Academic Word List (AWL) Sublist 2

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The Academic Word List contains 570 word families which are frequently used in academic texts. The AWL does not include the 2,000 English words in the General Service List. It was developed by Averil Coxhead of the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand for the use of teachers and students in colleges and universities. It is divided into 10 sublists, with Sublist 1 containing the most frequent words and Sublist 10 the least frequent.

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Sublist 2

1. community
2. resident
3. range
4. construction
5. strategies
6. elements
7. previous
8. conclusion
9. security
10. aspects
11. acquisition
12. features
13. text
14. commission
15. regulations
16. computer
17. items
18. consumer
19. achieve
20. final
21. positive
22. evaluation
23. assistance
24. normal
25. relevant
26. distinction
27. region
28. traditional
29. impact
30. consequences
31. chapter
32. equation
33. appropriate
34. resources
35. participation
36. survey
37. potential
38. cultural
39. transfer
40. select
41. credit
42. affect
43. categories
44. perceived
45. sought
46. focus
47. purchase
48. injury
49. site
50. journal
51. primary
52. complex
53. institute
54. investment
55. administration
56. maintenance
57. design
58. obtained
59. restricted
60. conduct