# Academic word list 5 & 6
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Read or download the sublists 5 & 6 from the academic word list. If you are unsure of the meaning of any of the words, look them up in a dictionary and find examples of how they can be used in academic writing.
Different activities focus on:
- word meaning
- grammatical word form
- collocation (words that typically pair with the target word)
- spelling
## Academic word list 5
| Most common form | Other words in the family |
| --- | --- |
| academic | academy, academia, academically, academics, academies |
| adjustment | adjust, adjusted, adjusting, adjustments, adjusts, readjust, readjusted, readjusting, readjustment, readjustments, readjusts |
| alter | alterable, alteration, alterations, altered, altering, alternate, alternating, alters, unalterable, unaltered |
| amendment | amend, amended, amending, amendments, amends |
| aware | awareness, unaware |
| capacity | capacities, incapacitate, incapacitated |
| challenge | challenged, challenger, challengers, challenges, challenging |
| clause | clauses |
| compounds | compound, compounded, compounding |
| conflict | conflicted, conflicting, conflicts |
| consultation | consult, consultancy, consultant, consultants, consultations, consultative, consulted, consults, consulting |
| contact | contactable, contacted, contacting, contacts |
| decline | declined, declines, declining |
| discretion | discrete, discretely, discretionary, indiscrete, indiscretion |
| draft | drafted, drafting, drafts, redraft, redrafted, redrafting, redrafts |
| enable | enabled, enables, enabling |
| energy | energetic, energetically, energies |
| enforcement | enforce, enforced, enforces, enforcing |
| entities | entity |
| equivalent | equivalence |
| evolution | evolve, evolved, evolving, evolves, evolutionary, evolutionist, evolutionists |
| expansion | expand, expanded, expanding, expands, expansionism, expansive |
| exposure | expose, exposed, exposes, exposing, exposures |
| external | externalisation, externalise, externalised, externalises, externalising, externality |
| facilitate | facilitated, facilitates, facilities, facilitating, facilitation, facilitator, facilitators, facility |
| fundamental | fundamentally |
| generated | generate, generates, generating |
| generation | generations |
| image | imagery, images |
| liberal | liberaliseliberalism, liberalisation, liberalised, liberalises, liberalising, liberalization, liberate, liberated, liberates, liberation, liberations, liberating, liberator, liberators, liberally, liberals |
| licence | licences, license, licensed, licensing, licenses, unlicensed |
| logic | illogical, illogically, logical, logically, logician, logicians |
| marginal | margin, marginally, margins |
| medical | medically |
| mental | mentality, mentally |
| modified | modify, modification, modifications, modifies, modifying, unmodified |
| monitoring | monitor, monitored, monitors, unmonitored |
| network | networked, networking, networks |
| notion | notions |
| objective | objectively, objectivity |
| orientation | orient, orientateorientatedorientates, orientating, oriented, orienting, orients, reorient, reorientation |
| perspective | perspectives |
| precise | imprecise, precisely, precision |
| prime | primacy |
| psychology | psychological, psychologically, psychologist, psychologists |
| pursue | pursued, pursues, pursuing, pursuit, pursuits |
| ratio | ratios |
| rejected | reject, rejecting, rejection, rejects, rejections |
| revenue | revenues |
| stability | stable, instability, stabilisation, stabilise, stabilised, stabilises, stabilising, unstable |
| styles | style, styled, styling, stylish, stylise, stylised, stylises, stylising |
| substitution | substitute, substituted, substitutes, substituting |
| sustainable | sustain, sustainability, sustained, sustaining, sustains, sustenance, unsustainable |
| symbolic | symbol, symbolically, symbolise, symbolises, symbolised, symbolising, symbolism, symbols |
| target | targeted, targeting, targets |
| transition | transit, transited, transiting, transitional, transitions, transitory, transits |
| trend | trends |
| version | versions |
| welfare | - |
| whereas | - |
## Academic word list 6
| Most common form | Other words in the family |
| --- | --- |
| abstract | abstraction, abstractions, abstractly, abstracts |
| accurate | accuracy, accurately, inaccuracy, inaccuracies, inaccurate |
| acknowledged | acknowledge, acknowledges, acknowledging, acknowledgement, acknowledgements |
| aggregate | aggregated, aggregates, aggregating, aggregation |
| allocation | allocate, allocated, allocates, allocating, allocations |
| assigned | assign, assigning, assignment, assignments, assigns reassign, reassigned, reassigning, reassigns, unassigned |
| attached | attach, attaches, attaching, attachment, attachments, unattached |
| author | authored, authoring, authors, authorship |
| bond | bonded, bonding, bonds |
| brief | brevity, briefed, briefing, briefly, briefs |
| capable | capabilities, capability, incapable |
| cited | cite, citation, citations, citing, cites |
