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.
A particular example or case of something.
In many instances, students work more than twenty hours a week.
An organisation set up for research, education or a particular purpose.
She works at a medical research institute in Melbourne.
To tell someone to do something officially, or to teach.
Passengers were instructed to stay in their seats.
Necessary and important as part of a whole.
Volunteers are integral to the festival.
To combine parts into a whole, or to become part of a group or society.
Language classes help migrants integrate into the community.
The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
Academic integrity means not copying other people's work.
The ability to learn, understand and think; also secret information.
Artificial intelligence is changing many industries.
Very strong, extreme or serious.
Competition for rental homes is intense.
To communicate or work with someone, or to affect each other.
Children learn by interacting with others.
Between two levels, especially between beginner and advanced.
The course is suitable for intermediate learners.
Inside something, such as a body, organisation or country.
The company carried out an internal review.
Explain the meaning of information or events
Interpret the chart before drawing conclusions.
A period of time between two events.
Buses run at fifteen-minute intervals.
To become involved in a situation to change or improve it.
The government intervened to stop prices rising.
Belonging naturally to something; basic.
Learning has intrinsic value.
To put money, time or effort into something to gain a benefit.
The government plans to invest heavily in renewable energy.
To examine facts carefully to find out the truth.
Police are investigating the cause of the fire.
To use a law, rule or idea to support an action or argument.
The minister invoked emergency powers.
To include something as a necessary part, or to make someone take part.
The job involves working with customers every day.
To separate someone or something from others.
Remote communities can feel isolated.
An important topic or problem that people discuss.
Climate change is one of the most important issues of our time.
A single thing in a list, set or group.
Each item on the receipt shows the price including GST.
Paid work, or a particular task.
He found a job in hospitality within a month.
A magazine that publishes research or professional articles; also a written diary.
The study was published in a medical journal.
To give a good reason for a decision or action.
You must justify your opinion with examples.