(Averil Coxhead’s) High-Incidence Academic Word List (AWL) – Alphabetical Order

Words of highest frequency are followed by the number 1

abandon 8 bias 8 constitute 1 distinct 2 fee 6

abstract 6 bond 6 constrain 3 distort 9 file 7
academy 5 brief 6 construct 2 distribute 1 final 2
access 4 bulk 9 consult 5 diverse 6 finance 1
accommodate 9 capable 6 consume 2 document 3 finite 7
accompany 8 capacity 5 contact 5 domain 6 flexible 6
accumulate 8 category 2 contemporary 8 domestic 4 fluctuate 8
accurate 6 cease 9 context 1 dominate 3 focus 2
achieve 2 challenge 5 contract 1 draft 5 format 9
acknowledge 6 channel 7 contradict 8 drama 8 formula 1
acquire 2 chapter 2 contrary 7 duration 9 forthcoming 10
adapt 7 chart 8 contrast 4 dynamic 7 foundation 7
adequate 4 chemical 7 contribute 3 economy 1 found 9
adjacent 10 circumstance 3 controversy 9 edit 6 framework 3
adjust 5 cite 6 convene 3 element 2 function 1
administrate 2 civil 4 converse 9 eliminate 7 fund 3
adult 7 clarify 8 convert 7 emerge 4 fundamental 5
advocate 7 classic 7 convince 10 emphasis 3 furthermore 6
affect 2 clause 5 cooperate 6 empirical 7 gender 6
aggregate 6 code 4 coordinate 3 enable 5 generate 5
aid 7 coherent 9 core 3 encounter 10 generation 5
albeit 10 coincide 9 corporate 3 energy 5 globe 7
allocate 6 collapse 10 correspond 3 enforce 5 goal 4
alter 5 colleague 10 couple 7 enhance 6 grade 7
alternative 3 commence 9 create 1 enormous 10 grant 4
ambiguous 8 comment 3 credit 2 ensure 3 guarantee 7
amend 5 commission 2 criteria 3 entity 5 guideline 8
analogy 9 commit 4 crucial 8 environment 1 hence 4
analyse 1 commodity 8 culture 2 equate 2 hierarchy 7
annual 4 communicate 4 currency 8 equip 7 highlight 8
anticipate 9 community 2 cycle 4 equivalent 5 hypothesis 4
apparent 4 compatible 9 data 1 erode 9 identical 7
append 8 compensate 3 debate 4 error 4 identify 1
appreciate 8 compile 10 decade 7 establish 1 ideology 7
approach 1 complement 8 decline 5 estate 6 ignorance 6
appropriate 2 complex 2 deduce 3 estimate 1 illustrate 3
approximate 4 component 3 define 1 ethic 9 image 5
arbitrary 8 compound 5 definite 7 ethnic 4 immigrate 3
area 1 comprehensive 7 demonstrate 3 evaluate 2 impact 2
aspect 2 comprise 7 denote 8 eventual 8 implement 4
assemble 10 compute 2 deny 7 evident 1 implicate 4
assess 1 conceive 10 depress 10 evolve 5 implicit 8
assign 6 concentrate 4 derive 1 exceed 6 imply 3
assist 2 concept 1 design 2 exclude 3 impose 4
assume 1 conclude 2 despite 4 exhibit 8 incentive 6
assure 9 concurrent 9 detect 8 expand 5 incidence 6
attach 6 conduct 2 deviate 8 expert 6 incline 10
attain 9 confer 4 device 9 explicit 6 income 1
attitude 4 confine 9 devote 9 exploit 8 incorporate 6
attribute 4 confirm 7 differentiate 7 export 1 index 6
author 6 conflict 5 dimension 4 expose 5 indicate 1
authority 1 conform 8 diminish 9 external 5 individual 1
automate 8 consent 3 discrete 5 extract 7 induce 8
available 1 consequent 2 discriminate 6 facilitate 5 inevitable 8
aware 5 considerable 3 displace 8 factor 1 infer 7
