Part 10: Daily Study Planner (10 Weeks)
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This planner assumes roughly 45–75 minutes of dedicated vocabulary study per day, on top of whatever else is in your daily preparation schedule. It is built around three principles: small daily doses (20–25 new words, never more), spaced revision (each day's new words come back for review the next day, then again after three days, then again after a week), and active recall before passive reading — always try to remember a word's meaning before looking it up again, since the act of struggling to recall is what cements it in memory.
With this edition's larger word count (over 800 words across four tiers, plus 150 substitutions, 70 confusing pairs, 120 idioms, 40 proverbs, and 100 synonym-antonym pairs), the plan has grown from six weeks to ten. Adjust the exact day count to your own exam timeline, but do not compress the spacing intervals — they are what makes the difference between words you "recognise" and words you can actually produce under pressure.
Week 1 — Tier 1 Foundation Words, Core Set
| Day | New Words | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Core Words 1–22 (Abandon–Aware) | — |
| Day 2 | Core Words 23–42 (Benefit–Curious) | Revise Day 1 |
| Day 3 | Core Words 43–62 (Decline–Discipline) | Revise Day 2 |
| Day 4 | Core Words 63–82 (Discourage–Elaborate) | Revise Day 3 + Day 1 (3-day check) |
| Day 5 | Core Words 83–102 (Eligible–Exceed) | Revise Day 4 + Day 2 |
| Day 6 | Core Words 103–125 (Exclude–Frank) | Revise Day 5 + Day 3 |
| Day 7 | No new words. Full revision of Days 1–6 + attempt Practice Section Q1–10, Q21–30 | — |
Week 2 — Finish Tier 1 Core + Extension Set
| Day | New Words | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| Day 8 | Core Words 126–150 (Frequent–Vigilant, finish core set) | Revise Day 6 (3-day check) |
| Day 9 | Extension Words 1–20 (Abolish–Amend) | Revise Day 7 (spot-check all of Tier 1 core) |
| Day 10 | Extension Words 21–40 (Analyse–Bulk) | Revise Day 9 |
| Day 11 | Extension Words 41–60 (Calculate–Considerate) | Revise Day 10 + Day 8 (3-day check) |
| Day 12 | Extension Words 61–80 (Constitute–Fulfil) | Revise Day 11 + Day 9 |
| Day 13 | Extension Words 81–100 (Gauge–Yield, finish Tier 1 entirely) | Revise Day 12 + Day 10 |
| Day 14 | No new words. Full Tier 1 revision (250 words, spot-check) + Practice Section Q11–20 | — |
Week 3 — Tier 2 Intermediate Words, Core Set
| Day | New Words | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| Day 15 | Core Words 1–22 (Abate–Autonomy) | Revise Day 13 (3-day check) |
| Day 16 | Core Words 23–42 (Belligerent–Comprehensive) | Revise Day 15 |
| Day 17 | Core Words 43–62 (Concede–Deceptive) | Revise Day 16 + Day 14 |
| Day 18 | Core Words 63–82 (Decorum–Dwindle) | Revise Day 17 |
| Day 19 | Core Words 83–102 (Elicit–Frivolous) | Revise Day 18 + Day 16 (3-day check) |
| Day 20 | Core Words 103–122 (Furtive–Impetuous) | Revise Day 19 |
| Day 21 | No new words. Full revision of Tier 2 core so far + Practice Section Q31–40 | — |
Week 4 — Finish Tier 2 Core + Begin Extension Set
| Day | New Words | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| Day 22 | Core Words 123–142 (Implicit–Meticulous) | Revise Day 20 (3-day check) |
| Day 23 | Core Words 143–150 (Nonchalant–Volatile, finish Tier 2 core) | Revise Day 22 |
| Day 24 | Extension Words 1–20 (Abase–Ardour) | Revise Day 23 |
| Day 25 | Extension Words 21–40 (Ascendancy–Auspicious) | Revise Day 24 + Day 22 (3-day check) |
| Day 26 | Extension Words 41–60 (Avarice–Cataclysm) | Revise Day 25 |
| Day 27 | Extension Words 61–80 (Circumvent–Deference) | Revise Day 26 |
| Day 28 | No new words. Full Tier 2 revision (spot-check across both sets) + Practice Section Q1–50 (full mock) | — |
Week 5 — Finish Tier 2 Extension + Begin Tier 3 Core
| Day | New Words | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| Day 29 | Extension Words 81–100 (Defiance–Heresy, finish Tier 2 entirely) | Revise Day 27 (3-day check) |
| Day 30 | Tier 3 Core Words 1–20 (Abrogate–Bombastic) | Revise Day 29 |
| Day 31 | Tier 3 Core Words 21–40 (Cacophony–Diatribe) | Revise Day 30 |
| Day 32 | Tier 3 Core Words 41–60 (Dichotomy–Extol) | Revise Day 31 + Day 29 (3-day check) |
| Day 33 | Tier 3 Core Words 61–80 (Facade–Ingratiate) | Revise Day 32 |
| Day 34 | Tier 3 Core Words 81–100 (Innocuous–Zealous, finish Tier 3 core) | Revise Day 33 |
| Day 35 | No new words. Full Tier 3 core revision + Practice Section Q51–60 | — |
Week 6 — Tier 3 Extension Set
