Top 100 Secondary 2 G2 Vocabulary List: Advanced | Singapore SEC English

Here are 100 advanced vocabulary words for Secondary 2 students taking English at G2. This second rung adds analytical and explanatory vocabulary without repeating the Secondary 1 G2 headwords. It is an eduKate-curated learning list, not an official SEAB prescribed vocabulary list.

1. accessible
2. accommodate
3. acknowledge
4. advocate
5. alleviate
6. ambiguous
7. bias
8. conscientious
9. empower
10. flexibility
11. incentive
12. inevitable
13. negligence
14. prejudice
15. alternative
16. analyse
17. approach
18. assumption
19. capacity
20. category
21. circumstance
22. claim
23. combine
24. communicate
25. complex
26. concentrate
27. conclude
28. conflict
29. context
30. contrast
31. decrease
32. define
33. deliberate
34. depend
35. determine
36. distinguish
37. effective
38. ensure
39. environment
40. essential
41. estimate
42. evidence
43. exception
44. expand
45. extent
46. factor
47. illustrate
48. impact
49. imply
50. indicate
51. infer
52. intention
53. involve
54. maintain
55. method
56. motivate
57. negative
58. obtain
59. opportunity
60. outcome
61. overcome
62. participate
63. persuade
64. positive
65. priority
66. process
67. progress
68. reason
69. reduce
70. require
71. sequence
72. strategy
73. sufficient
74. summarise
75. tendency
76. therefore
77. transfer
78. variable
79. verify
80. comparison
81. condition
82. conventional
83. decline
84. derive
85. emerge
86. emphasise
87. establish
88. exceed
89. frequent
90. generate
91. immediate
92. modify
93. occur
94. predict
95. proportion
96. range
97. respond
98. role
99. source
100. structure

