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.
To bring something back to its earlier good condition or situation.
Power was restored after the storm.
To stop someone or something from doing something, or to control it.
The bank raised interest rates to restrain inflation.
To limit the size, amount or range of something.
Some councils restrict the use of water during droughts.
To keep or continue to have something.
Employers offer training to retain skilled staff.
To make known something that was secret or hidden.
The survey revealed high levels of stress among nurses.
Income received by a business or government.
Tourism is a major source of revenue for the state.
To change to the opposite direction or result; the opposite.
The new government reversed the decision.
To change something to improve it; also to study again before an exam.
The council revised its plans after community feedback.
A great change in methods or ideas, or the overthrow of a government.
The digital revolution changed how we work.
Not able to bend or change; very strict.
The school has rigid rules about uniforms.
The position, function or influence someone or something has.
Parents play a key role in a child's education.
A way from one place to another.
The bus route was changed during roadworks.
A description of a possible situation or series of events.
In the worst-case scenario, the project could be delayed by a year.
A plan of times when things will happen; to plan for a particular time.
The new bus schedule starts on Monday.
An official plan or system for doing something; in Australia often a government program.
The scheme helps first home buyers with their deposit.
The range of things that a subject or activity covers; also opportunity.
This question is beyond the scope of the study.
One of the parts that something is divided into.
The reading section of the test lasts sixty minutes.
A part of an economy or society, such as an industry.
The health sector employs more people than any other industry.
Safe and protected, or certain; to get something after effort.
She secured a full-time job after graduating.
To try to find or get something (formal).
Many students seek part-time work to cover living costs.
To choose someone or something carefully from a group.
Participants were randomly selected for the study.
A series of related events or things in a particular order.
Describe the stages of the process in sequence.
A number of similar things that happen one after another.
The council held a series of public meetings.
The biological category of male or female, used in data and statistics.
The survey results were analysed by age and sex.
A change in position, direction or opinion; also a period of work.
There has been a shift towards working from home.