{"id":1953,"date":"2021-10-22T11:48:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T11:48:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-09-24T05:56:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T12:56:39","slug":"academic-vocabulary-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/academic-vocabulary-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Vocabulary List"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-1839461536\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Academic Vocabulary List<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Academic Word List is a word list of English words which appear with great frequency in a broad range of academic texts. The target readership is English as a second or foreign language students intending to enter English-medium higher education, and teachers of such students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n                <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" data-ad-slot=\"3406615517\" data-ad-format=\"link\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n                <script>\n                     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n                <\/script>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">List of Academic Vocabulary List with Meaning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; <strong>A<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>adolescent<br>affiliate<br>alarm<br>alley<br>almanac<br>alphabet<br>alternative<br>analgesic<br>antique<br>apiece<br>appetite<br>approach<br>ardor<br>assemble<br>astonish<br>astronomy<br>athlete<br>attic<br>authenticity<br>axe<\/td><td>a teenager<br>associate as a member<br>a device that sound a warning<br>a narrow passageway or street<br>book of facts published annually<br>a set of English letters<br>choice, selection, option<br>something used to reduce pain<br>object prized for its age<br>each, individually<br>desire to eat<br>get closer<br>with great intensity<br>come together, meet<br>surprise, amaze<br>science that deals with the universe<br>sportsman or woman<br>area between the roof and ceiling of a house<br>reality, certainty<br>instrument used in chopping wood<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>B<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>bake<br>banknote<br>bargain<br>barrel<br>bat<br>bathrobe<br>blackout<br>blade<br>blame<br>blank<br>blissful<br>boast<br>bounce<br>burglar<\/td><td>to cook in an oven<br>paper money or currency<br>something you can buy cheaply<br>a large round container used for holding great amounts of liquid<br>a small, furry mammal which flies at night<br>clothing worn after taking a shower<br>electric power outage<br>the flat, cutting edge of a knife or tool<br>to accuse someone or wrongdoing<br>empty, without any marks<br>extremely happy<br>brag; say great things about yourself<br>spring or leap like a ball<br>one who breaks into a building and steals<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; <strong>C<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>cage<br>carve<br>cattle<br>cellophane<br>century<br>challenge<br>charge<br>chew<br>chime<br>cite<br>coffin<br>collapse<br>combination<br>compassion<br>compensation<br>concoct<br>condominium<br>confess<br>confront<br>conquer<br>consumer<br>contact<br>contemporary<br>cope<br>cork<br>coward<br>cracker<br>cream<br>credentials<br>crook<br>crummy<br>curiosity<\/td><td>a structure made of wires or bars for confining animals<br>to create a form by cutting<br>a general name for \u201ccows\u201d<br>a plastic wrapping<br>period of one hundred years<br>call for energetic work or action<br>postpone or delay payment until the bill comes<br>to cut and grind with the teeth<br>device that produces a bell-like sound<br>give reference to<br>a box in which a dead body is placed for burial<br>fall down<br>joining together of things or ideas<br>feeling of sympathy towards another person<br>payment for service, loss or expense<br>create by combining various ingredients<br>individual home within a building of similar homes<br>admit to wrongdoing<br>raise an issue directly and argumentatively<br>defeat, overcome<br>person who buys things<br>to get in touch with; get together to talk with<br>from the same time period<br>handle or deal with a difficult situation<br>material from the bark of a tree, often used for wine bottles tops<br>a person who is not brave<br>a hard, salty, cookie-like food<br>thick, fluffy milk based product<br>qualifications or background<br>a thief, criminal, swindler<br>lousy, miserable, or worthless<br>desire to know; inquisitive interest<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>D<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>decathlon<br>decorative<br>dent<br>depending<br>deposit<br>desperate<br>dessert<br>detect<br>devout<br>dip<br>discrimination<br>dozen<br>drudgery<br>dull<br>dweller<\/td><td>ten track and field events<br>ornamental, with artistic design<br>weaken, lessen the value of something, usually by hitting<br>trusting, relying on<br>put money into a bank account<br>without hope<br>sweet dish served after a meal<br>to discover the existence of something<br>very religious<br>put lightly into water or liquid<br>treating people unfairly because of their differences<br>a set of twelve<br>hard, uninteresting labor<br>boring, not exciting; not bright or sharp<br>inhabitant, person who lives at a certain