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Aim: This page contains academic vocabulary. Click on a number to see the word list: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Students studying academic English should try to learn one list each week. Although there are about 60 items in each list, many of them you will know already. To find a word, hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard, then press F. Instructions: For each word you can click on the links to get a definition, example sentences, pronunciation or a Chinese translation. List 1 1. analyse 2. analysis 3. approach 4. area 5. assess 6. assume 7. authority 8. available 9. benefit Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation

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10. concept 11. consist 12. constitute 13. context 14. contract 15. create 16. data 17. define 18. derive

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19. distribute Definition 20. economy Definition 21. environment 22. establish 23. estimate 24. evident 25. export 26. factor Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition

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27. finance 28. formula 29. function 30. identify 31. income 32. indicate 33. individual 34. interpret

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35. Example Chinese Definition Pronunciation interpretation sentences Translation 36. involve 37. issue 38. labour 39. legal 40. legislate 41. major 42. method 43. occur Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation

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44. percent 45. period 46. policy 47. principle 48. proceed 49. process 50. require 51. research 52. respond 53. role 54. section 55. sector 56. significant 57. similar 58. source 59. specific 60. structure

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61. theory 62. vary

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3. Example Chinese Definition Pronunciation administrate sentences Translation 4. affect Definition Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation

5. Example Chinese Definition Pronunciation appropriate sentences Translation 6. aspect 7. assist 8. category 9. chapter Definition Definition Definition Definition Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation

10. Example Chinese Definition Pronunciation commission sentences Translation 11. community 12. complex 13. compute Definition Definition Definition Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation

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14. conclude

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15. conduct Definition 16. consequent 17. construct 18. consume 19. credit 20. culture 21. design 22. distinct Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition

23. element Definition 24. equate Definition

25. evaluate Definition 26. feature 27. final 28. focus 29. impact 30. injure Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition

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31. institute Definition 32. invest 33. item 34. journal 35. maintain 36. normal 37. obtain 38. participate Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition

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39. perceive Definition 40. positive Definition 41. potential 42. previous Definition Definition

43. primary Definition 44. purchase 45. range 46. region Definition Definition Definition

47. regulate Definition

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48. relevant Definition 49. reside 50. resource 51. restrict 52. secure 53. seek 54. select 55. site Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition

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56. strategy Definition 57. survey 58. text 59. tradition 60. transfer Definition Definition Definition Definition

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3. comment 4. compensate 5. component 6. consent

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7. Example Chinese Definition Pronunciation sentences Translation considerable 8. constant 9. constrain 10. contribute 11. convene 12. coordinate 13. core 14. corporate 15. correspond 16. criteria 17. deduce 18. demonstrate 19. document Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation

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20. dominate

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21. emphasis Definition 22. ensure 23. exclude 24. framework 25. fund Definition Definition Definition Definition

26. illustrate Definition 27. immigrate 28. imply 29. initial 30. instance 31. interact 32. justify 33. layer 34. link 35. locate 36. maximise Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition

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37. minor 38. negate

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39. outcome Definition 40. partner 41. philosophy 42. physical 43. proportion 44. publish 45. react 46. register 47. rely 48. remove 49. scheme Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition

50. sequence Definition 51. sex 52. shift 53. specify Definition Definition Definition

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54. sufficient Definition 55. task Definition

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56. technical Definition 57. technique 58. technology 59. valid 60. volume Definition Definition Definition Definition

List 4 1. access 2. adequate 3. annual 4. apparent 5. approximate 6. attitude 7. attribute 8. civil Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation

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9. code 10. commit

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11. Example Chinese Definition Pronunciation sentences Translation communicate 12. concentrate 13. confer 14. contrast 15. cycle 16. debate 17. despite 18. dimension Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation

19. domestic Definition 20. emerge 21. error 22. ethnic 23. goal 24. grant 25. hence Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition

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26. hypothesis 27. implement

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28. implicate Definition 29. impose 30. integrate 31. internal 32. investigate 33. job 34. label 35. mechanism 36. obvious 37. occupy 38. option 39. output 40. overall 41. parallel 42. parameter Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition

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43. phase 44. predict

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45. principal Definition 46. prior 47. professional 48. project 49. promote 50. regime 51. resolve 52. retain 53. series 54. statistic 55. status 56. stress 57. subsequent 58. sum Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition

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60. undertake

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7. challenge Definition 8. clause 9. compound 10. conflict 11. consult 12. contact 13. decline 14. discrete Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition

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15. draft 16. enable 17. energy 18. enforce 19. entity 20. equivalent 21. evolve 22. expand 23. expose

