Want to sound more fluent and academic in English? This vocabulary list is designed to help learners replace basic words with higher-level alternatives. Ideal for IELTS students, academic writing, speaking tasks, or anyone who wants to speak English with more precision and confidence.
🔹 Basic → Higher-Level Vocabulary
Common Word Higher-Level Alternatives ask inquire, request help assist, aid, support start begin, initiate, commence end finish, conclude, terminate say state, declare, express tell inform, notify, advise think consider, reflect, contemplate need require, demand get obtain, receive, acquire give provide, offer, grant keep retain, preserve, maintain buy purchase, acquire show demonstrate, illustrate, present check verify, inspect, examine look at observe, examine, inspect make create, produce, generate talk about discuss, debate, elaborate on find out discover, realize, determine deal with handle, manage, address fix repair, resolve, rectify break damage, fracture, shatter understand comprehend, grasp change alter effect impact improve enhance enough adequate
🔹 Bonus: Adjective Upgrades
Basic Adjective Advanced Alternative good excellent, exceptional, impressive bad terrible, awful, unacceptable big enormous, massive, substantial small tiny, minute, slight easy simple, effortless, straightforward hard difficult, challenging, demanding important significant, crucial, essential nice pleasant, delightful, charming happy joyful, content, delighted sad upset, sorrowful, miserable
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