IELTS academic high-frequency vocabulary and words

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Updated On Jul 23, 2024

List of IELTS Academic High-Frequency Vocabulary – 1
List of IELTS Academic High-Frequency Vocabulary – 2
List of IELTS Academic High-Frequency Vocabulary – 3

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A strong vocabulary is of utmost importance to achieve a high IELTS band score in each of the IELTS module. As a result, learning IELTS Academic high-frequency vocabulary is crucial, as it enables test-takers to comprehend complex texts, articulate their thoughts clearly, and present well-structured arguments. They include words that are commonly used in academic texts and contexts, such as “analyze,” “evaluate,” “hypothesis,” “significant,” and “theory”.

List of IELTS Academic High-Frequency Vocabulary – 1

Given below are some tables that contain such IELTS Academic high-frequency vocabulary that you can use while preparing for the IELTS exam.

abandon	8	assess	1	comment	3
abstract	6	assign	6	commission	2
academy	5	assist	2	commit	4
access	4	assume	1	commodity	8
accommodate	9	assure	9	communicate	4
accompany	8	attach	6	community	2
accumulate	8	attain	9	compatible	9
accurate	6	attitude	4	compensate	3
achieve	2	attribute	4	compile	10
acknowledge	6	author	6	complement	8
acquire	2	authority	1	complex	2
adapt	7	automate	8	component	3
adequate	4	available	1	compound	5
adjacent	10	aware	5	comprehensive	7
adjust	5	behalf	9	comprise	7
administrate	2	benefit	1	compute	2
adult	7	bias	8	conceive	10
advocate	7	bond	6	concentrate	4
affect	2	brief	6	concept	1
aggregate	6	bulk	9	conclude	2
aid	7	capable	6	concurrent	9
albeit	10	capacity	5	conduct	2
allocate	6	category	2	confer	4
alter	5	cease	9	confine	9
alternative	3	challenge	5	confirm	7
ambiguous	8	channel	7	conflict	5
amend	5	chapter	2	conform	8
analogy	9	chart	8	consent	3
analyse	1	chemical	7	consequent	2
annual	4	circumstance	3	considerable	3
anticipate	9	cite	6	consist	1
apparent	4	civil	4	constant	3
append	8	clarify	8	constitute	1
appreciate	8	classic	7	constrain	3
approach	1	clause	5	construct	2
appropriate	2	code	4	consult	5
approximate	4	coherent	9	consume	2
arbitrary	8	coincide	9	contact	5
area	1	collapse	10	contemporary	8
aspect	2	colleague	10	context	1
assemble	10	commence	9	contract	1

List of IELTS Academic High-Frequency Vocabulary – 2

In IELTS Reading, understanding high-frequency academic vocabulary is essential for answering questions accurately and efficiently. Similarly, in IELTS Writing, using a diverse and precise vocabulary can enhance the quality of essays, leading to higher band scores.

contradict	8		8	exceed	6
contrary	7	display	6	exclude	3
contrast	4	dispose	7	exhibit	8
contribute	3	distinct	2	expand	5
controversy	9	distort	9	expert	6
convene	3	distribute	1	explicit	6
converse	9	diverse	6	exploit	8
convert	7	document	3	export	1
convince	10	domain	6	expose	5
cooperate	6	domestic	4	external	5
coordinate	3	dominate	3	extract	7
core	3	draft	5	facilitate	5
corporate	3	drama	8	factor	1
correspond	3	duration	9	feature	2
couple	7	dynamic	7	federal	6
create	1	economy	1	fee	6
credit	2	edit	6	file	7
criteria	3	element	2	final	2
crucial	8	eliminate	7	finance	1
culture	2	emerge	4	finite	7
currency	8	emphasis	3	flexible	6
cycle	4	empirical	7	fluctuate	8
data	1	enable	5	focus	2
debate	4	encounter	10	format	9
decade	7	energy	5	formula	1
decline	5	enforce	5	forthcoming	10
deduce	3	enhance	6	foundation	7
define	1	enormous	10	found	9
definite	7	ensure	3	framework	3
demonstrate	3	entity	5	function	1
denote	8	environment	1	fund	3
deny	7	equate	2	fundamental	5
depress	10	equip	7	furthermore	6
derive	1	equivalent	5	gender	6
design	2	erode	9	generate	5
despite	4	error	4	generation	5
detect	8	establish	1	globe	7
deviate	8	estate	6	goal	4
device	9	estimate	1	grade	7
devote	9	ethic	9	grant	4
differentiate	7	ethnic	4	guarantee	7
dimension	4	evaluate	2	guideline	8
diminish	9	eventual	8	hence	4
discrete	5	evident	1	hierarchy	7
discriminate	6	evolve	5	highlight	8

