Star Vocab And Phrases To Use In 11+/13+ Writing

Vocab

Adjectives lithe, skulking, myriad, inimitable, salient

Adverbs sullenly, dejectedly, serenely, spitefully, indelibly

Verbs saunter, cajole, chrysalise, ensconce, conflate

Nouns detritus, zenith, matrix, abomination, boon

Conjunctions albeit, moreover

Dialogue uttered, observed, admitted, accused, confided, warned, consoled, breathed

Onomatopoeia flutter, rumble, creak, patter, thump

Rule of 3

Blood, sweat and tears

The good, the bad and the ugly

Bigger, better, stronger

Allusions

Achilles Heel, odyssey, Pandora s Box, Jekyll and Hyde

Idioms

Elephant in the room

Flogging a dead horse

Domino effect

Silver bullet

Chicken or egg scenario

Phrases

That s not to say

The writer gives a sense of

By the same token

In a nutshell

Which is to say

By and large

To a certain extent

On balance

Arguably

Looked at another way