Vocabulary takeaways

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Aug 12, 2021 | Vocabulary

Words that you should NOT use in IELTS.

These verbs have dangerous verb patterns. I suggest avoiding ‘suggest’ if at all possible!

Synonyms for ‘young people’.

‘Albeit’ is a nice formal word and works well in the right context.

Worth/worthy have similar meanings but different uses. The L’Oreal adverts might help you remember the difference.

The difference between a job and work (countable/uncountable).

Here’s a simple way to distinguish between factor, reason and cause.

‘Whereby’ is a useful linking word but it only collocates with certain nouns – check which ones here.

‘Overwhelming’ is a useful adjective for emphasis. This blog reviews other uses of the prefixes ‘over’ and ‘under’.