place<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>E<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>earn<br>eclipse<br>emerald<br>encourage<br>ensure<br>enthusiastic<br>entirely<br>estate<br>evaluate<br>evolve<br>exhausted<br>exile<br>expansion<br>expert<br>eyelid<\/td><td>get money through working<br>event obscuring the sun or moon<br>a precious stone of bright green color<br>give help, support or confidence<br>make certain, insure<br>very interested or excited about something<br>on the whole<br>property, land, possessions<br>give feedback<br>develop slowly<br>extremely tired<br>forced removal from one\u2019s country<br>growth<br>a person with a high degree of knowledge or skill<br>a fold of skin which covers the eyeball<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>F<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>fantasy<br>fascinating<br>fatal<br>finesse<br>fleet<br>flock<br>fold<br>former<br>fortune<br>frighten<br>fugitive<br>fur<\/td><td>imagination, dream world<br>very interesting, exciting, fun<br>causing death<br>ability to handle difficult situations well<br>group of ships<br>group of sheep<br>to lay or bend something over upon itself<br>the first of two things<br>good or bad luck, fate<br>to make someone scared or afraid<br>one who tries to escape, runaway<br>thick animal hair<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>G<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>galaxy<br>gallery<br>generous<br>gigantic<br>glance<br>glimpse<br>goofy<\/td><td>a group of millions of stars<br>place where art is displayed for the public<br>giving unselfishly, usually large amounts<br>huge, large, enormous<br>to look quickly<br>a brief look; an indication<br>funny, silly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>H<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>hanger<br>harvest<br>hatch<br>havoc<br>heir<br>hemorrhage<br>hop<\/td><td>a device upon which clothing is hung<br>gather crops at the end of growing season<br>break out of an egg<br>a lot of trouble, chaos<br>one who inherits from a parent<br>excessive bleeding<br>jump a short distance, sometimes on one foot<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>I<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ignore<br>illusion<br>immigrant<br>incident<br>incredible<br>inferior<br>inform<br>inhabitant<br>inquire<br>inquiry<br>instinct<br>interfere<br>irrational<br>irrelevant<br>issue<\/td><td>don\u2019t pay attention<br>false idea, dream<br>person who comes into a country to live<br>an occurrence or even; happening<br>unbelievable<br>of lower or lesser quality<br>to tell, give the facts<br>resident<br>ask questions<br>the act or process of questioning<br>natural or innate ability<br>to get in the way; prevent someone from doing a task<br>impossible to explain reasonably<br>not related or applicable<br>things that need to be discussed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; <strong>J<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>jam<br>jogging<br>juvenile<\/td><td>sweet preserved fruit spread<br>running slowly<br>young, immature, youthful<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>K<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>knot<\/td><td>formed when two ropes are tied together<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>L<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>lack<br>latter<br>leak<br>lecturer<br>legitimate<br>listless<br>log<br>lonely<br>lumber<\/td><td>absence, deficiency<br>the second of two things<br>a hole or crack which allows water to pass thorough<br>a university professor<br>lawful, conforming to accepted standards<br>lacking energy or spirit<br>a fallen tree trunk or bulky piece of timber<br>without needed companionship<br>wood which has been sawed into boards<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>M<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>magician<br>maid<br>mathematics<br>melt<br>monopoly<br>motive<br>museum<\/td><td>one who performs illusions<br>paid housekeeper<br>course subject dealing with numbers and calculations<br>to reduce from a solid to a liquid by heat<br>complete commercial control<br>reason<br>institute that displays artifacts for the public<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>N<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>naked<br>narrow<br>nationwide<br>negligent<\/td><td>without covering or clothing<br>thin, not wide<br>everywhere in the country<br>failing to give proper care or attention<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>O<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>observe<br>octopus<br>opaque<br>ounce<br>outraged<br>outskirts<br>outstanding<br>owe<br>own<\/td><td>perceive thorough the senses, see<br>deep sea animal with eight legs<br>not transparent<br>unit of weight, one-sixteenth of a pound<br>upset, very mad<br>the suburbs, area around a city<br>distinguished, excellent<br>to be under obligation or indebted to someone<br>possess<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>P<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>parlance<br>participation<br>patriotic<br>peak<br>peasant<br>peddler<br>perceive<br>perceive<br>personality<br>plug<br>pocket<br>poll<br>portion<br>pounding<br>poverty<br>practical<br>premarital<br>prevent<br>priceless<br>profit<br>proportion<br>province<br>psychiatry<br>punish<br>puppet<\/td><td>language, usually used by a particular group<br>taking part, getting involved in a group activity<br>having feelings of devotion towards one\u2019s country<br>top of the mountain<br>poor, simple farmer<br>someone who sells