Vocabulary Power Pack — 50 Words Only

Don't memorise 200 words. These 50 high-impact words are all you need to pass.

Section 1: 10 Words for Describing

(Use instead of good/bad)

#	Word	Meaning	Example	Your Sentence
1	excellent	very good	"She got excellent marks in her exam."	______________
2	terrible	very bad	"The weather was terrible yesterday."	______________
3	important	has big meaning	"Education is important for everyone."	______________
4	useful	helpful	"This book is very useful for students."	______________
5	difficult	not easy	"The exam was very difficult."	______________
6	enjoyable	fun and nice	"We had an enjoyable trip to the beach."	______________
7	dangerous	not safe	"Playing on the road is dangerous."	______________
8	popular	liked by many	"Social media is very popular among teenagers."	______________
9	necessary	must have	"Water is necessary for life."	______________
10	beneficial	gives good results	"Exercise is beneficial for your health."	______________

(Use in Argumentative essays)

#	Word	Meaning	Example	Your Sentence
11	crucial	extremely important	"It is crucial to study for exams."	______________
12	require	need	"Students require more time to finish."	______________
13	support	help or agree with	"I support the idea of free education."	______________
14	prevent	stop from happening	"We must prevent pollution."	______________
15	encourage	give confidence	"Teachers should encourage their students."	______________
16	affect	change or influence	"Smoking affects your health badly."	______________
17	allow	let someone do	"The school allows students to use phones."	______________
18	improve	make better	"Practice will improve your English."	______________
19	reduce	make less	"We should reduce plastic waste."	______________
20	ensure	make sure	"Parents should ensure their children study."	______________

(Use in any essay)

#	Word	Meaning	Example	Your Sentence
21	consequence	result of something	"The consequence of laziness is failure."	______________
22	demonstrate	show clearly	"This graph demonstrates the increase."	______________
23	contribute	give help towards	"Everyone can contribute to the community."	______________
24	influence	power to affect	"Friends can influence your decisions."	______________
25	obvious	easy to see	"It is obvious that hard work pays off."	______________
26	significant	large and important	"There was a significant change in results."	______________
27	various	many different	"There are various ways to solve this."	______________
28	typical	normal or usual	"This is a typical problem for students."	______________
29	achieve	succeed in doing	"She worked hard to achieve her goal."	______________
30	provide	give	"The school provides free books."	______________

(For telling when something happens)

#	Word	Meaning	Example	Your Sentence
31	recently	not long ago	"Recently, the school built a new hall."	______________
32	currently	right now	"Currently, I am studying for exams."	______________
33	previously	before now	"Previously, the pass rate was lower."	______________
34	eventually	in the end	"If you study, you will eventually pass."	______________
35	immediately	right away	"The teacher asked us to stop immediately."	______________
36	frequently	often	"He frequently visits the library."	______________
37	gradually	slowly over time	"The pain gradually went away."	______________
38	meanwhile	at the same time	"I studied. Meanwhile, my brother slept."	______________
39	nowadays	in today's world	"Nowadays, everyone has a smartphone."	______________
40	currently	at this moment	"Currently, I am 17 years old."	______________

Tip: Use time words in your introduction. "Recently/Nowadays/Currently..." then say your topic.

(For connecting your ideas)

#	Word	Meaning	Example	Your Sentence
41	furthermore	also, in addition	"The car is cheap. Furthermore, it is safe."	______________
42	nevertheless	but still	"It was hard. Nevertheless, I finished it."	______________
43	consequently	as a result	"He did not study. Consequently, he failed."	______________
44	in addition	also	"In addition, exercise improves your mood."	______________
45	moreover	also, another point	"The food is good. Moreover, it is cheap."	______________
46	on the other hand	to show opposite	"Some agree. On the other hand, others disagree."	______________
47	as a result	because of this	"He practised. As a result, he improved."	______________
48	for instance	for example	"For instance, reading helps with vocabulary."	______________
49	in other words	say it differently	"He is lazy. In other words, he doesn't work hard."	______________
50	above all	most importantly	"Above all, we must stay safe."	______________

Tip: Use 2-3 linking words in every essay. They make your writing flow better.

Simple Word	Power Word
good	excellent, beneficial
bad	terrible
important	crucial, significant
need	require
show	demonstrate
result	consequence
also	furthermore, moreover, in addition
but	however, nevertheless
so	therefore, as a result, consequently
now	currently, nowadays
before	previously
finally	eventually
many	various
help	contribute, support, encourage
stop	prevent
give	provide, allow
make better	improve
make less	reduce

Memorise this table. It will instantly upgrade your essay.