📘 IELTS Writing Boost
Vocabulary & Idioms for Task 2 (Band 7+)
Master essential academic words and idiomatic expressions to elevate your lexical resource and essay quality.
Day 10: Top 20 Vocabulary Words (Band 7+)
Strong vocabulary boosts your IELTS writing score. Today, we focus on 20 essential words for Band 7+ essays, with examples to use in your writing. Learn not just the words, but how to use them naturally in context.
mitigateverb
To make less severe, serious, or painful.
Governments should invest in renewable energy to mitigate the effects of climate change.
✅ Use for problems/solutions essaysubiquitousadj
Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
Smartphones have become ubiquitous in modern society.
✅ Use to describe trends or technologyexacerbateverb
To make a problem or situation worse.
Poor urban planning can exacerbate traffic congestion.
✅ Good for problem discussionsalleviateverb
To reduce or ease pain or difficulty.
Government subsidies can alleviate poverty in rural areas.
✅ Formal alternative to "reduce"paramountadj
More important than anything else; supreme.
Public safety is of paramount importance in urban planning.
✅ Use in opinion essaysimpedeverb
To delay or prevent progress.
Bureaucratic red tape can impede economic growth.
✅ Use in problem-solution contextconduciveadj
Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.
A quiet environment is conducive to learning.
✅ Use to describe positive conditionsprolificadj
Producing much or many; highly productive.
China is a prolific manufacturer of electronics.
✅ Use for outputs or productiondetrimentaladj
Causing harm or damage.
Excessive screen time is detrimental to children's health.
✅ Academic alternative to "harmful"inevitableadj
Certain to happen; unavoidable.
Population growth makes urban expansion inevitable.
✅ Use for trends/future projectionsscrutinizeverb
To examine closely and critically.
Policymakers must scrutinize the effects of new legislation.
✅ Good for evaluation essaysviableadj
Capable of working successfully; feasible.
Solar energy is a viable alternative to fossil fuels.
✅ Use in solution proposalssubstantiateverb
To provide evidence to support a claim.
Researchers must substantiate their findings with credible data.
✅ Formal writing, supports argumentcatalystnoun
Something that speeds up a change or action.
Education can be a catalyst for social mobility.
✅ Use metaphorically in essayspredominantlyadv
Mainly; for the most part.
The population in urban areas is predominantly young.
✅ Use to describe trends/statisticscontemplateverb
To think deeply about something.
Governments must contemplate long-term solutions to pollution.
✅ Good for reflective essaysadverseadj
Preventing success or development; harmful.
Adverse weather conditions disrupted the harvest.
✅ Academic replacement for "bad"pivotaladj
Of crucial importance in relation to success or outcome.
Technology plays a pivotal role in modern education.
✅ Emphasize importance in essaysexemplifyverb
To illustrate or clarify by example.
The success of Finland’s education system exemplifies effective teaching methods.
✅ Good for supporting pointsscrupulousadj
Diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
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