things<br>sense, notice, observe through the senses<br>to sense (see, hear, smell, touch)<br>the nature or character of a person<br>part of a machine connected to an electrical source<br>a flat pouch sewn into the clothing<br>survey from the general population<br>small part or section<br>beating, hitting repeatedly<br>condition of being poor<br>useful and realistic<br>before marriage<br>stop something from happening<br>very valuable<br>money people make from business<br>segment or section, percentage of the whole<br>a designated political area within a country<br>branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders<br>impose a penalty for wrongful behavior<br>doll or toy which can be animated by manipulation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>Q<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>qualm<\/td><td>feeling of uneasiness, doubt or fear<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>R<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>railing<br>rainbow<br>ramble<br>rancher<br>region<br>reinforce<br>relationship<br>release<br>reluctance<br>rendezvous<br>revenue<br>revolver<br>ribbon<br>rinse<br>rise<br>risk<br>roam<br>rough<br>route<\/td><td>a bar which is used for support when climbing stairs<br>an arch containing the colors of the spectrum<br>to talk on an on without saying much<br>person who owns a large farm with animals<br>area, location<br>give support to, strengthen<br>social connection between people<br>set free, allow to go out<br>hesitation, unwillingness to do something<br>meeting at a pre-arranged place<br>earnings, income from a business<br>gun, pistol<br>a narrow strip of cloth used for decoration<br>to cleanse with water after washing with soap<br>go up, get higher<br>possibility of danger or loss<br>wander, walk around without direction<br>having a bumpy surface; not smooth<br>path, road, way<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>S<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>sample<br>sand<br>scientist<br>seal<br>severe<br>sheet<br>significantly<br>skill<br>slang<br>slim<br>soak<br>sober<br>spill<br>spoil<br>sponge<br>squeeze<br>starvation<br>stow<br>struggle<br>subsequent<br>supply<br>survey (noun)<br>survey (verb)<br>swallow<br>swell<br>swing<\/td><td>try or test food for taste<br>a grainy type of soil found on beaches<br>an expert in a field of study<br>an aquatic mammal prized for its fur<br>cruel, harsh<br>a large thin cloth which can be spread on a bed<br>in an important or meaningful way<br>ability, talent<br>informal language<br>skinny; thin<br>to immerse or drench in water or other liquid<br>not drunk; serious<br>allow something to fall or run out of a vessel or container<br>to make the quality of something worse<br>an absorbent material used for washing<br>to compress; press closely, usually for extracting juice<br>terrible hunger<br>put something in a small space for storage<br>have difficulty doing something; fight<br>coming after, following<br>materials kept in stock for future use<br>a questionnaire, or a report showing results of a poll<br>ask questions to find out people\u2019s opinions<br>to move food or drinks down the throat<br>get bigger, enlarge<br>to move back and forth, sway<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>T<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>tap<br>telescope<br>teller<br>textile<br>therapy<br>thermometer<br>thrilling<br>thunder<br>tipping<br>toss<br>trampoline<br>transfer<br>trapper<br>treat<br>trend<br>trophy<\/td><td>to strike or hit gently<br>instrument for viewing distant objects<br>a person who works at a bank window<br>fabric, cloth, woven material<br>professional psychological counseling<br>an instrument used for measuring temperature<br>exciting<br>noise usually followed by a flash of lightning<br>giving extra money for services<br>throw lightly<br>athletic equipment used for jumping into the air<br>change vehicles or transportation en route to one\u2019s destination<br>person who catches wild animals for a living<br>special delight<br>a fad that lasts for a long time<br>prize given in a race or competition<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>U<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>unflattering<br>upgrade<\/td><td>not in a complimentary way<br>improve the quality of something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>V<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>varnish<br>vast<br>vocational<br>volunteer<\/td><td>a substance painted on wood to make it glossy<br>huge, immense<br>pertaining to a specific job<br>person who gives service without pay<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>W<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>walrus<br>warehouse<br>warrior<br>waste<br>wed<br>widespread<br>widow<br>wilderness<br>withdraw<br>wooden<br>workaholic<br>wrap<\/td><td>large seal-like mammal with tusks<br>large building for storage<br>fighter<br>use wrongly, use too much of<br>get married<br>covering a large area<br>woman whose husband has died<br>wild, unsettled area<br>take money out of the bank<br>made of lumber or timber products<br>compulsive worker<br>to cover with paper, cloth, or plastic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong><strong>Word<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>Y<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Definition, Meaning<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>yawn<\/td><td>open the mouth in an expression of 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