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word Unit Level word Unit Level word Unit Level word Unit Level word Unit Level word Unit Level

accumulate* 4 C2 crucial* 7 B2 gear (n) 10 B2 objective* (adj) 6 B2 replace 1 B1 tend to 3 B2

acquire* 9 B2 currently 7 B2 gender* 1 B2 objective* (n) 5 B2 replacement 8 B2 terrifying 10 B2
affordable 4 C1 cut down on 7 B2 general 8 B1 observe 1 B2 reveal* 2 B2 threaten 4 B2
aggressive 1 B2 generally 1 B1 obtain* 2 B2 roughly 9 B2 throughout 4 B2
deadly 4 B2
alert (v) 4 C1 generate* 7 B2 official (adj) 5 B2 treat (v) 1 B2
decline* (n) 8 B2 safety 3 B2
alter* (v) 10 B2 gesture (n) 6 C1
deliberately 6 B2 partnership* 5 B2 sample (n) 2 B2 unclear 2 B2
alternative* (n) 5 B2 get out 4 B1
demonstrate* 10 B2 perspective* 9 C1 seek 8 B2 universal 6 B2
ambitious 1 B2 growth 3 B2
dense 3 B2 phenomenon* 3 C1 sensation 10 B2 urban 3 B2
analysis* 2 B2
descend 10 B2 harmful 5 B2 pioneer (n) 8 C2 separate (v) 10 B1
anticipate* 9 C1 vanish 7 B2
destruction 4 B2 have to do with 6 B2 political 9 B1 shrink (v) 7 B2
archaeologist 2 C1 varied* 3 B2
detective* 2 B1 hazard (n) 4 C1 practical 7 B2 slope (n) 10 B2
artificial 8 B2 vast 4 B2
determination 10 B2 heal 2 B2 preserve 5 B2 social structure 1 B2
aspect* 3 B2 version* 10 B2
determine 2 C1 highly 9 B2 pressure (n) 4 B2 spiritual (adj) 5 B2
assume* 10 B2 vision 6 B2
die out 9 B2 previously 1 B1 spread (v) 8 B2
attempt (n) 3 B1 identity* 2 B2 vital 5 B2
disaster 4 B2 productive 3 B2 spread out (v) 3 B2
awareness* 5 C1 income* 3 B2
discipline (v) 1 B2 propose 6 B2 stand out 6 B2 worldwide 7 B2
increasingly 3 B2
basically 3 B2 distinctive* 5 C1 prove 2 B1 statistic* 6 C1
industrial 3 B2
behavior 1 B1 downside 6 C1 publication* 6 B2 status 1 C1
instantly 10 B2
breakthrough 8 B2 suburb 3 B2 *These words are on the Academic
earn a living 5 B2 intense* 1 C1 rapidly 9 B2
suffer from 2 B1 Word List (AWL). The AWL is a list of
care for 1 B2 ecological 5 B2 interact 1 B2 rate (n) 9 B2
summit (n) 10 C1 the 570 most frequent word families
carry out 2 B1 economy* 5 B2 interpret* 6 B2 recall (v) 10 B2
survival 8 B2 in academic texts. It does not include
civilization 8 B2 effectively 4 B2 inventive 8 - reduction 7 B2
suspect (n) 2 B2 the most frequent 2,000 words of
collapse* (v) 4 B2 emit 7 C2 invest* 7 B2 regulate* 7 C1
sustainable* 5 C1 English.
combination 2 B2 emphasize* 6 B2 reject* (v) 8 B2
landmark 5 C1
combine 9 B2 enhance* 3 C1 related to 7 C1 take over 10 B2
lead to 9 B2
comfort (n) 5 B2 enriching 5 C1 reliance* 6 C2 take place 8 B1
limited 7 B1
commit* 2 B2 entire 4 B2 renewable 5 C1 task* (n) 10 B2
linguistic 9 C1
competence 9 C1 eruption 4 C2
compile* 8 C1 establish 1 B2 maintain* 5 B2
concentration* 3 B2 examine 2 B2 major* (adj) 7 B2
concept* 8 B2 exceptional 7 B2 majority* 3 B2
conflict (n) 1 B2 exhaust (v) 7 C1 manage to 8 B1
consciously 10 B2 existing 8 B1 manual* (n) 8 B2
considerably* 9 B2 expand* 9 B2 mention (v) 2 B1
constitute* 9 C1 expedition 10 B1 method* 8 B1
consume* 7 B2 experimental 8 C2 misleading 6 B2
consumption* 3 C1 explode 4 B1 moreover 2 B2
context* 6 B2 express (v) 9 B2 motivation* 1 B2
continuous 4 B2 extended family 1 B2 mystery 2 B1
convert* (v) 7 B2 native (adj) 9 B2
fate 10 B2
convey 6 C1 necessary 5 B1
faulty 6 B2
crack (n) 4 B2 neutral* 6 C1
focus on* 7 B2
crisis 10 B2 nevertheless* 6 B2
forecast (v) 4 B1
critically 9 B2
furthermore* 9 B2
criticize 1 B2

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