The Academic Word List Words targeted in Level 4 are bold Word
Sublist Location
abandon abstract academy access accommodate accompany accumulate accurate achieve acknowledge acquire adapt adequate adjacent adjust administrate adult advocate affect aggregate aid albeit allocate alter alternative ambiguous amend analogy analyze annual anticipate apparent append appreciate approach appropriate approximate arbitrary area aspect assemble assess assign assist assume assure attach
8 L2, U4 6 L3, U3 5 L2, U10 4 L0, U5 9 L3, U6 8 L4, U2 8 L3, U4 6 L0, U2 2 L0, U4 6 L0, U7 2 L3, U9 7 L3, U7 4 L3, U9 10 L4, U4 5 L4, U4 2 L4, U8 7 L0, U10 7 L4, U3 2 L1, U1 6 L4, U6 7 L0, U5 10 L4, U3 6 L3, U6 5 L2, U6 3 L1, U1 8 L4, U7 5 L4, U7 9 L4, U1 1 L1, U3 4 L1, U9 9 L2, U8 4 L2, U4 8 L4, U10 8 L0, U9 1 L1, U1 2 L3, U5 4 L2, U7 8 L4, U7 1 L3, U7 2 L2, U7 10 L3, U1 1 L2, U8 6 L3, U5 2 L0, U2 1 L3, U1 9 L4, U8 6 L0, U10
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attain attitude attribute author authority automate available aware
9 4 4 6 1 8 1 5
L3, U5 L2, U4 L3, U8 L0, U1 L2, U2 L2, U1 L0, U8 L1, U1
behalf benefit bias bond brief bulk
9 1 8 6 6 9
L4, U9 L1, U2 L4, U3 L4, U9 L2, U9 L3, U1
capable 6 capacity 5 category 2 cease 9 challenge 5 channel 7 chapter 2 chart 8 chemical 7 circumstance 3 cite 6 civil 4 8 clarify classic 7 clause 5 code 4 coherent 9 9 coincide collapse 10 colleague 10 commence 9 comment 3 commission 2 commit 4 commodity 8 communicate 4 community 2 compatible 9 compensate 3 compile 10 complement 8
L3, U5 L3, U2 L2, U4 L2, U2 L1, U6 L4, U5 L0, U2 L0, U2 L2, U6 L4, U2 L4, U4 L3, U2 L3, U7 L3, U6 L4, U8 L0, U5 L4, U7 L4, U10 L3, U9 L1, U5 L2, U4 L1, U4 L3, U2 L2, U1 L4, U4 L1, U3 L1, U4 L2, U4 L4, U8 L4, U9 L4, U8
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complex 2 component 3 compound 5 comprehensive 7 comprise 7 compute 2 conceive 10 concentrate 4 concept 1 conclude 2 concurrent 9 conduct 2 confer 4 confine 9 confirm 7 conflict 5 conform 8 consent 3 consequent 2 considerable 3 consist 1 constant 3 constitute 1 constrain 3 construct 2 consult 5 consume 2 contact 5 contemporary 8 context 1 contract 1 contradict 8 contrary 7 contrast 4 contribute 3 controversy 9 convene 3 converse 9 convert 7 convince 10 cooperate 6 coordinate 3 core 3 corporate 3 correspond 3 couple 7 create 1 credit 2 3 criteria crucial 8 culture 2
L2, U1 L3, U1 L3, U10 L2, U6 L3, U7 L1, U8 L4, U7 L1, U5 L3, U10 L0, U6 L4, U10 L1, U4 L4, U8 L4, U8 L1, U8 L1, U7 L3, U6 L3, U3 L4, U2 L4, U1 L1, U9 L1, U8 L4, U5 L4, U6 L3, U1 L2, U8 L2, U6 L1, U4 L4, U6 L2, U4 L3, U4 L2, U4 L3, U1 L3, U2 L1, U9 L2, U9 L4, U1 L2, U2 L3, U3 L1, U5 L3, U6 L2, U2 L4, U10 L1, U7 L2, U10 L0, U4 L3, U7 L2, U7 L3, U2 L3, U7 L0, U10
