resource noun the
a useful
resident noun or
a
relevant adjective person
connect
regulate verb ed
to with
region noun control
a
range noun particul
a set of
purchase verb similar
to buy
somethi
primary adjective more
previous adjective importa
happen
potential adjective ing or
possibl
positive adjective e
fullwhen
of
perceive verb hope
to
participate verb come
to take
obtain verb part
to getin
normal adjective somethi
ordinar
maintain verb ytoor
journal noun continu
a
item noun serious
somethi
investment noun ng
thethat
act
institute noun of
an
injury noun organiz
physica
impact noun lthe
harm
focus noun force
the or
final adjective main or
last
feature noun a
evaluate verb typical
to
equation noun judge
a
element noun mathe
a part
distinction noun of
a
design verb differen
to
culture noun make
the way
credit noun of life,
praise,
consumer noun approv
a
construction noun person
the
consequence noun work of
a result
conduct verb of a
to
conclusion noun organiz
the final
compute verb part
to of
complex adjective calculat
involvin
community noun g a lot
the
commission verb people
to
chapter noun formally
any of
category noun the
(in a
assist verb system
to help
aspect noun one
appropriate adjective part of
suitable
affect verb or right
to have
administration noun an
the
acquisition noun arrange
the
achieve verb process
to
role noun succee
the
section noun position
one of
the
sector noun one of
significant adjective the
importa
similar adjective nt or
looking
source noun or
the
specific adjective place
relating
structure noun to
theone
way
theory noun in
a
vary verb formal
If things
response noun of
anthe
research noun answer
a
required adjective detailed
necess
process noun ary
a series
procedure noun of
a set of
principle noun actions
a basic
policy noun idea
a setorof
period noun ideas
a
percent adverb length
for or
occur verb out of
(especi
method noun ally
a of
major adjective particul
more
legislate verb importa
If a
legal adjective govern
connect
labour noun ed with
practica
issue noun lawork,
involved adjective subject
not
interpretation noun simple
an
individual noun explana
a single
indicate verb person
to
income noun show,
money
identify verb that
to is
function noun recogni
the
formula noun natural
a
finance noun standar
(the
factor noun manag
a fact
export verb or
to send
evident adjective goods
easily
estimate verb seen or
to
establish verb guess
to
the environment noun discove
the air,
economic adjective water,
relating
distribution noun to
the
derived adjective process
coming
definition noun from
a or
data noun statem
informa
create verb tion,
to
make
contract noun a legal
context noun docum
the
constitute verb situatio
to be or
consist of something be
to be
concept noun somethi
a
benefit noun principl
a
available adjective helpful
able to
authority noun be
the
assume verb moral
to
assess verb accept
to
area noun judge
a
approach verb particul
to
analyse verb come
to study
or