| cooperative | cooperate, cooperated, cooperates, cooperating, cooperation, cooperatively co-operate, co-operated, co-operates, co-operation, co-operative, co-operatively |
| discrimination | discriminate, discriminated, discriminates, discriminating |
| display | displayed, displaying, displays |
| diversity | diverse, diversely, diversification, diversified, diversifies, diversify, diversifying |
| domain | domains |
| edition | edit, edited, editing, editions, editor, editorial, editorials, editors, edits |
| enhanced | enhance, enhancement, enhances, enhancing |
| estate | estates |
| exceed | exceeded, exceeding, exceeds |
| expert | expertise, expertly, experts |
| explicit | explicitly |
| federal | federation, federations |
| fees | fee |
| flexibility | flexible, inflexible, inflexibility |
| furthermore | - |
| gender | genders |
| ignored | ignorant, ignorance, ignore, ignores, ignoring |
| incentive | incentives |
| incidence | incidentincidentally, incidents |
| incorporated | incorporate, incorporates, incorporating, incorporation |
| index | indexed, indexes, indexing |
| inhibition | inhibit, inhibited, inhibiting, inhibitions, inhibits |
| initiatives | initiate, initiated, initiates, initiating, initiation, initiations, initiative, initiator, initiators |
| input | inputs |
| instructions | instruct, instruction, instructed, instructing, instructive, instructor, instructors, instructs |
| intelligence | intelligent, intelligently, unintelligent |
| interval | intervals |
| lecture | lectured, lecturer, lecturers, lectures, lecturing |
| migration | migrate, migrant, migrants, migrated, migrates, migrating, migrations, migratory |
| minimum | - |
| ministry | ministered, ministering, ministerial, ministries |
| motivation | motive, motivate, motivated, motivates, motivating, motivations, motives, unmotivated |
| neutral | neutralisation, neutralise, neutralised, neutralises, neutralising, neutralize, neutralized, neutralizes, neutralizing neutrality |
| nevertheless | - |
| overseas | - |
| preceding | precede, preceded, precedence, precedent, precedes, unprecedented |
| presumption | presume, presumably, presumed, presumes, presuming, presumptions, presumptuous |
| rational | irrational, rationalisation, rationalisations, rationalise, rationalised, rationalises, rationalising, rationalism, rationality, rationally |
| recovery | recover, recoverable, recovered, recovering, recovers |
| revealed | reveal, revealing, reveals, revelation, revelations |
| scope | - |
| subsidiary | subsidy, subsidies, subsidise, subsidised, subsidises, subsidising, subsidize, subsidized, subsidizes, subsidizing |
| tapes | taped, taping |
| trace | traceable, traced, traces, tracing |
| transformation | transform, transformations, transformed, transforming, transforms |
| transport | transportation, transported, transporter, transporters, transporting, transports |
| underlying | underlie, underlay, underlies |
| utility | utilise, utilisation, utilised, utilises, utilising, utiliser, utilisers, utilize, utilization, utilized, utilizes, utilizing, utilizer, utilizers, utilities |
## Activities
Now try the activities which will help you become familiar with the words and expand your vocabulary.
## Crossword
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Crossword transcript
### Questions
1. an informative talk on a specific topic
2. a section of a legal document which states a particular condition or agreement
3. a writer
4. relating to the mind
5. relating to medicine or health
6. relating to a system of government which makes central decisions for a union of states
7. a general pattern of occurrence of events
8. strong disagreement; war
9. a person who has a high level of knowledge and experience about a specific topic
10. to lessen in power, value or amount
11. to be more or greater than a particular amount
12. to give someone or something an ability to do something
13. money paid for a service
14. the amount of money made by a business
15. official authorisation to do a controlled activity eg drive a car, sell alcohol
16. created, produced or resulted in
17. not agreed or allowed
18. taken from one place to another
19. many small parts added together to make a whole
20. a period of time between two events
21. the range and limits of a project, essay, research or lecture
22. an ability to change, bend or move
23. using one person or thing in place of another person or thing
24. the amount that a container can hold, or the amount of work a person, machine or organisation can produce
25. correct
26. obvious, clearly shown
27. able to do a particular thing
28. exact
29. the most important
30. different but equal
### Answers
1. lecture
2. clause
3. author
4. mental
5. medical
6. federal
7. trend
8. conflict
9. expert
10. decline
11. exceed
12. enable
13. fees
14. revenue
15. licence
16. generated
17. rejected
18. transported
19. aggregate
20. interval
21. scope
22. flexibility
23. substitution
24. capacity
25. accurate
26. explicit
27. capable
28. precise
29. fundamental
30. equivalent
## Word forms
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Word forms transcript
Identify the correct word forms. Choose the correct noun, verb or adjective from the options inside the square brackets.