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currency cycle
8 4
L2, U3 L3, U5
data debate decade decline deduce define definite demonstrate denote deny depress derive design despite detect deviate device devote differentiate dimension diminish discrete discriminate displace display dispose distinct distort distribute diverse document domain domestic dominate draft drama duration dynamic
1 4 7 5 3 1 7 3 8 7 10 1 2 4 8 8 9 9 7 4 9 5 6 8 6 7 2 9 1 6 3 6 4 3 5 8 9 7
L0, U4 L3, U5 L1, U9 L1, U9 L4, U10 L0, U8 L4, U8 L1, U2 L4, U10 L1, U8 L0, U8 L4, U8 L0, U10 L3, U6 L2, U3 L4, U10 L0, U2 L2, U3 L3, U6 L4, U9 L2, U8 L4, U2 L4, U5 L3, U10 L0, U8 L4, U1 L4, U2 L4, U5 L1, U9 L3, U2 L0, U4 L4, U6 L2, U5 L3, U7 L0, U10 L2, U9 L2, U3 L3, U3
economy edit element eliminate emerge emphasis empirical enable encounter
1 6 2 7 4 3 7 5 10
L2, U8 L1, U7 L3, U1 L1, U6 L3, U5 L1, U5 L4, U4 L2, U1 L1, U8
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energy enforce enhance enormous ensure entity environment equate equip equivalent erode error establish estate estimate ethic ethnic evaluate eventual evident evolve exceed exclude exhibit expand expert explicit exploit export expose external extract
5 5 6 10 3 5 1 2 7 5 9 4 1 6 1 9 4 2 8 1 5 6 3 8 5 6 6 8 1 5 5 7
L0, U9 L4, U1 L3, U2 L0, U7 L4, U1 L4, U8 L1, U1 L3, U10 L2, U1 L1, U7 L4, U2 L0, U2 L2, U5 L4, U8 L2, U5 L3, U4 L3, U9 L1, U8 L3, U2 L2, U8 L2, U2 L1, U10 L3, U8 L2, U3 L0, U5 L0, U3 L4, U3 L4, U9 L4, U6 L4, U1 L2, U1 L3, U1
facilitate factor feature federal fee file final finance finite flexible fluctuate focus format formula forthcoming found foundation framework
5 1 2 6 6 7 2 1 7 6 8 2 9 1 10 9 7 3
L3, U6 L3, U1 L0, U2 L4, U4 L0, U5 L0, U5 L0, U1 L3, U6 L4, U9 L1, U10 L4, U10 L0, U6 L2, U8 L3, U5 L4, U10 L0, U7 L1, U9 L4, U6
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function fund fundamental furthermore
1 3 5 6
L3, U3 L2, U5 L1, U8 L3, U4
gender generate generation globe goal grade grant guarantee guideline
6 5 5 7 4 7 4 7 8
L3, U8 L1, U5 L2, U10 L2, U5 L0, U7 L0, U3 L3, U9 L1, U7 L1, U6
hence hierarchy highlight hypothesis
4 7 8 4
L3, U6 L4, U6 L0, U7 L3, U4
identical 7 identify 1 ideology 7 ignorance 6 illustrate 3 image 5 immigrate 3 impact 2 implement 4 implicate 4 implicit 8 imply 3 impose 4 incentive 6 incidence 6 incline 10 income 1 incorporate 6 index 6 indicate 1 individual 1 induce 8 inevitable 8 infer 7 infrastructure 8 inherent 9 inhibit 6 3 initial initiate 6 injure 2 7 innovate
