Book excerpt: This volume brings together the 570 most frequent academic words found in university and secondary school English-language textbooks. It provides the reader with the material necessary to consolidate and expand their academic vocabulary. Accompanied by pictorial illustrations of the words being presented to enhance students’ ability to memorise them, the inclusion of parts of speech, synonyms, and antonyms allows for the further expansion of the reader’s vocabulary. Each word is also presented alongside an example sentence to situate it in its proper context.