IELTS
Academic vocabulary for IELTS writing and speaking, based on the Academic Word List. AUSLEX is not affiliated with IELTS.
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586 entriesEntries marked AWL come from the Academic Word List (Coxhead, 2000), a widely used list of words that appear often in university texts. Definitions, examples and translations are written by AUSLEX.
Basic and most important.
Education is a fundamental right.
Used to introduce additional supporting information
Furthermore, the data suggest a long-term effect.
The social roles and identities connected with being male, female or other; often used in data and policy.
The study found a gender gap in pay.
To produce or create something such as energy, income or ideas.
Tourism generates billions of dollars each year.
All the people born and living at about the same time.
The younger generation is more comfortable with technology.
Relating to the whole world.
Climate change is a global problem.
Something you want to achieve.
My goal is to get a band score of 7.
A level of quality or a mark for schoolwork; a school year; to give a mark.
Her son is in Grade 5.
An amount of money given for a purpose; to officially give or allow.
She received a research grant from the government.
A firm promise that something will happen or be done.
There is no guarantee that prices will fall.
Advice or a rule about how to do something.
Follow the health guidelines for safe food handling.
For this reason; therefore (formal).
The road was flooded, hence the delay.
A system where people or things are ranked by importance.
Australian workplaces tend to have a flat hierarchy.
To draw attention to something important; the best part of something.
The report highlights the need for more nurses.
Testable proposed explanation
The experiment tested the hypothesis.
Exactly the same.
The two reports reached identical conclusions.
To recognise or name someone or something; to find and show what something is.
Researchers identified three main causes of the decline.
A set of ideas and beliefs, especially about politics or society.
The two parties have different political ideologies.
To pay no attention to something or someone.
The government cannot ignore rising living costs.
To explain or make something clearer by using examples or pictures.
The graph illustrates changes in average house prices.
A picture, or the opinion people have of someone or something.
The city wants to improve its image as a tourist destination.
The process of people coming to live permanently in another country.
Immigration has shaped Australia's population and culture.
A strong effect or influence that something has.
Social media has had a huge impact on how people get news.
To put a plan, decision or law into action.
The council will implement the new parking rules next year.
Possible effect or consequence
Consider the implications of the proposal.