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.
Main or most important; of the best quality.
Location is a prime factor in property prices.
Most important; the head of a school.
The principal reason for moving was work.
A basic rule, belief or truth that guides behaviour or explains how something works.
Fairness is a basic principle of the legal system.
Happening or existing before something else.
No prior experience is required for this job.
Something that is more important than other things.
Mental health is a top priority for the government.
To continue, or to move on to the next step.
After the interview, applicants proceed to a written test.
A series of actions or steps taken to achieve a result.
The visa application process can take several months.
Relating to a job that needs special training; a person in such a job.
Healthcare professionals are in high demand.
To officially forbid something.
Smoking is prohibited in all public buildings.
A planned piece of work with a particular aim; to predict.
The new rail project will take five years to complete.
To help something develop or become known, or to move someone to a higher job.
The campaign promotes healthy eating in schools.
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Part in relation to the whole
A high proportion of residents use public transport.
The possibility that something will happen; future chances of success.
Graduates with IT skills have good job prospects.
An official set of rules or procedures.
Hospitals follow strict infection-control protocols.
The study of the mind and behaviour.
She is studying psychology at university.
The act of publishing something, or a book, journal or article that is published.
The study was accepted for publication.
To make information, a book or research available to the public.
The results were published in an international journal.
Something bought, or the act of buying it; to buy.
Keep the receipt as proof of purchase.
To try to achieve something over time, or to follow someone or something.
Many migrants pursue further study in Australia.
Relating to quality, or using non-number data such as interviews.
The study used qualitative interviews.
To repeat someone's exact words; a statement of the price for a job.
Ask three tradespeople for a quote before choosing one.
Very new and different, or relating to basic and thorough change.
The city needs radical changes to its transport system.
Happening or chosen without a plan or pattern.
Participants were chosen at random.
A set of different things of the same type, or the limits between which something varies.
The shop sells a wide range of second-hand furniture.