L3, U3 L1, U3 L4, U3 L2, U9 L0, U1 L1, U3 L4, U7 L2, U9 L4, U2 L4, U3 L4, U3 L3, U8 L3, U10 L4, U2 L3, U4 L4, U4 L0, U4 L4, U9 L4, U9 L2, U10 L0, U1 L4, U1 L3, U2 L4, U3 L4, U1 L4, U7 L4, U2 L0, U3 L3, U8 L4, U9 L3, U1
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input insert insight inspect instance institute instruct integral integrate integrity intelligence intense interact intermediate internal interpret interval intervene intrinsic invest investigate invoke involve isolate issue item
6 7 9 8 3 2 6 9 4 10 6 8 3 9 4 1 6 7 10 2 4 10 1 7 1 2
L2, U5 L2, U7 L3, U4 L4, U9 L3, U3 L1, U6 L1, U6 L4, U6 L4, U6 L2, U1 L0, U10 L3, U7 L2, U3 L2, U5 L1, U10 L3, U10 L3, U10 L3, U6 L4, U7 L3, U2 L2, U9 L4, U5 L3, U7 L3, U2 L0, U3 L0, U6
job journal justify
4 2 3
L0, U10 L1, U10 L4, U2
label labor layer lecture legal legislate levy liberal license likewise link locate logic
4 1 3 6 1 1 10 5 5 10 3 3 5
L0, U1 L2, U4 L3, U3 L0, U6 L1, U2 L4, U1 L4, U3 L4, U3 L3, U8 L3, U4 L0, U4 L1, U4 L3, U5
maintain major manipulate manual margin mature
2 1 8 9 5 9
L1, U10 L3, U7 L4, U10 L3, U10 L2, U3 L2, U8
Word maximize mechanism media mediate medical medium mental method migrate military minimal minimize minimum ministry minor mode modify monitor motive mutual
Sublist Location 3 4 7 9 5 9 5 1 6 9 9 8 6 6 3 7 5 5 6 9
L1, U9 L3, U3 L0, U8 L4, U10 L1, U2 L1, U10 L2, U6 L1, U2 L4, U1 L2, U3 L1, U9 L3, U1 L1, U10 L4, U6 L0, U7 L4, U5 L1, U6 L3, U4 L2, U7 L2, U2
negate 3 network 5 neutral 6 nevertheless 6 nonetheless 10 norm 9 normal 2 notion 5 notwithstanding 10 nuclear 8
L4, U4 L2, U2 L2, U5 L3, U5 L4, U5 L4, U7 L0, U6 L3, U5 L4, U6 L3, U9
objective obtain obvious occupy occur odd offset ongoing option orient outcome output overall overlap overseas
5 2 4 4 1 10 8 10 4 5 3 4 4 9 6
L0, U4 L3, U4 L1, U7 L4, U8 L2, U10 L1, U8 L4, U9 L2, U7 L1, U10 L4, U4 L2, U7 L2, U5 L2, U9 L2, U4 L2, U3
panel paradigm paragraph
10 7 8
L4, U5 L4, U2 L1, U7
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parallel parameter participate partner passive perceive percent period persist perspective phase phenomenon philosophy physical plus policy portion pose positive potential practitioner precede precise predict predominant preliminary presume previous primary prime principal principle prior priority proceed process professional prohibit project promote proportion prospect protocol psychology publication publish purchase pursue
4 4 2 3 9 2 1 1 10 5 4 7 3 3 8 1 9 10 2 2 8 6 5 4 8 9 6 2 2 5 4 1 4 7 1 1 4 7 4 4 3 8 9 5 7 3 2 5
L4, U3 L3, U4 L1, U2 L0, U3 L3, U10 L3, U7 L1, U3 L3, U3 L3, U4 L2, U10 L2, U10 L4, U4 L3, U8 L0, U1 L0, U6 L2, U9 L2, U6 L4, U4 L0, U7 L2, U10 L4, U1 L3, U9 L3, U3 L0, U9 L4, U5 L2, U2 L4, U7 L0, U9 L1, U3 L4, U2 L2, U10 L3, U10 L2, U8 L2, U6 L2, U1 L1, U2 L1, U2 L3, U2 L1, U9 L4, U7 L2, U8 L4, U6 L4, U9 L2, U8 L3, U9 L0, U1 L0, U7 L4, U4