Top 100 Secondary 2 G2 Vocabulary Words with Meanings and Examples

Word	Meaning	Example (Singapore Context)
Accessible	easy to reach, use, understand or obtain.	The class chose an accessible online resource that everyone could open on a phone.
Accommodate	make room for someone or adjust to a need.	The teacher adjusted the activity to accommodate students who needed more time.
Acknowledge	recognise or admit that something is true or important.	Farah acknowledged that her first explanation had ignored an important detail.
Advocate	publicly support an idea or course of action.	The student council chose to advocate for clearer recycling signs in the canteen.
Alleviate	make a problem, pain or difficulty less severe.	A clearer timetable helped alleviate the group’s confusion before the event.
Ambiguous	open to more than one reasonable interpretation.	The ambiguous notice left students unsure whether the deadline was Thursday or Friday.
Bias	an unfair preference that affects judgement.	The class discussed how personal bias can influence the way evidence is interpreted.
Conscientious	careful, responsible and thorough.	A conscientious student checks both content and instructions before submitting work.
Empower	give someone greater confidence, authority or ability to act.	The peer programme aimed to empower younger students to ask for help early.
Flexibility	the ability to change or adapt when circumstances change.	Flexibility helped the group continue when the outdoor activity was cancelled.
Incentive	something that encourages a person to act.	The reading challenge offered a small incentive for consistent participation.
Inevitable	certain or very likely to happen.	Some disagreement was inevitable once the group began comparing different proposals.
Negligence	failure to take proper care or responsibility.	The damaged equipment resulted from negligence rather than an unavoidable accident.
Prejudice	an unfair judgement formed without sufficient knowledge.	The lesson examined how prejudice can affect the way people treat unfamiliar groups.
Alternative	another possible choice or course of action.	The committee prepared an alternative venue in case of heavy rain.
Analyse	examine something closely by separating it into parts or relationships.	Students analysed the advertisement before deciding how it tried to persuade viewers.
Approach	a way of dealing with a task, problem or situation.	The second approach was more organised because each student had a clear role.
Assumption	an idea accepted as true without enough proof.	The writer challenged the assumption that longer study hours always produce better results.
Capacity	the amount that can be held, produced or managed.	The hall had enough capacity for the students, teachers and invited guests.
Category	a group whose members share particular features.	The class sorted the examples into categories before comparing their differences.
Circumstance	a condition or fact that affects a situation.	Under those circumstances, postponing the outdoor programme was the safer decision.
Claim	a statement that something is true, especially one requiring support.	The writer supported the claim with two specific examples from the passage.
Combine	join two or more things together.	The presentation combined survey data with short interviews from students.
Communicate	share information, ideas or feelings clearly.	The group had to communicate its instructions clearly to first-time participants.
Complex	made of several connected parts and not simple to understand.	The issue was complex because cost, safety and accessibility all mattered.
Concentrate	direct attention or effort towards one task or subject.	During revision, Mei concentrated on the errors that appeared repeatedly in her work.
Conclude	reach a judgement after considering information.	After comparing the evidence, the class concluded that the second proposal was more practical.
Conflict	serious disagreement or opposition between ideas, interests or people.	A conflict arose when two groups wanted to use the same space at the same time.
Context	the surrounding situation that helps explain meaning.	The meaning of the phrase became clearer when students considered the context of the paragraph.
Contrast	show or examine important differences.	The response contrasted the two speakers’ attitudes instead of merely describing them.
Decrease	become or make something smaller in amount, number or intensity.	The queue began to decrease after a second registration desk opened.
Define	state the exact meaning or boundaries of something.	Before debating the issue, the students defined what they meant by a fair rule.
Deliberate	done intentionally or involving careful thought.	The pause was deliberate because the speaker wanted the audience to consider the question.
Depend	be determined or strongly affected by something else.	The success of the plan would depend on whether enough volunteers participated.
Determine	find out or decide something through evidence or reasoning.	The survey helped determine which activity students preferred.
Distinguish	recognise or explain the difference between similar things.	Students learned to distinguish a fact from an opinion in the article.
Effective	successful in producing the intended result.	The new revision routine was effective because it reduced repeated grammar errors.
Ensure	make certain that something happens or is true.	The organisers checked every station to ensure that the instructions were clear.
Environment	the surroundings or conditions in which people, animals or systems exist.	A quiet learning environment helped the group focus on the difficult passage.
Essential	absolutely necessary or extremely important.	Clear evidence is essential when a writer makes a strong claim.
Estimate	make an approximate judgement about an amount, number or value.	The students estimated how much time each stage of the activity would require.
Evidence	information or facts used to support or challenge a conclusion.	The paragraph included evidence from the passage rather than relying on a personal guess.
Exception	a case that does not follow the usual rule.	Most students agreed with the proposal, with one notable exception.
Expand	make an idea, explanation or amount larger or more developed.	The teacher asked Amir to expand his answer by explaining why the example mattered.
Extent	the degree, amount or range to which something is true.	The discussion focused on the extent to which technology had changed study habits.
Factor	a condition or influence that contributes to a result.	Cost was one factor in the decision, but safety was equally important.
Illustrate	make an idea clear by using an example or detail.	The writer used a school event to illustrate the difficulty of coordinating volunteers.
Impact	a strong effect or influence.	The timetable change had a noticeable impact on attendance.
Imply	suggest something without stating it directly.	The speaker’s hesitation seemed to imply that she was uncertain about the plan.
Indicate	show, point to or suggest something.	The survey results indicated that most students preferred shorter sessions.
Infer	reach a conclusion from evidence that is not directly stated.	Readers could infer that the character felt uneasy from his repeated glances at the door.
Intention	the aim or purpose behind an action.	The writer’s intention was to persuade readers to support the campaign.
Involve	include something as a necessary or important part.	The project would involve research, interviews and a final presentation.
Maintain	keep something at the same level, condition or position.	The team needed to maintain clear communication throughout the event.
Method	a particular way of doing something.	The students compared two revision methods before choosing one to continue.
Motivate	give someone a reason or desire to act.	Visible progress helped motivate the group to continue practising.
Negative	harmful, unfavourable or expressing disagreement.	The report considered both the positive and negative effects of the change.
Obtain	get or receive something.	The students obtained permission before interviewing visitors at the event.
Opportunity	a suitable chance to do something.	The oral task gave students an opportunity to explain their views spontaneously.
Outcome	the final result of an action or process.	The outcome improved after the group changed its planning method.
Overcome	successfully deal with a difficulty or obstacle.	The team overcame the delay by reorganising the schedule.
Participate	take part in an activity.	More students were willing to participate after the instructions were simplified.
Persuade	cause someone to accept an idea or take an action through reasoning.	The speaker used examples to persuade the audience that the proposal was practical.
Positive	helpful, favourable or showing approval.	The new routine produced a positive change in the student’s confidence.
Priority	something considered more important than other things.	Safety remained the first priority when the route was redesigned.
Process	a series of connected actions or stages.	The writing process included planning, drafting, editing and final checking.
Progress	movement towards improvement or completion.	The error log made the student’s progress easier to see.
Reason	a cause, explanation or justification for something.	The writer gave a clear reason for preferring the second option.
Reduce	make something smaller in amount, size or intensity.	The organisers shortened the queue to reduce waiting time.
Require	need something because it is necessary.	The task required students to compare two viewpoints before reaching a conclusion.
Sequence	the order in which events or steps occur.	The instructions were easier to follow after the sequence was reorganised.
Strategy	a planned method for achieving a goal.	Her revision strategy focused first on the mistakes that occurred most often.
Sufficient	enough for a particular purpose.	The example was relevant but not sufficient to prove such a broad claim.
Summarise	state the main points briefly and accurately.	Students had to summarise the article without copying long phrases.
Tendency	a common pattern or habit.	The teacher noticed a tendency to overuse general words in argumentative writing.
Therefore	for that reason; as a result.	The hall was unavailable; therefore, the event moved to the library.
Transfer	apply knowledge or skill from one situation to another.	Vocabulary learning becomes stronger when students transfer a word into a new context.
Variable	a factor that can change and affect a result.	Time was one variable that made the two experiments difficult to compare.
Verify	check that something is accurate or true.	The group verified the quotation before including it in the presentation.
Comparison	an examination of similarities or differences.	The comparison became useful only when the writer explained why the difference mattered.
Condition	a state, requirement or circumstance affecting something.	One condition of the booking was that the room had to be cleared by six.
Conventional	following common or traditional practice.	The group chose a conventional presentation format because the audience was unfamiliar with the topic.
Decline	become smaller, weaker or less frequent.	Attendance began to decline after the sessions became too long.
Derive	obtain something from a source or origin.	The conclusion was derived from several observations rather than a single example.
Emerge	become visible, known or important.	A clear pattern began to emerge after the responses were organised.
Emphasise	give special importance or attention to something.	The speaker emphasised that the programme was voluntary.
Establish	show something to be true or create it firmly.	The opening paragraph established the purpose of the report.
Exceed	be greater than a particular amount or limit.	The number of registrations exceeded the organisers’ original estimate.
Frequent	happening often.	Frequent short reviews helped the students remember the new vocabulary.
Generate	produce or create something.	The discussion generated several practical suggestions.
Immediate	happening at once or very soon.	The immediate problem was finding a safe indoor venue.
Modify	change something slightly to improve or adapt it.	The group modified the survey after noticing that one question was unclear.
Occur	happen or take place.	Most mistakes occurred when students rushed through the final editing stage.
Predict	say what is likely to happen based on available information.	Students used the graph to predict how attendance might change.
Proportion	a part or share of a whole, or a relationship between amounts.	A large proportion of respondents supported the shorter programme.
Range	a variety or span of different things.	The article presented a range of views instead of a single opinion.
Respond	react to something or give an answer.	The speaker responded calmly when the audience challenged her proposal.
Role	the function or part played by someone or something.	Each student had a clear role during the group presentation.
Source	the place, person or text from which information comes.	The student checked the original source before quoting the statistic.
Structure	the way parts are organised and connected.	A clearer paragraph structure made the argument easier to follow.

