So if it's your goal in English to be able to connect with anyone, to talk about
anything and to feel like a more independent user of the language, then you're going to
need more advanced words. That's why in today's lesson we're going to look at 26 super advanced
words for every letter of the alphabet that can help you to feel more sophisticated and
sound more confident when you speak. These are also really great for if you're in a formal
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So for the next six words you will watch six short clips of these words being used in the real world.
And I want you to try to infer their meaning from the context. You ready? Let's go.
So the word exponential is usually used with the word grow or increase and it
has to do with something that is growing more and more over a short period of time.
You feel utterly shocked usually because of something that you were not expecting.
Did you get it right? If something is gnawing, it makes you feel uncomfortable and worried.
This can be used both as an adjective and a verb,
however in the clip that you just watched it was being used as a verb.
Heed means to pay attention to something especially a warning or a piece of advice. As
you can see in the clip, the speaker promised to heed at the advice that she was getting.
So you can use the word intrinsic to refer to a basic but important characteristic of a person
or thing. Now this word is often used along with the word value.
Something with intrinsic value is a type of value that's not so easy or obvious to be measured.
Jargon is a word or phrase that is used by a particular group of people,
especially in a type of work that they do so. In the clip that we just watched
she was referring to legal jargon, which is the words or phrases that lawyers might use.
And if you're like most learners then you probably get really frustrated when you learn a new word
and then when it's time to speak, you completely forget it. Now I have found that one of the best
solutions to this is that after i learn a new word to use it as soon as possible.
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Alright, so next you're going to watch Cassé and I act out some different scenarios.
For each scenario you'll have to answer some quiz questions to try
to figure out the meaning of the different words.
In this context, Cassé means that the
professor had a natural talent or gift to explain dense topics.
In this clip I'm saying that some of the professor's lectures were unnecessarily long.
A milestone is an important event in a person's life or in the development of a project.
It's usually an achievement that contributes to the overall progress of something.
If you're always nitpicking, you're always finding faults in details that are not important.
Next you'll see some headlines taken from real newspapers,
try to pay attention to how the word is used in the context of the headline, then we will show you
the definition on screen. And feel free to pause if you need a little bit more time to absorb.
Ostracize: to avoid someone intentionally or
to prevent someone's firm taking part in the activities of a group.
Pugnacious: ready to fight or argue very forcefully.
Quaint: attractive because of being old-fashioned or unusual.
Ruthless: cruel or determined to succeed without caring about others.
Staggering: shocking because of being extremely large.
To conclude our list, pay attention to how the word is being used in each of the scenarios
and read the definition on screen.
The two CEOs met briefly today. The discussion focused on topical issues in technology. Topical.
Relating to things that are happening currently or events that are of interest at the present time.
Unprecedented. Never having happened or existed before.
When writing your blog article, it is really important that you are concise. You don't want to
sound verbose in your writing. People don't have the patience to read content that is too wordy.
Verbose. Using or containing more words than necessary,
long-winded. Wordy. Less formal way of saying verbose or long-winded.
Extreme dislike or prejudice against people from other countries.
Looking at the dividend yield is a great starting point to finding great
investments in the stock market.
Yield. An amount of something positive, such as food or profit, that is produced or supplied.
Oh here's my nephew! He has such a zest for life.
Zest. Enthusiasm, eagerness, energy and interest.
And now I want to hear from you, which of these words did you like the best?
Try creating an example sentence with it down in the comments below.
Hey if you didn't get enough and you want to learn even more advanced vocabulary,
then I have this one trick that can help you to learn thousands of words in English.
Want to learn it? Then all you have to do is watch this lesson next. Let's check out a clip.