Vocabulary for academic purposes - weblinks

An online computing dictionary including definitions of acronyms, jargon, programming languages, electronics, and many more.

A comprehensive resource of words and word families which appear frequently in academic contexts.

A database allowing you to examine words more closley by providing you with descriptions, definitions, related words as well as grammar and usage.

An online concordancer.

A comprehensive resource grouping idioms by type and difficulty, providing quizzes to help you understand them.

A range of vocabulary building exercises grouped according to the specific vocabulary skills you could improve.

An online resource to help you improve your vocabulary by learning words in the news, slang, everyday expressions, pronunciation and more.

A guide to selecting vocabulary from the Academic Word List including other words in the family and definitions.