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.