Exam Writing: Academic Vocabulary and Precision

Precise vocabulary is one of the fastest ways to move a text from "correct but flat" to "mature and convincing". The goal is not difficult words, but the right word in the right place. Replace vague words thing / stuff → factor, issue, aspect, element good / bad → beneficial, valuable / harmful, damaging a lot of → a…

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Precise vocabulary is one of the fastest ways to move a text from "correct but flat" to "mature and convincing". The goal is not difficult words, but the right word in the right place.

Replace vague words

  • thing / stufffactor, issue, aspect, element
  • good / badbeneficial, valuable / harmful, damaging
  • a lot ofa significant number of, considerable
  • showdemonstrate, indicate, reveal, suggest

Topic vocabulary

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