qualitative quote
9 7
L4, U8 L1, U7
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radical random range ratio rational react recover refine regime region register regulate reinforce reject relax release relevant reluctant rely remove require research reside resolve resource respond restore restrain restrict retain reveal revenue reverse revise revolution rigid role route
8 8 2 5 6 3 6 9 4 2 3 2 8 5 9 7 2 10 3 3 1 1 2 4 2 1 8 9 2 4 6 5 7 8 9 9 1 9
L4, U5 L2, U5 L2, U10 L3, U10 L3, U9 L1, U3 L2, U1 L3, U5 L3, U9 L2, U2 L3, U8 L2, U2 L3, U4 L1, U10 L0, U6 L2, U5 L3, U8 L2, U3 L2, U9 L0, U9 L0, U10 L0, U3 L4, U3 L2, U4 L0, U3 L1, U4 L2, U10 L3, U9 L2, U7 L4, U7 L2, U1 L3, U6 L3, U9 L1, U7 L3, U3 L2, U6 L0, U9 L3, U9
scenario schedule scheme scope section sector secure seek select sequence series sex
9 7 3 6 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 3
L2, U7 L1, U5 L3, U2 L2, U9 L0, U9 L4, U6 L1, U6 L2, U7 L1, U4 L1, U6 L0, U9 L4, U4
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shift 3 significant 1 similar 1 simulate 7 site 2 so-called 10 sole 7 somewhat 7 source 1 specific 1 specify 3 sphere 9 stable 5 statistic 4 status 4 straightforward 10 strategy 2 stress 4 structure 1 style 5 submit 7 subordinate 9 subsequent 4 subsidy 6 substitute 5 successor 7 sufficient 3 sum 4 summary 4 supplement 9 survey 2 survive 7 suspend 9 sustain 5 symbol 5
L2, U7 L3, U2 L1, U5 L3, U4 L0, U5 L2, U9 L4, U10 L3, U7 L1, U1 L1, U6 L1, U8 L4, U6 L3, U10 L3, U8 L0, U4 L3, U6 L2, U2 L3, U7 L2, U1 L2, U2 L1, U10 L4, U3 L3, U5 L4, U8 L2, U3 L3, U6 L4, U2 L3, U9 L1, U3 L2, U6 L2, U6 L2, U9 L4, U5 L3, U1 L0, U8
tape target task team technical technique technology temporary tense terminate text theme theory thereby thesis
L3, U8 L2, U6 L0, U5 L0, U3 L3, U3 L3, U5 L2, U10 L0, U8 L2, U6 L4, U10 L0, U1 L1, U5 L3, U8 L4, U7 L4, U7
6 5 3 9 3 3 3 9 7 7 2 7 1 7 7
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topic trace tradition transfer transform transit transmit transport trend trigger
7 6 2 2 6 5 7 6 5 9
L0, U6 L4, U5 L0, U2 L1, U6 L3, U1 L2, U8 L4, U1 L1, U1 L1, U4 L4, U1
ultimate undergo underlie undertake uniform unify unique utilize
7 10 6 4 7 9 7 6
L3, U8 L4, U9 L4, U5 L4, U2 L2, U4 L2, U5 L3, U10 L3, U1
valid vary vehicle version via violate virtual visible vision visual volume voluntary
3 1 7 5 7 9 8 7 9 8 3 7
L3, U8 L2, U1 L1, U1 L1, U7 L4, U4 L4, U3 L3, U3 L2, U6 L0, U8 L3, U7 L1, U8 L3, U10
welfare whereas whereby widespread
5 5 10 7
L4, U9 L4, U5 L4, U10 L2, U3
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