Headwords of the Academic Word List

This list contains the head words of the families in the Academic Word List. The numbersindicate the sublist of the Academic Word List, with Sublist 1 containing the most frequentwords, Sublist 2 the next most frequent and so on. For example, abandon and its familymembers are in Sublist 8 of the Academic Word List.

abandon 8abstract 6academy 5access 4accommodate 9accompany 8accumulate 8accurate 6achieve 2acknowledge 6acquire 2adapt 7adequate 4adjacent 10adjust 5administrate 2adult 7advocate 7affect 2aggregate 6aid 7albeit 10allocate 6alter 5alternative 3ambiguous 8amend 5analogy 9analyse 1annual 4anticipate 9apparent 4append 8appreciate 8approach 1appropriate 2approximate 4arbitrary 8

area 1aspect 2assemble 10assess 1assign 6assist 2assume 1assure 9attach 6attain 9attitude 4attribute 4author 6authority 1automate 8available 1aware 5behalf 9benefit 1bias 8bond 6brief 6bulk 9capable 6capacity 5category 2cease 9challenge 5channel 7chapter 2chart 8chemical 7circumstance 3cite 6civil 4clarify 8classic 7clause 5

code 4coherent 9coincide 9collapse 10colleague 10commence 9comment 3commission 2commit 4commodity 8communicate 4community 2compatible 9compensate 3compile 10complement 8complex 2component 3compound 5comprehensive 7comprise 7compute 2conceive 10concentrate 4concept 1conclude 2concurrent 9conduct 2confer 4confine 9confirm 7conflict 5conform 8consent 3consequent 2considerable 3consist 1constant 3

constitute 1constrain 3construct 2consult 5consume 2contact 5contemporary 8context 1contract 1contradict 8contrary 7contrast 4contribute 3controversy 9convene 3converse 9convert 7convince 10cooperate 6coordinate 3core 3corporate 3correspond 3couple 7create 1credit 2criteria 3crucial 8culture 2currency 8cycle 4data 1debate 4decade 7decline 5deduce 3define 1definite 7demonstrate 3denote 8deny 7depress 10derive 1design 2despite 4

detect 8deviate 8device 9devote 9differentiate 7dimension 4diminish 9discrete 5discriminate 6displace 8display 6dispose 7distinct 2distort 9distribute 1diverse 6document 3domain 6domestic 4dominate 3draft 5drama 8duration 9dynamic 7economy 1edit 6element 2eliminate 7emerge 4emphasis 3empirical 7enable 5encounter 10energy 5enforce 5enhance 6enormous 10ensure 3entity 5environment 1equate 2equip 7equivalent 5erode 9error 4

establish 1estate 6estimate 1ethic 9ethnic 4evaluate 2eventual 8evident 1evolve 5exceed 6exclude 3exhibit 8expand 5expert 6explicit 6exploit 8export 1expose 5external 5extract 7facilitate 5factor 1feature 2federal 6fee 6file 7final 2finance 1finite 7flexible 6fluctuate 8focus 2format 9formula 1forthcoming 10foundation 7found 9framework 3function 1fund 3fundamental 5furthermore 6gender 6generate 5generation 5

globe 7goal 4grade 7grant 4guarantee 7guideline 8hence 4hierarchy 7highlight 8hypothesis 4identical 7identify 1ideology 7ignorance 6illustrate 3image 5immigrate 3impact 2implement 4implicate 4implicit 8imply 3impose 4incentive 6incidence 6incline 10income 1incorporate 6index 6indicate 1individual 1induce 8inevitable 8infer 7infrastructure 8inherent 9inhibit 6initial 3initiate 6injure 2innovate 7input 6insert 7insight 9inspect 8

instance 3institute 2instruct 6integral 9integrate 4integrity 10intelligence 6intense 8interact 3intermediate 9internal 4interpret 1interval 6intervene 7intrinsic 10invest 2investigate 4invoke 10involve 1isolate 7issue 1item 2job 4journal 2justify 3label 4labour 1layer 3lecture 6legal 1legislate 1levy 10liberal 5licence 5likewise 10link 3locate 3logic 5maintain 2major 1manipulate 8manual 9margin 5mature 9maximise 3

mechanism 4media 7mediate 9medical 5medium 9mental 5method 1migrate 6military 9minimal 9minimise 8minimum 6ministry 6minor 3mode 7modify 5monitor 5motive 6mutual 9negate 3network 5neutral 6nevertheless 6nonetheless 10norm 9normal 2notion 5notwithstanding 10nuclear 8objective 5obtain 2obvious 4occupy 4occur 1odd 10offset 8ongoing 10option 4orient 5outcome 3output 4overall 4overlap 9overseas 6panel 10

paradigm 7paragraph 8parallel 4parameter 4participate 2partner 3passive 9perceive 2percent 1period 1persist 10perspective 5phase 4phenomenon 7philosophy 3physical 3plus 8policy 1portion 9pose 10positive 2potential 2practitioner 8precede 6precise 5predict 4predominant 8preliminary 9presume 6previous 2primary 2prime 5principal 4principle 1prior 4priority 7proceed 1process 1professional 4prohibit 7project 4promote 4proportion 3prospect 8protocol 9

psychology 5publication 7publish 3purchase 2pursue 5qualitative 9quote 7radical 8random 8range 2ratio 5rational 6react 3recover 6refine 9regime 4region 2register 3regulate 2reinforce 8reject 5relax 9release 7relevant 2reluctance 10rely 3remove 3require 1research 1reside 2resolve 4resource 2respond 1restore 8restrain 9restrict 2retain 4reveal 6revenue 5reverse 7revise 8revolution 9rigid 9role 1route 9

scenario 9schedule 8scheme 3scope 6section 1sector 1secure 2seek 2select 2sequence 3series 4sex 3shift 3significant 1similar 1simulate 7site 2so-called 10sole 7somewhat 7source 1specific 1specify 3sphere 9stable 5statistic 4status 4straightforward 10strategy 2stress 4structure 1style 5submit 7subordinate 9subsequent 4subsidy 6substitute 5successor 7sufficient 3sum 4summary 4supplement 9survey 2survive 7suspend 9

sustain 5symbol 5tape 6target 5task 3team 9technical 3technique 3technology 3temporary 9tense 8terminate 8text 2theme 8theory 1thereby 8thesis 7topic 7trace 6tradition 2transfer 2transform 6transit 5transmit 7transport 6trend 5trigger 9ultimate 7undergo 10underlie 6undertake 4uniform 8unify 9unique 7utilise 6valid 3vary 1vehicle 8version 5via 8violate 9virtual 8visible 7vision 9visual 8

volume 3voluntary 7welfare 5whereas 5whereby 10widespread 8