Secondary 2 G2 Vocabulary as a Ladder

Secondary 1 focuses on dependable advanced vocabulary for description, judgement and everyday academic communication. Secondary 2 moves further into analysis: claims, evidence, inference, context, factors, processes, outcomes and comparison. Earlier words remain available for revision, but they are not repeated as new headwords in this list.

How These Words Support SEC G2 English

For the 2027 SEC, G2 English Language is syllabus K200. The examination includes situational and continuous writing, comprehension, vocabulary in context, summary, listening and oral communication. These words are selected to support those language operations rather than to imitate an official word bank.

Use the Words, Do Not Display Them

Students should retrieve a word, explain its meaning, use it in a fresh sentence, and compare it with a nearby alternative. A strong answer uses vocabulary to make a relationship clearer. It does not force advanced words into every sentence.

G2 Progression

Secondary 1 G2 Advanced → Secondary 2 G2 Advanced → Secondary 3 G2 Advanced → Secondary 4 G2 Advanced.

See also the SEC G2 Advanced Vocabulary master and SEAB 2027 G2 syllabus directory.

Continue the G2 vocabulary progression: return to the Secondary 1–4 G2 Vocabulary Hub. Review Secondary 1 G2, then continue to Secondary 3 G2. For the wider subject-level selection, use the SEC G2 Advanced Vocabulary Master; for all levels, lists and practice guides, use the SEC Vocabulary Directory.

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