Academic words

The Academic Word List is a compilation of the most frequent words in academic texts. 

analysis

approach 

area 

assessment 

assume 

authority 

available 

benefit 

concept 

consistent 

constitutional 

context 

contract 

create 

data 

definition 

derived 

distribution 

economic 

environment 

established 

estimate 

evidence 

export 

factors 

financial

formula

function 

identified 

income 

indicate 

individual 

interpretation 

involved issues

labour 

legal 

legislation 

major 

method 

occur 

percent 

period 

policy 

principle 

procedure 

process 

required 

research 

response 

role  

section 

sector 

significant 

similar 

source 

specific 

structure 

theory 

variables

achieve 

acquisition 

administration

affect 

appropriate 

aspects 

assistance

categories 

chapter 

commission 

community

complex 

computer 

conclusion

 conduct 

consequences 

construction 

consumer

credit 

cultural 

design 

distinction 

elements 

equation 

evaluation 

features final focus impact injury institute

investment items journal

maintenance normal obtained participation perceived positive potential previous primary purchase

 range region regulations relevant resident resources restricted security sought select site strategies survey text traditional transfer alternative circumstances comments compensation components consent considerable constant constraints contribution convention coordination core corporate corresponding criteria deduction demonstrate document dominant emphasis ensure excluded framework funds illustrated immigration implies initial instance interaction justification layer link location maximum minorities negative outcomes partnership philosophy physical proportion published reaction registered reliance removed scheme sequence sex shift specified sufficient task technical techniques technology validity volume 

access adequate annual apparent approximated attitudes attributed civil code commitment communication concentration conference contrast cycle debate despite dimensions domestic emerged error ethnic goals granted hence hypothesis implementation implications imposed integration internal investigation job label mechanism obvious occupational option output overall parallel parameters phase predicted principal prior professional project promote regime resolution retained series statistics status stress subsequent sum summary undertaken 

academic adjustment alter amendment aware capacity challenge clause compounds conflict consultation contact decline discretion draft enable energy enforcement entities equivalent evolution expansion exposure external facilitate fundamental generated generation image liberal licence logic marginal medical mental modified monitoring network notion objective orientation perspective precise prime psychology pursue ratio rejected revenue stability styles substitution sustainable symbolic target transition trend version welfare whereas

 abstract accurate acknowledged aggregate allocation assigned attached author bond brief capable cited cooperative discrimination display diversity domain edition enhanced estate exceed expert explicit federal fees flexibility furthermore gender ignored incentive incidence incorporated index inhibition initiatives input instructions intelligence interval lecture migration minimum ministry motivation 

neutral nevertheless overseas preceding presumption rational recovery revealed scope subsidiary 

tapes trace transformation transport underlying utility  

adaptation 

adults advocate aid channel chemical classical comprehensive comprise confirmed contrary 

converted couple decades definite deny differentiation disposal dynamic eliminate empirical equipment extract file finite foundation global grade guarantee hierarchical identical ideology inferred 

innovation insert intervention isolated media mode paradigm phenomenon priority prohibited publication quotation release reverse simulation solely somewhat submitted successive survive 

thesis topic transmission ultimately unique visible voluntary 

abandon 

accompanied accumulation ambiguous appendix appreciation arbitrary automatically bias chart clarity 

conformity commodity complement contemporary contradiction crucial currency denote detected 

deviation displacement dramatic eventually exhibit exploitation fluctuations guidelines highlighted 

implicit induced inevitably infrastructure inspection intensity manipulation minimised nuclear 

offset paragraph plus practitioners predominantly prospect radical random reinforced restore revision 

schedule tension termination theme thereby uniform vehicle via virtually 

widespread 

visual

The Duke was obliged to relinquish all rights and claims to the territory. 

He refused to relinquish sovereignty to his son.

Richard stubbornly refused to relinquish his hold on the family business.