Academic Word List (AWL)

To be or to provide a benefit to; An advantage; help or aid from something

The category of male or female; sexual activity

a distinct part or division of something

Power to give orders; officials with such power; a trusted expert

to plan and create; a plan or visual arrangement

a plan of action to achieve a goal

The natural world; the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives.

To take something away from its place; to eliminate

an interconnected system; to connect computers or people

relating to the law; permitted by law

last or definitive; a deciding match or exam

to set up something permanently; to prove something is true

A person with great knowledge or skill; highly skilled

an explanatory framework supported by evidence; an unproven hypothesis

A collision or strong effect; to strongly influence or affect

To say something in reply; to react to a situation or stimulus

to keep up or preserve; to assert as true; to repair

To make known something previously hidden

the way parts are arranged; a building; to organize

To influence or alter; A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs

a distinctive manner or fashion; to design or arrange in a particular way

To (cause to) be or become an adult; A fully grown human or animal; Fully grown

the extent between limits; a variety; to vary across a span

clearly defined; relating to a particular thing

To invite (someone) to take part in a competition; A confrontation; a dare

a systematic way of doing something

all people born in the same period; the act of producing something

A single thing in a list, set, or group.; A single piece of news in a newspaper or broadcast.

a piece of work to be done; a duty

A person who shares an activity or relationship; to work together

optimistic or beneficial; certain or confirmed

Relating to citizens or government; polite in manner

a formal discussion of opposing views; to argue about something

To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof

skilled and trained in a specific field; a person with specialized expertise

a choice from a set; the freedom to choose

To gain or obtain access to; A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage

To issue printed work for distribution; to announce publicly

to set free; to make public; something newly issued

To believe; to put credence in; Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust

a particular form or variant of something

Money that you receive from work or investments, especially regularly.

To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance

A person's feelings or opinions about something; body posture

An abstract or general idea

To carry out or manage; a person's behavior

Relating to atomic nuclei or nuclear energy and weapons

A clash or disagreement; to be incompatible