### Word 1
- Noun: evolution
- Verb: [evolutionist, evolve, evolutionary]
- Adjective: [evolves, evolutionist, evolutionary]
Answer:
- Noun: evolution
- Verb: [evolve]
- Adjective: [evolutionary]
### Word 2
- Noun: [style, stylish, stylises]
- Verb: stylise
- Adjective: [stylised, stylises, styles]
Answer:
- Noun: [style]
- Verb: stylise
- Adjective: [stylised]
### Word 3
- Noun: liberalisation
- Verb: [liberator, liberal, liberalise]
- Adjective: [liberal, liberalism, liberally]
Answer:
- Noun: liberalisation
- Verb: [liberalise]
- Adjective: [liberal]
### Word 4
- Noun: consultation
- Verb: [consult, consultant, consultancy]
- Adjective: [consultancy, consultative]
Answer:
- Noun: consultation
- Verb: [consult]
- Adjective: [consultative]
### Word 5
- Noun: externalisation
- Verb: [external, externality, externalise]
- Adjective: [external, externality, externalise]
Answer:
- Noun: externalisation
- Verb: [externalise]
- Adjective: [external]
### Word 6
- Noun: [expansion, expansive, expands]
- Verb: expands
- Adjective: [expansion, expanded, expands]
Answer:
- Noun: [expansion]
- Verb: expand
- Adjective: [expanded]
### Word 7
- Noun: [symbolically, symbol, symbolise]
- Verb: [symbols, symbolise, symbolism]
- Adjective: symbolic
Answer:
- Noun: [symbol]
- Verb: [symbolise]
- Adjective: symbolic
## Word practice
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Word practice transcript
Choose the best word in each sentence from the options inside the square brackets.
1. [Whereas, hence] in the past computers were too expensive for many families, today's production techniques enable most households to afford a basic PC.
Answer: whereas
2. Simply being [aware, discriminated] of an issue is not enough to motivate a person to attempt to solve it; rather they must feel that the issue directly affects them.
Answer: aware
3. Tutors will use their [enforcement, discretion] in granting extensions for assignments.
Answer: discretion
4. Employers are increasingly seeking graduates with a global [orientation, monitoring].
Answer: orientation
5. Scientists have proven the importance of genetics in this area, and [furthermore, despite], shown that lifestyle is not a major factor, as once thought.
Answer: furthermore
6. One difficulty of learning a language is understanding [index, abstract] concepts, which may have no direct translation in the learner's native tongue.
Answer: abstract
7. Experts have warned of the effects of global warming for years; [nevertheless, preceding], most governments have not implemented any real change in policy.
Answer: nevertheless
8. Following a spike in the [incidence, welfare] of the disease in the 1980s, funding was increased for scientists engaged in investigating the causes.
Answer: incidence
9. The [input, ratio] of major stakeholders such as community groups, legal representatives and educators was sought when designing the framework.
Answer: input
10. Once the information has entered the public [generation, domain], particularly through social networking media, it can be very hard to erase.
Answer: domain
11. Students must display a thorough understanding of the [exceeding, underlying] principles and demonstrate that they can apply them in a variety of scenarios.
Answer: underlying
## Guess the word
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Guess the word transcript
Guess the word that matches the list of synonyms. The number of letters is given as a clue.
1. Synonyms: position, angle, placement
Hint: 11 letters
Answer: orientation
2. Synonyms: occurrence, prevalence
Hint: 9 letters
Answer: incidence
3. Synonyms: subordinate, secondary, minor
Hint: 10 letters
Answer: subsidiary
## Test yourself
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Test yourself transcript
Choose the best word in each sentence from the options inside the square brackets.
1. In a bid to find more [underlying, sustainable] types of engine fuel, the aviation industry is experimenting with the use of eucalypt trees in biofuel.
Answer: sustainable
2. These measurements are [capable, accurate] to within one one-hundredth of a millimetre.
Answer: accurate
3. This paper sets out to [challenge, draft] the current accepted approach by proposing a new design framework.
Answer: challenge
4. The third [edit, edition, editor] of the book contains a revised section on the use of technology to support research in the area.
Answer: edition
5.Candidates will possess an [orientate, orientation, orientating ] to lifelong learning, demonstrated in their commitment to professional development.
Answer: orientation
6. Industry placements are an integral part of the course, and [nevertheless, furthermore] often provide the most valuable outcomes for students.
Answer: furthermore
7. There is often [conflicting, conflict, conflicted] between the desire to be environmentally friendly and the financial cost of ‘green’ products such as organic food.
Answer: conflict
8. There is usually an [conflict, expansion] of around seven to eight years between the discovery of a vaccine and it being commercially available to the public.
Answer: conflict
9. In [liberal, liberalise, liberalism] democratic societies, the role of the media in reporting on, criticising and to some extent shaping government policy is complex.
Answer: liberal
10.This paper aims to make an [expert, explicit] link between governmental policies of the last twenty years and the current rise in homelessness.
Answer: explicit
11. The 50+ age group reported that they used the Internet for 30 minutes a day, [whereas, nevertheless] those aged 18-30 spent almost five times as long surfing the Web.
Answer: whereas
12. The award is presented to the student with the best [federal, aggregate] performance in the final year of the program.
Answer: aggregate
13. The [stability, perspective] of the compound at various temperatures was tested.
Answer: stability
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