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24. external Definition 25. facilitate Definition

26. Example Chinese Definition Pronunciation fundamental sentences Translation 27. generate Definition 28. generation 29. image 30. liberal 31. licence Definition Definition Definition Definition Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation

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32. logic 33. margin 34. medical 35. mental 36. modify

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37. monitor Definition 38. network Definition 39. notion 40. objective 41. orient 42. perspective 43. precise 44. prime 45. psychology 46. pursue 47. ratio 48. reject Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition

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49. revenue 50. stable 51. style 52. substitute 53. sustain 54. symbol 55. target 56. transit 57. trend 58. version 59. welfare

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60. whereas Definition

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4. aggregate 5. allocate 6. assign 7. attach 8. author 9. bond 10. brief 11. capable 12. cite 13. cooperate 14. discriminate 15. display 16. diverse 17. domain 18. edit 19. enhance 20. estate

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21. exceed 22. expert 23. explicit 24. federal 25. fee 26. flexible 27. furthermore 28. gender 29. ignorant

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30. incentive Definition 31. incidence 32. incorporate 33. index 34. inhibit 35. initiate 36. input 37. instruct Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition

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38. intelligence 39. interval 40. lecture 41. migrate 42. minimum 43. ministry 44. motive 45. neutral 46. nevertheless 47. overseas 48. precede 49. presume 50. rational 51. recover 52. reveal 53. scope 54. subsidy

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55. tape 56. trace 57. transform

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58. transport Definition 59. underlie 60. utilise Definition Definition

List 7 1. adapt 2. adult 3. advocate 4. aid 5. channel 6. chemical 7. classic Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation

8. Example Chinese Definition Pronunciation comprehensive sentences Translation 9. comprise Definition Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation

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10. confirm 11. contrary 12. convert 13. couple 14. decade 15. definite 16. deny 17. differentiate 18. dispose 19. dynamic 20. eliminate 21. empirical 22. equip 23. extract 24. file 25. finite

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26. foundation Definition

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27. globe 28. grade 29. guarantee 30. hierarchy 31. identical 32. ideology 33. infer 34. innovate 35. insert 36. intervene 37. isolate 38. media 39. mode 40. paradigm 41. phenomenon 42. priority 43. prohibit

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44. publication 45. quote 46. release 47. reverse 48. simulate 49. sole 50. somewhat 51. submit 52. successor 53. survive 54. thesis 55. topic 56. transmit 57. ultimate 58. unique 59. visible 60. voluntary

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17. crucial 18. currency 19. denote 20. detect 21. deviate 22. displace 23. drama 24. eventual 25. exhibit 26. exploit 27. fluctuate 28. guideline 29. highlight 30. implicit 31. induce

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34. inspect 35. intense 36. manipulate 37. minimise 38. nuclear 39. offset

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52. terminate Definition 53. theme 54. thereby 55. uniform 56. vehicle 57. via 58. virtual 59. visual 60. widespread Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition

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6. behalf 7. bulk 8. cease 9. coherent 10. coincide 11. commence 12. compatible 13. concurrent 14. confine 15. controversy 16. converse 17. device 18. devote 19. diminish 20. distort 21. duration 22. erode

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23. ethic 24. format 25. founded 26. inherent 27. insight 28. integral 29. intermediate 30. manual 31. mature 32. mediate 33. medium 34. military 35. minimal 36. mutual 37. norm 38. overlap 39. passive

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40. portion 41. preliminary 42. protocol 43. qualitative 44. refine 45. relax 46. restrain 47. revolution 48. rigid 49. route 50. scenario 51. sphere 52. subordinate 53. supplement 54. suspend 55. team 56. temporary

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57. trigger 58. unify 59. violate 60. vision

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List 10 1. adjacent 2. albeit 3. assemble 4. collapse 5. colleague 6. compile 7. conceive 8. convince 9. depress 10. encounter 11. enormous Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation

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12. forthcoming Definition 13. incline 14. integrity 15. intrinsic 16. invoke 17. levy 18. likewise Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition

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20. Example Chinese Definition Pronunciation notwithstanding sentences Translation 21. odd 22. ongoing 23. panel 24. persist 25. pose 26. reluctance 27. so-called 28. straightforward Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Definition Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation Example Chinese Pronunciation sentences Translation

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29. undergo 30. whereby

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Note: These words are from the Academic Word list (adapted from Coxhead 2000) at http://www.uni-trier.de/uni/fb2/anglistik/Projekte/stubbs/awl.htm

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