This is an adjective that means of such excellence, grandeur,
or beauty that inspires great admiration or awe.
For example, the view from the mountains was truly sublime.
So it sounds a lot more elegant to say the view was sublime rather than
saying the view was nice, the view was great, the view was excellent.
Those are our choices, but the view was sublime.
Doesn't that sound more elegant to you?
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So of course you can describe scenery as sublime.
You can also describe performances as sublime, for example, how was the play?
It was sublime, it was excellent, it was great,
it was sublime #2 epiphany, epiphany, repeat epiphany.
This is a noun that means a moment of sudden realization or profound understanding.
After years of struggling with the problem, she had an epiphany.
When you go like that, uh huh, I got it.
An epiphany.
You could say I had an epiphany to become fluent.
I should watch more J force English lessons.
Would you agree with that?
If you do, put indeed, indeed.
That's an elegant, classy way of saying yes, I agree indeed.
Put that in the comments #3 plethora, plethora, repeat, plethora.
This is a noun that means a large or excessive amount of something.
You might say J Force English has a plethora of videos to help me become fluent.
Or in a meeting you could say we reviewed a plethora of data.
A large amount of data #4 ineffable, ineffable, repeat ineffable.
This is an adjective that means too great to be described in words.
It's beyond words.
For me personally, a moment where I couldn't describe something it
was beyond words was when I saw the Rocky Mountains for the first time.
The beauty of the Rocky Mountains is ineffable.
They left me speechless or something that leaves a lot of people speechless.
You could say holding my child for the first time was ineffable #5 impeccable,
impeccable, repeat impeccable.
This is an adjective that means flawless, perfect, incapable of wrongdoing.
I could give you a compliment and say your presentation was impeccable, flawless, perfect.
Or if you try an example, I could give you feedback and
say your use of the word ineffable was impeccable.
This is an elegant way of saying you nailed it, which I love.
Saying is casual is fun, it's everyday.
You nailed it.
So just for fun, put nailed it.
Nailed it in the comments.
Number six, magnificent.
I'm sure you know this one.
Magnificent.
Repeat magnificent.
This is an adjective that means impressingly beautiful or outstanding.
You could say the Roman Colosseum or whatever building you prefer is a magnificent structure.
Or our same example from before #1 sublime.
I could ask you how was the play?
It was magnificent.
That's another way of saying extremely good, excellent, magnificent.
It was sublime.
It was magnificent #7 traverse, traverse, repeat traverse.
This is a verb that means to travel or move across or through an area.
I'm taking a one year sabbatical, which is a a leave from your position,
a one year sabbatical to traverse the continent, to move around the continent.
Or you could say my research team traversed the country to gather the data #8 luxuriously.
This is fun to say, isn't it?
Let's practice luxuriously, Zuriously, zuriously, luxuriously.
Practice luxuriously.
Keep practicing that one.
This is an adverb which means in a manner that provides great comfort or quality.
Remember, as an adverb, it modifies a verb.
The office was decorated our verb to be decorated.
The office was decorated luxuriously with a plethora.
Remember that a large number of with a plethora of fine art and antiques #9 serene.
Notice that long EN serene.
Practice serene.
This is an adjective that means calm, peaceful, tranquil.
The serene lake reflected the surrounding mountains, creating a magnificent scene.
It was truly a sublime day.
Wow, doesn't that sound elegant?
Using three of the elegant words that we've reviewed #10 astute, astute, oot.
Notice that vowel oot, astute, repeat astute.
This is an adjective that describes the ability to accurately assess people or situations.
His astute observations made him a successful entrepreneur.
You can use this as a reply to someone when they make an observation.
For example, our market demand is highest among millennials,
but our branding appeals more to boomers.
That's an astute observation.
You could also simply say astute.
Astute because that's fun to say #11 prolific, prolific.
Repeat prolific.
This is an adjective that means producing abundant works or results or being highly productive.
The prolific author wrote dozens of best selling
novels throughout her career describing her as prolific.
Sounds like the number of books she produced was very high.
She was a prolific author.
This describes many of you.
I could say my students are prolific viewers.
Many of them watch multiple lessons per day.
I know this is true because you tell me in the comments, which I absolutely love.
So please keep doing it.
And if you're a prolific viewer, put indeed.
Because again, that's the classy way to say that's right.
Indeed, indeed in the comments #12 emanate, emanate, repeat emanate.
This is a verb that means to issue, spread or emit outwards from a source.
So I could say elegance emanated from my students.
So you were emitting elegance, it was coming out from you.
Elegance emanated from my students, resulting in praise from their peers.
And of course, elegance is going to emanate from you once you start using these elegant words.
Or you could say during a job interview, you need to emanate confidence.
Confidence has to be coming out of you #13 paramount, paramount.
Repeat paramount.
This is an adjective that means more important than anything else.
Or the highest in rank or authority A company could say.
Safety is paramount.
Safety is the most important, the highest in rank.
And remember, we want confidence to emanate from you because confidence
is paramount in a job interview #14 myriad, myriad, repeat myriad.
This is a noun or an adjective, and it means a countless or extremely great number.
It means numerous.
Students have a myriad of English teachers to choose from, and I'm honored to be one of them.
And that is very true.
Notice here it's a noun, a myriad of.
Let's review an example with an adjective.
There are myriad ways to improve your speaking skills.
There are numerous ways.
So here myriad is an adjective that describes ways.
There are myriad ways and #15 quintessential, quintessential, repeat quintessential.
This is an adjective that means representing the most perfect example of a type or group.
A black dress is often considered the
quintessential piece of clothing in every woman's wardrobe.
Or how about this one?
When you think of summer, what treat?
What sweet treat do you instantly think of?
Did you think of ice cream?
Because ice cream is the quintessential treat in summer.
Would you agree with that?
If you do put ice cream, ice cream, Put ice cream in the comments.
And now you have 15 elegant words to help you communicate your ideas elegantly.
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