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. 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communicate community compatible compensate compile complement complex component compound comprehensive comprise compute conceive concentrate concept conclude concurrent conduct confer confine confirm conflict conform consent consequent contact contemporary context contract 7 5 4 9 9 10 10 9 3 2 4 8 4 2 9 3 10 8 2 3 5 7 7 2 10 4 1 2 9 2 4 9 7 5 8 3 2 5 8 1 1 contradict contrary contrast contribute controversy convene converse convert convince cooperate 6 coordinate core corporate correspond couple create credit criteria crucial culture currency cycle data debate decade decline deduce define definite demonstrate denote deny depress derive design despite detect deviate device found framework function fund fundamental furthermore gender generate generation 8 7 4 3 9 3 9 7 10 3 3 3 3 7 1 2 3 8 2 8 4 1 4 7 5 3 1 7 3 8 7 10 1 2 4 8 8 9 9 3 1 3 5 6 6 5 5 devote differentiate dimension diminish discrete discriminate displace display dispose distinct distort distribute diverse document domain 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