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, with Sublist 1 containing the most frequent words, Sublist 2 the next most frequent and so on.  For example, abandon and its family members are in Sublist 8 of the Academic Word List.

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