Headwords of the Academic Word List

This list contains the head words of the families in the Academic Word List. The
numbers indicate the sublist of the Academic Word List. For example, abandon and
its family members are in Sublist 8 of the Academic Word List. Sublist 8 is on page 33
in this book.

abandon 8 arbitrary 8 classic 7

abstract 6 area 1 clause 5
academy 5 aspect 2 code 4
access 4 assemble 10 coherent 9
accommodate 9 assess 1 coincide 9
accompany 8 assign 6 collapse 10
accumulate 8 assist 2 colleague 10
accurate 6 assume 1 commence 9
achieve 2 assure 9 comment 3
acknowledge 6 attach 6 commission 2
acquire 2 attain 9 commit 4
adapt 7 attitude 4 commodity 8
adequate 4 attribute 4 communicate 4
adjacent 10 author 6 community 2
adjust 5 authority 1 compatible 9
administration 2 automate 8 compensate 3
adult 7 available 1 compile 10
advocate 7 aware 5 complement 8
affect 2 behalf 9 complex 2
aggregate 6 benefit 1 component 3
aid 7 bias 8 compound 5
albeit 10 bond 6 comprehensive 7
allocate 6 brief 6 comprise 7
alter 5 bulk 9 compute 2
alternative 3 capable 6 conceive 10
ambiguous 8 capacity 5 concentrate 4
amend 5 category 2 concept 1
analogy 9 cease 9 conclude 2
analyse 1 challenge 5 concurrent 9
annual 4 channel 7 conduct 2
anticipate 9 chapter 2 confer 4
apparent 4 chart 8 confine 9
append 8 chemical 7 confirm 7
appreciate 8 circumstance 3 conflict 5
approach 1 cite 6 conform 8
appropriate 2 civil 4 consent 3
approximate 4 clarify 8 consequent 2
considerable 3 constrain 3 contact 5
consist 1 construct 2 contemporary 8
constant 3 consult 5 context 1
constitute 1 consume 2 contract 1
contradict 8 devote 9 equivalent 5
contrary 7 differentiate 7 erode 9
contrast 4 dimension 4 error 4
contribute 3 diminish 9 establish 1
controversy 9 discrete 5 estate 6
convene 3 discriminate 6 estimate 1
converse 9 displace 8 ethic 9
convert 7 display 6 ethnic 4
convince 10 dispose 7 evaluate 2
cooperate 6 distinct 2 eventual 8
coordinate 3 distort 9 evident 1
core 3 distribute 1 evolve 5
corporate 3 diverse 6 exceed 6
correspond 3 document 3 exclude 3
couple 7 domain 6 exhibit 8
create 1 domestic 4 expand 5
credit 2 dominate 3 expert 6
criteria 3 draft 5 explicit 6
crucial 8 drama 8 exploit 8
culture 2 duration 9 export 1
currency 8 dynamic 7 expose 5
cycle 4 economy 1 external 5
data 1 edit 6 extract 7
debate 4 element 2 facilitate 5
decade 7 eliminate 7 factor 1
decline 5 emerge 4 feature 2
deduce 3 emphasis 3 federal 6
define 1 empirical 7 fee 6
definite 7 enable 5 file 7
demonstrate 3 encounter 10 final 2
denote 8 energy 5 finance 1
deny 7 enforce 5 finite 7
depress 10 enhance 6 flexible 6
derive 1 enormous 10 fluctuate 8
design 2 ensure 3 focus 2
despite 4 entity 5 format 9
detect 8 environment 1 formula 1
deviate 8 equate 2 forthcoming 10
device 9 equip 7 foundation 7
found 9 globe 7 hypothesis 4
framework 3 goal 4 identical 7
function 1 grade 7 identify 1
fund 3 grant 4 ideology 7
fundamental 5 guarantee 7 ignorance 6
furthermore 6 guideline 8 illustrate 3
gender 6 hence 4 image 5
generate 5 hierarchy 7 immigrate 3
generation 5 highlight 8 impact 2