contradict	8	displace	8	exceed	6
contrary	7	display	6	exclude	3
contrast	4	dispose	7	exhibit	8
contribute	3	distinct	2	expand	5
controversy	9	distort	9	expert	6
convene	3	distribute	1	explicit	6
converse	9	diverse	6	exploit	8
convert	7	document	3	export	1
convince	10	domain	6	expose	5
cooperate	6	domestic	4	external 5
coordinate	3	dominate	3	extract	7
core	3	draft	5	facilitate	5
corporate	3	drama	8	factor	1
correspond	3	duration	9	feature	2
couple 7	7	dynamic	7	federal	6
create	1	economy	1	fee	6
credit	2	edit	6	file	7
criteria	3	element	2	final	2
crucial	8	eliminate	7	finance	1
culture	2	emerge	4	finite	7
currency	8	emphasis	3	flexible	6
cycle	4	empirical	7	fluctuate	8
data	1	enable	5	focus	2
debate	4	encounter	10	format	9
decade	7	energy 5	5	formula 1	1
decline	5	enforce	5	forthcoming	10
deduce	3	enhance	6	foundation	7
define	1	enormous	10	found	9
definite	7	ensure	3	framework	3
demonstrate	3	entity	5	function	1
denote	8	environment	1	fund	3
deny	7	equate	2	fundamental	5
depress	10	equip	7	furthermore	6
derive	1	equivalent	5	gender	6
design	2	erode	9	generate	5
despite	4	error	4	generation	5
detect	8	establish	1	globe	7
deviate	8	estate	6	goal	4
device	9	estimate	1	grade	7
devote	9	ethic	9	grant	4
differentiate	7	ethnic	4	guarantee	7
dimension	4	evaluate 2	2	guideline	8
diminish	9	eventual	8	hence	4
discrete	5	evident	1	hierarchy	7
discriminate	6	evolve	5	highlight	8

hypothesis	4	military	9	internal	4
identical	7	minimal	9	interpret	1
identify	1	minimise	8	interval	6
ideology	7	minimum	6	intervene	7
ignorance	6	ministry	6	intrinsic	10
illustrate	3	minor	3	invest	2
image	5	mode	7	investigate	4
immigrate	3	modify	5	invoke	10
impact	2	monitor	5	involve	1
implement	4	motive	6	isolate	7
implicate	4	mutual	9	issue	1
implicit	8	negate	3	item	2
imply	3	network	5	job	4
impose	4	neutral	6	journal	2
incentive	6	nevertheless	6	justify	3
incidence	6	nonetheless	10	label	4
incline	10	norm	9	labour	1
income	1	normal	2	layer	3
incorporate	6	notion	5	lecture	6
index	6	notwithstanding	10	legal	1
indicate	1	nuclear	8	legislate	1
individual	1	objective	5	levy	10
induce	8	obtain	2	liberal	5
inevitable	8	obvious	4	licence	5
infer	7	occupy	4	likewise	10
infrastructure	8	occur	1	link	3
inherent	9	odd	10	locate	3
inhibit	6	offset	8	logic	5
initial	3	ongoing	10	maintain	2
initiate	6	option	4	major	1
injure	2	orient 5	5	manipulate	8
innovate	7	outcome	3	manual	9
input	6	output	4	margin	5
insert	7	overall	4	mature	9
insight	9	overlap	9	maximise	3
inspect	8	overseas	6	mechanism	4
instance	3	panel	10	media	7
institute	2	paradigm	7	mediate	9
instruct	6	paragraph	8	medical	5
integral	9	parallel	4	medium	9
integrate	4	parameter	4	mental	5
integrity	10	participate	2	method	1
intelligence	6	partner	3	migrate	6
intense	8	passive	9	percent	1
interact	3	perceive	2	intermediate	9

period	1	range	2	sequence	3
persist	10	ratio	5	series	4
perspective	5	rational	6	sex	3
phase	4	react	3	shift	3
phenomenon	7	recover	6	significant	1
philosophy	3	refine	9	similar	1
physical	3	regime	4	simulate	7
plus	8	region	2	site	2
policy	1	register	3	so-called	10
portion	9	regulate	2	sole	7
pose	10	reinforce	8	somewhat	7
positive	2	reject	5	source	1
potential	2	relax	9	specific	1
practitioner	8	release	7	specify	3
precede	6	relevant	2	sphere	9
precise	5	reluctance	10	stable	5
predict	4	rely	3	statistic	4
predominant	8	remove	3	status	4
preliminary	9	require	1	straightforward	10
presume	6	research	1	strategy	2
previous	2	reside	2	stress	4
primary	2	resolve	4	structure	1
prime	5	resource	2	style	5
principal	4	respond	1	submit	7
principle	1	restore	8	subordinate	9
prior	4	restrain	9	subsequent	4
priority	7	restrict	2	subsidy	6
proceed	1	retain	4	substitute	5
process	1	reveal	6	successor	7
professional	4	revenue	5	sufficient	3
prohibit	7	reverse	7	sum	4
project	4	revise	8	summary	4
promote	4	revolution	9	supplement	9
proportion	3	rigid	9	survey	2
prospect	8	role	1	survive	7
protocol	9	route	9	suspend	9
psychology	5	scenario	9	sustain	5
publication	7	schedule	8	symbol	5
publish	3	scheme	3	tape	6
purchase	2	scope	6	target	5
pursue	5	section	1	task	3
qualitative	9	sector	1	team	9
quote	7	secure	2	technical	3
radical	8	seek	2	technique	3
random	8	select	2	technology	3

List of IELTS Academic High-Frequency Vocabulary – 3

IELTS Speaking and IELTS Listening sections also demand familiarity with these words, as they often appear in academic discussions and lectures.

temporary	9
tense	8
terminate	8
text	2
theme	8
theory	1
thereby	8
thesis	7
topic	7
trace	6
tradition	2
transfer	2
transform	6
transit	5
transmit	7
transport	6
trend	5
trigger	9
ultimate	7
undergo	10
underlie	6
undertake	4
uniform	8
unify	9
unique	7
utilise	6
valid	3
vary	1
vehicle	8
version	5
via	8
violate	9
virtual	8
visible	7
vision	9
visual	8
volume	3
voluntary	7
welfare	5
whereas	5
whereby	10
widespread	8

Therefore, it is essential to practice regularly with these IELTS academic high-frequency vocabulary and words and grasp their contextual usage to attain a desired IELTS band score. Giving attention to these aspects can greatly boost candidates’ prospects of succeeding in the IELTS exam.