behalf 9 consist 1 display 6 feature 2 infrastructure 8
benefit 1 constant 3 dispose 7 federal 6 inherent 9
 Academic Word List – Alphabetical
inhibit 6 migrate 6 precede 6 reverse 7 tense 8
initial 3 military 9 precise 5 revise 8 terminate 8
initiate 6 minimal 9 predict 4 revolution 9 text 2
injure 2 minimise 8 predominant 8 rigid 9 theme 8
innovate 7 minimum 6 preliminary 9 role 1 theory 1
input 6 ministry 6 presume 6 route 9 thereby 8
insert 7 minor 3 previous 2 scenario 9 thesis 7
insight 9 mode 7 primary 2 schedule 8 topic 7
inspect 8 modify 5 prime 5 scheme 3 trace 6
instance 3 monitor 5 principal 4 scope 6 tradition 2
institute 2 motive 6 principle 1 section 1 transfer 2
instruct 6 mutual 9 prior 4 sector 1 transform 6
integral 9 negate 3 priority 7 secure 2 transit 5
integrate 4 network 5 proceed 1 seek 2 transmit 7
integrity 10 neutral 6 process 1 select 2 transport 6
intelligence 6 nevertheless 6 professional 4 sequence 3 trend 5
intense 8 nonetheless 10 prohibit 7 series 4 trigger 9
interact 3 norm 9 project 4 sex 3 ultimate 7
intermediate 9 normal 2 promote 4 shift 3 undergo 10
internal 4 notion 5 proportion 3 significant 1 underlie 6
interpret 1 notwithstanding10 prospect 8 similar 1 undertake 4
interval 6 nuclear 8 protocol 9 simulate 7 uniform 8
intervene 7 objective 5 psychology 5 site 2 unify 9
intrinsic 10 obtain 2 publication 7 so-called 10 unique 7
invest 2 obvious 4 publish 3 sole 7 utilise 6
investigate 4 occupy 4 purchase 2 somewhat 7 valid 3
invoke 10 occur 1 pursue 5 source 1 vary 1
involve 1 odd 10 qualitative 9 specific 1 vehicle 8
isolate 7 offset 8 quote 7 specify 3 version 5
issue 1 ongoing 10 radical 8 sphere 9 via 8
item 2 option 4 random 8 stable 5 violate 9
job 4 orient 5 range 2 statistic 4 virtual 8
journal 2 outcome 3 ratio 5 status 4 visible 7
justify 3 output 4 rational 6 straightforward 10 vision 9
label 4 overall 4 react 3 strategy 2 visual 8
labour 1 overlap 9 recover 6 stress 4 volume 3
layer 3 overseas 6 refine 9 structure 1 voluntary 7
lecture 6 panel 10 regime 4 style 5 welfare 5
legal 1 paradigm 7 region 2 submit 7 whereas 5
legislate 1 paragraph 8 register 3 subordinate 9 whereby 10
levy 10 parallel 4 regulate 2 subsequent 4 widespread 8
liberal 5 parameter 4 reinforce 8 subsidy 6
licence 5 participate 2 reject 5 substitute 5
likewise 10 partner 3 relax 9 successor 7
link 3 passive 9 release 7 sufficient 3
locate 3 perceive 2 relevant 2 sum 4
logic 5 percent 1 reluctance 10 summary 4
maintain 2 period 1 rely 3 supplement 9
major 1 persist 10 remove 3 survey 2
manipulate 8 perspective 5 require 1 survive 7
manual 9 phase 4 research 1 suspend 9
margin 5 phenomenon 7 reside 2 sustain 5
mature 9 philosophy 3 resolve 4 symbol 5
maximise 3 physical 3 resource 2 tape 6
mechanism 4 plus 8 respond 1 target 5
media 7 policy 1 restore 8 task 3
mediate 9 portion 9 restrain 9 team 9
medical 5 pose 10 restrict 2 technical 3
medium 9 positive 2 retain 4 technique 3
mental 5 potential 2 reveal 6 technology 3
method 1 practitioner 8 revenue 5 temporary 9