| Day | New Words | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| Day 36 | Extension Words 1–20 (Abstruse–Bane) | Revise Day 34 (3-day check) |
| Day 37 | Extension Words 21–40 (Beguile–Circumscribe) | Revise Day 36 |
| Day 38 | Extension Words 41–60 (Comeuppance–Diaphanous) | Revise Day 37 + Day 35 (3-day check) |
| Day 39 | Extension Words 61–80 (Diffuse–Enclave) | Revise Day 38 |
| Day 40 | Extension Words 81–100 (Encomium–Fatuous) | Revise Day 39 |
| Day 41 | Extension Words 101–120 (Fecund–Hedonist) | Revise Day 40 + Day 38 (3-day check) |
| Day 42 | No new words. Full Tier 3 revision (both sets, spot-check) + Practice Section Q61–70 | — |
Week 7 — Rest of Tier 3 Extension + Tier 4
| Day | New Words | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| Day 43 | Extension Words 121–160 (Heterodox–Nefarious) | Revise Day 41 |
| Day 44 | Extension Words 161–200 (Obdurate–Zenith, finish Tier 3 entirely) | Revise Day 43 |
| Day 45 | Tier 4 Words 1–20 (Abeyance–Circumscribed) | Revise Day 44 + Day 42 (3-day check) |
| Day 46 | Tier 4 Words 21–40 (Cognate–Ephemera) | Revise Day 45 |
| Day 47 | Tier 4 Words 41–60 (Equipoise–Fissure) | Revise Day 46 |
| Day 48 | Tier 4 Words 61–80 (Fulminate–Interlocutor) | Revise Day 47 + Day 45 (3-day check) |
| Day 49 | No new words. Full Tier 4 revision so far + Practice Section Q71–80 | — |
Week 8 — Finish Tier 4 + One-Word Substitutions
| Day | New Words | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| Day 50 | Tier 4 Words 81–96 (Intractable–Xenophobia, finish Tier 4) | Revise Day 48 (3-day check) |
| Day 51 | One-Word Substitutions 1–38 (People, Places) | Revise Day 50 |
| Day 52 | One-Word Substitutions 39–73 (Actions, Qualities) | Revise Day 51 |
| Day 53 | One-Word Substitutions 74–100 (Legal & Administrative, New Legal/Court) | Revise Day 52 + Day 50 (3-day check) |
| Day 54 | One-Word Substitutions 101–122 (Emotions, Leadership & Governance) | Revise Day 53 |
| Day 55 | One-Word Substitutions 123–150 (Medical & Scientific, Miscellaneous) | Revise Day 54 |
| Day 56 | No new words. Full substitutions revision (all 150) + Practice Section Q81–90 | — |
Week 9 — Confusing Pairs, Idioms, Proverbs, Synonym-Antonym Pairs
| Day | New Content | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| Day 57 | Confusing Word Pairs 1–35 | Revise Day 55 (3-day check) |
| Day 58 | Confusing Word Pairs 36–70 (finish the section) | Revise Pairs 1–35 |
| Day 59 | Idioms 1–40 | Revise Confusing Pairs (full set) |
| Day 60 | Idioms 41–80 | Revise Idioms 1–40 |
| Day 61 | Idioms 81–120 (finish the section) | Revise Idioms 41–80 |
| Day 62 | Proverbs 1–40 (full set) + Synonym-Antonym Pairs 1–50 | Revise Idioms (full set) |
| Day 63 | Synonym-Antonym Pairs 51–100 (finish the section) | Revise Proverbs (full set) + Practice Section Q91–100 |
Week 10 — Consolidation and Full-Length Practice
| Day | Focus |
|---|---|
| Day 64 | Re-attempt the full Practice Section (Part 9, all 100 questions) under timed conditions (45 minutes); review every wrong answer against the source word/idiom/proverb. |
| Day 65 | Revise every item you got wrong on Day 64, plus a random 40-word spot-check across Tier 1 (core + extension). |
| Day 66 | Revise every item you got wrong on Day 64, plus a random 40-word spot-check across Tier 2 (core + extension). |
| Day 67 | Revise every item you got wrong on Day 64, plus a random 40-word spot-check across Tier 3 (core + extension). |
| Day 68 | Revise every item you got wrong on Day 64, plus a full spot-check of Tier 4 (all 96 words). |
| Day 69 | Full One-Word Substitution and Confusing Pairs re-test (self-recall, no options — write the answer before checking). |
| Day 70 | Final consolidated mock: 50 self-made questions drawn from your own weak list (across all four tiers, substitutions, pairs, idioms, and proverbs), timed at 40 minutes, followed by a clean, unhurried review. |
After Day 70: fold this book into your weekly revision cycle rather than shelving it. Revisit fifteen random words from each tier every week until your exam date, along with five idioms or proverbs and five synonym-antonym pairs — a fifteen-minute habit that keeps the entire list retrievable under pressure, which is the only kind of vocabulary knowledge that actually earns marks on exam day.
End of High-Frequency Exam Vocabulary Pack — Expanded Edition. Pair this guide with the companion Root/Prefix/Suffix Vocabulary Decoder for a complete word-attack strategy — this book gives you the finished words; that one teaches you to decode words you have never seen before.