implement 4 item 2 norm 9
implicate 4 job 4 normal 2
implicit 8 journal 2 notion 5
imply 3 justify 3 notwithstanding10
impose 4 label 4 nuclear 8
incentive 6 labour 1 objective 5
incidence 6 layer 3 obtain 2
incline 10 lecture 6 obvious 4
income 1 legal 1 occupy 4
incorporate 6 legislate 1 occur 1
index 6 levy 10 odd 10
indicate 1 liberal 5 offset 8
individual 1 licence 5 ongoing 10
induce 8 likewise 10 option 4
inevitable 8 link 3 orient 5
infer 7 locate 3 outcome 3
infrastructure 8 logic 5 output 4
inherent 9 maintain 2 overall 4
inhibit 6 major 1 overlap 9
initial 3 manipulate 8 overseas 6
initiate 6 manual 9 panel 10
injure 2 margin 5 paradigm 7
innovate 7 mature 9 paragraph 8
input 6 maximise 3 parallel 4
insert 7 mechanism 4 parameter 4
insight 9 media 7 participate 2
inspect 8 mediate 9 partner 3
instance 3 medical 5 passive 9
institute 2 medium 9 perceive 2
instruct 6 mental 5 percent 1
integral 9 method 1 period 1
integrate 4 migrate 6 persist 10
integrity 10 military 9 perspective 5
intelligence 6 minimal 9 phase 4
intense 8 minimise 8 phenomenon 7
interact 3 minimum 6 philosophy 3
intermediate 9 ministry 6 physical 3
internal 4 minor 3 plus 8
interpret 1 mode 7 policy 1
interval 6 modify 5 portion 9
intervene 7 monitor 5 pose 10
intrinsic 10 motive 6 positive 2
invest 2 mutual 9 potential 2
investigate 4 negate 3 practitioner 8
invoke 10 network 5 precede 6
involve 1 neutral 6 precise 5
isolate 7 nevertheless 6 predict 4
issue 1 nonetheless 10 predominant 8
preliminary 9 rational 6 revise 8
presume 6 react 3 revolution 9
previous 2 recover 6 rigid 9
primary 2 refine 9 role 1
prime 5 regime 4 route 9
principal 4 region 2 scenario 9
principle 1 register 3 schedule 8
prior 4 regulate 2 scheme 3
priority 7 reinforce 8 scope 6
proceed 1 reject 5 section 1
process 1 relax 9 sector 1
professional 4 release 7 secure 2
prohibit 7 relevant 2 seek 2
project 4 reluctance 10 select 2
promote 4 rely 3 sequence 3
proportion 3 remove 3 series 4
prospect 8 require 1 sex 3
protocol 9 research 1 shift 3
psychology 5 reside 2 significant 1
publication 7 resolve 4 similar 1
publish 3 resource 2 simulate 7
purchase 2 respond 1 site 2
pursue 5 restore 8 so-called 10
qualitative 9 restrain 9 sole 7
quote 7 restrict 2 somewhat 7
radical 8 retain 4 source 1
random 8 reveal 6 specific 1
range 2 revenue 5 specify 3
ratio 5 reverse 7 sphere 9
stable 5 survive 7 topic 7
statistic 4 suspend 9 trace 6
status 4 sustain 5 tradition 2
straightforward 10 symbol 5 transfer 2
strategy 2 tape 6 transform 6
stress 4 target 5 transit 5
structure 1 task 3 transmit 7
style 5 team 9 transport 6
submit 7 technical 3 trend 5
subordinate 9 technique 3 trigger 9
subsequent 4 technology3 ultimate 7
subsidy 6 temporary 9 undergo 10
substitute 5 tense 8 underlie 6
successor 7 terminate 8 undertake 4
sufficient 3 text 2 uniform 8
sum 4 theme 8 unify 9
summary 4 theory 1 unique 7
supplement 9 thereby 8 utilise 6
survey 2 thesis 7 valid 3
vary 1
vehicle 8
version 5
via 8
violate 9
virtual 8
visible 7
vision 9
visual 8
volume 3
voluntary 7
welfare 5
whereas 5
whereby 10
widespread 8