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What are some good sophisticated words that can be used in a essay??
FlorianK:
Can we use "for the sake of" in an exam?
Truck:
The concept of memorizing words for the purpose of improving your vocabulary is so incredibly foreign to me... As far as I'm concerned, the only way one can properly build up their "wordbank" (for want of a better word) is to read a variety of texts. Year 12 is not the best time for this however, so I suggest working with what you have and not worrying about memorizing newer and better words. So long as you have not completely neglected books you should be able to develop sentences with relatively sophisticated expression.
On another note, I find a thesaurus helps most when I can't think of a synonym for a word that I may have used in a prior sentence but need to reuse, in which case it is helpful but do not choose words whose meanings you don't understand or your sentence will probably not make sense .
Shenz0r:
--- Quote from: teewreck on August 25, 2012, 01:20:54 am ---The concept of memorizing words for the purpose of improving your vocabulary is so incredibly foreign to me... As far as I'm concerned, the only way one can properly build up their "wordbank" (for want of a better word) is to read a variety of texts. Year 12 is not the best time for this however, so I suggest working with what you have and not worrying about memorizing newer and better words. So long as you have not completely neglected books you should be able to develop sentences with relatively sophisticated expression.
On another note, I find a thesaurus helps most when I can't think of a synonym for a word that I may have used in a prior sentence but need to reuse, in which case it is helpful but do not choose words whose meanings you don't understand or your sentence will probably not make sense .
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I think it's good if you can find some nice-sounding words to integrate into your writing, but not too much. I'd rather memorise some epic phrases and sentence structures instead.
When I was writing my practise essays under untimed conditions, I used the Thesaurus a damn lot, but also make you sure check the actual dictionary meaning of a synonym too. Synonyms have slightly different meanings to each other, some may have stronger meanings than others, and you don't want to be using them in the wrong contexts.
BigAl:
I like "aver" when writing about media texts.
-assert
-profession
-claim
-declare
-despotic
_eriicc:
- Reiterates
- Depicts
- Extrapolates
- Coincides (with ____)
- Juxtaposes
When describing characters and their traits:
- Petulant
- Convivial
- Ignominious
- Vivacious
- Duplicitous
- Vindictive
- Nostalgic
- Metamorphic
- Impetuous
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