The Academic Word List is a useful English resource for lecturers and students. 300 + Academic Word List appears with great frequency in a broad range of academic texts. These are the types of words you will see most often, and be expected to use in your own work.
- abstract
- academy
- access
- accommodate
- accompany
- accumulate
- aggregate
- approach
- appropriate
- approximate
- arbitrary
- area
- aspect
- assemble
- assess
- assign
- assist
- assume
- assure
- attach
- adequate
- adjacent
- adjust
- administrate
- adult
- advocate
- affect
- aggregate
- aid
- aid
- albeit
- allocate
- alter
- alternative
- behalf
- benefit
- bias
- bond
- capable
- conceive
- concentrate
- concept
- conclude
- concurrent
- conduct
- confer
- confine
- capacity
- category
- cease
- challenge
- channel
- chapter
- correspond
- couple
- create
- credit
- criteria
- crucial
- culture
- currency
- cycle
- contradict
- contrary
- contrast
- contribute
- controversy
- convene
- converse
- convert
- devote
- differentiate
- dimension
- diminish
- decade
- decline
- deduce
- define
- definite
- discrete
- discriminate
- displace
- display
- displace
- display
- dispose
- distinct
- discrete
- dispose
- distinct
- distort
- element
- ensure
- entity
- environment
- equate
- equip
- equivalent
- erode
- estate
- eliminate
- emerge
- emphasis
- empirical
- enable
- encounter
- energy
- facilitate
- factor
- feature
- federal
- fee
- file
- Final
- found
- framework
- function
- fund
- fundamental
- fee
- file
- final
- finance
- finite
- function
- fund
- fundamental
- flexible
- fluctuate
- focus
- format
- formula
- forthcoming
- gender
- generate
- generation
- globe
- goal
- grade
- grant
- guarantee
- guideline
- hence
- hierarchy
- highlight
- hypothesis
- immigrate
- impact
- implement
- implicate
- implicit
- imply
- impose
- intermediate
- internal
- interpret
- interval
- intervene
- intrinsic
- incentive
- incidence
- job
- journal
- justify
- label
- labor
- layer
- license
- likewise
- link
- locate
- logic
- liberal
- lecture
- legal
- legislate
- levy
- liberal
- manual
- margin
- mature
- maximize
- mechanism
- maintain
- major
- manipulate
- manual
- margin
- mature
- media
- mediate
- medical
- network
- neutral
- nevertheless
- nonetheless
- norm
- normal
- notion
- option
- orient
- outcome
- objective
- obtain
- occur
- output
- overall
- overlap
- overseas
- panel
- phase
- phenomenon
- philosophy
- physical
- plus
- policy
- portion
- pose
- paradigm
- paragraph
- precede
- precise
- predict
- predominant
- parallel
- region
- register
- regulate
- reinforce
- reject
- relax
- rely
- remove
- require
- research
- reside
- release
- relevant
- reluctance
- scope
- section
- sector
- secure
- seek
- scenario
- schedule
- scheme
- scope
- section
- sector
- secure
- style
- submit
- subordinate
- subsequent
- subsidy
- substitute
- sum
- summary
- save
- select
- sequence
- supplement
- survey
- survive
- suspend
- sustain
- symbol
- technique
- technology
- temporary
- tense
- terminate
- tape
- target
- task
- team
- technical
- technique
- technology
- temporary
- tense
- transfer
- target
- task
- team
- text
- theme
- theory
- ultimate
- undergo
- underlie
- undertake
- uniform
- unify
- unique
- utilize
- vary
- vehicle
- version
- via
- violate
- virtual
- visible
- voluntary
- welfare
- whereas
- whereby