English – Academic Word List (2018) - an exercise made by alinolivia on Spellic.com

To obtain, learn or develop Acquire

Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity Adequate

Next to, or adjoining, something else Adjacent

Distribute resources or duties for a particular purpose Allocate

Open to more than one interpretation; unclear due to lack of choice between alternative Ambiguous

Occurring once a year Annual

Close to the actual, but not completely accurate Approximate

Based on random choice or personal whim; unrestrained and autocratic Arbitrary

The power or right to give orders and enforce obedience Authority

The maximum amount that something can contain or produce Capacity

Come, or bring, to an end Cease

A raw material or primary agricultural product; a useful or valuable thing Commodity

Able to exist or occur together without conflict Compatible

To produce (book or list) by assembling information collected from other sources Compile

To form or device a plan or idea in the mind Conceive

The manner in which a person behaves, or in which an organization is managed or directed; to carry out Conduct

To comply with rules, standards, or law Conform

Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something Consent

Relating to an established set of principles governing a state; relating to someone's nature Constitutional

To compel or force someone to follow a particular course of action Constrain

Prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion Controversy

Relating to a large company or date Corporate

The ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment; publicly acknowledge a contributor's role in production Credit

Decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something; of great importance Crucial

A system of money in general use in a particular country; the fact or quality of being generally accepted or in use Currency

To become smaller or fewer; to politely refuse Decline

State that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of; refuse to give something to someone Deny

Without being affected by; in spite of Despite

Depart from an established course Deviate

To recognize or ascertain what makes something different Differentiate

To make a prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people Discriminate

Sharing something out among recipients; the way in which it is shared Distribution

A change or correction; to prepare written material for publication Edit

Based on or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory Empirical

To make possible Enable

To cause something to appen by force; to compel observance with Enforce

A thing with distinct and independent existence Entity

To consider something to be the same as another; to cause two or more things to be the same in quantity or value Equate

Equal in value, amount or function; having the same or similar effect as Equivalent

To be greater in number or size; to be better than Exceed

To become or make larger or more extensive Expand

To make us of and derive benefit from a resource; to make use of in a way considered unfair Exploit

Belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something External

Relating to finance Financial

Limited in size or extent Finite

To rise and fall irregularly in number or amount Fluctuate

As a consequence Hence

A system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority Hierarchy

Lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated Ignorant

A tool or utensil that is used for a particular purpose; to put a decision or plan into effect Implemet

Indicate the truth or existence of something by suggestion rather than explicit reference Imply

A thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something Incentive

To hinder, restrain o prevent an action or process; to make someone unable to act in a relaxed way Inhibit

An organization having a particular purpose; to introduce or establish a scheme or policy Institute

An action of explaining the meaning of something Interpretation

To take part in something so as to prevent or alter a result; to occur in the time between events Intervene

To show or prove to be right or reasonable Justify

Laws, considered collectively; the process of making or enacting laws Legislation

To cause a condition or situation to continue; to provide with necessities for existance Maintain

Done with the hands; a book giving instructions or information Manual

Experienced by each of two or more parties towards the other Mutual

Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions Objective

To get or acquire something; to be prevalent or established Obtain

To fill or take up space; to reside or have one's place of business (in a building) Occupy

Happen; take place Occur

Become aware or conscious of something; come to understand; interpret or look on something in a particular way Perceive

To continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of opposition Persist

A fact or situation that is observed to exist, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question Phenomenon

To come before something in time, order or position Precede

An action or event preceding something more important Preliminary

A fundamental truth that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behaviour Principle

To forbid something by law or authority Prohibit

To follow or chase something; to continue or proceed along a path or route Pursue

Relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; characterized by departure from tradition Radical

Return to normal state of health, mind, or strength; to find something stolen or lost Recover

To remove impurities or unwanted elements; to make minor changes so as to improve or clarify a theory or method Refine

A government, especially an authoritarian one; a system or way of doing things Regime

To dismiss as inadequate or unacceptable Reject

Unwillingness or disinclination to do something Reluctance

To continue to have; keep possession of; to absorb and continue to hold Retain

To make information known to others Reveal

Sufficiently great and important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy; having particular meaning Significant

To imitate the appearance or character of; pretend to have or feel Simulate

Coming after something in time; following something Subsequent

A person that succeeds another; obtains a position after another has resigned Successor

Enough; adequate Sufficient

To examine; a general view or descripiton of something Survey

Bring to an end Terminate

The carrying of things or people from one place to another; passing through or across a place Transit

To cause something to function or occur; a small device that sets off a mechanism, especially in order to fire a weapon Trigger

To commit oneself to; to take on; to promise to do something Undertake

To make practical and effective use of Utilize

To treat something with irreverence or disrespect; to break or fail to comply with Violate

Action based on one's own free will Voluntary

Found or distributed over a large area or number of people Widespread

English – Academic Word List (2018)

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