10 USEFUL LITTLE WORDS TO BOOST YOUR VOCABULARY - Cambridge English exams: FCE, CAE, CPE exam

In this video, I teach 10 short English words that you will find extremely useful whether you're preparing for a Cambridge English exam or just want to improve your fluency.

Share your examples in the comments!

Ben Gill
English Teacher

0:00 Sometimes, less is more
0:54 Caveat
2:01 Crux
3:02 Usurp
4:02 Apt
5:28 Zenith
6:23 Myriad
7:24 Flux
8:05 Curb
8:50 Rife
9:34 Vex

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1-Caveat (warning or some kind of condition).
2-Crux: the most important part of an issue
3-Usurp: Take a position of power by force or illegally.
4-Apt: appropiate/Suitable or have a tendency to do smth.
5-Zenith: The highest point/most succesful.
6-Myriad: a great number/many
7-Flux: a state of continuous change.
8-Curb: restraint or limit
9- Rife: Common, frequent, widesprend (negative)
10-Vex: frustate, annoy.

[hectorlo]

Hello Ben,
Héctor from Paraguay here. I want to let you know that I passed the C1 exam last May with an overall score of 198, which is almost a C2 level. I scored C2 in Use of English (209) and Listening (202), and I credit your videos as part of my success. Your videos played an instrumental role in helping me achieve this. I can say with certainty that the effort you put into creating your videos has had a significant impact on many of us, from those who are just starting to learn English to those who want to master the intricacies of the language.

My English learning journey began in 2018, and while my main goals remain the same, learning English has also helped me understand how different cultures express their ideas and opinions. Learning a new language is not just about using different words and sounds; it goes much deeper than that. The more you delve into it, the more you start to perceive things from a different perspective, which in turn fosters tolerance – something we need more than ever before.

I am taking a break now, not from English, but from preparing for English language exams. However, I hope to return soon to prepare for the C2 level and that you will continue your excellent work because I will surely need it in the future.

Thank you.

[magorzatagrodzka]

I really appreciate your calmness. It helps me out with focusing on the content. Thanks a lot ;)

[ilias_]

I have my C1 exam within five days. I'm not going to lie, I already feel quite nervous. Nevertheless, I feel confident and I think that I'll pass the exam. Your videos helped me out a ton, so thank you!

[soniazip]

It's an absolute masterpiece = the best video of yours ever.

[ValérieVanNeder]

Hi Ben just to say that thanks to your training I passed c2 proficiency, I could have done better but I did it so thanks again for your help and I'll keep on training and watching your videos and advice

[sebadg]

Caveat is an amazing word, I use it in a lot of situations.

[jvcwcxr]

Thank you for your videos, Ben! They're so useful!

[marianacruz]

I'm taking the C1 Advanced Exam tomorrow! Thank you so much for your tips. Your videos were an invaluable asset in my exam preparation journey.

[gulsahsivrikaya]

at the balcony, finished a book -Of Mice and Men- and realized that you shared a new video. Then I found myself immediately with my paper and pen to learn these new words properly(as a Turkish student HELLO FROM THE TÜRKİYE❤) THANKS MY LOVELY TEACHER 🌼

[mahsa]

Deeply in love with your vocabulary and collocation videos and can’t wait for the next 🥹🤝🏼

[lwzyncs]

Thanks Ben. These words are really very useful to improve my English ❤

[SabineHamer-mrpm]

This is such an amazing video, thanks Ben for sharing 😊 I only knew two of them the others are all new to me and the'll definitely find their way into my vocabulary book, if you keep posting such videos my B 2 level will become a C 1 level with flying colors👋🤗😂

[causilvestrini]

Lovely and useful words. Thank you, Ben!

[ccuxewr]

Cor blimey am I a bit late for this lesson! Dear oh dear😮
I hope I am not vexing you with my unpunctuality !
Since Sunday, I thought you'd give us a day off Ben ! Come on !
Or is it as the saying goes: No rest for the wicked!
Ben, as ever, pleasure to have you here.
Thanks for the lesson, some great words there, just what the doctor ordered, fit for a king.
CIAO FOR NOW.
I' ll be seeing ya !

[silvalucas]

Very useful vocabulary, thanks a lot!

[amarenabril]

What a great vocabulary lesson, dear Ben. Thank you so much. Hope Amy's doing fine 💋

[muawiaalhumrani]

Hi Ben, you are really doing a good job by helping my students uave extra exercises online. Thank you so much.

[elenaconti]

Hi Ben. 5 of these words (caveat, crux, flux, usurp and vex) sound familiar in Italian because they come straight from latin 😊
But....while I agree with the english pronunciation of crux, flux, vex and usurp, I think caveat should mantain the latin/italian pronunciation, with the "e" like in "men". By the way, caveat is the subjunctive mood, third person singular, of the latin verb caveo caves cavi cautum cavere, in the sense of " be careful of "...used here as a noun. Cave canem! 😉

[rzzofwu]

It vexes me greatly, that I hardly can keep all those words in mind. The second meaning of apt seems to be similar to "prone to".