Level up your English with these POWERFUL Words

English With Kayla
9 Aug 202425:07

Summary

TLDRThis video script offers an educational lesson on 35 advanced English words designed to enhance the vocabulary of both native and non-native speakers. The words, presented alphabetically, range from 'abundant' to 'uncanny', each with explanations on usage and context. The instructor emphasizes their utility in sounding more intelligent and impressing conversation partners. The lesson encourages continuous study, offering a free PDF for further practice and suggesting more advanced English lessons for viewers interested in deepening their language proficiency.

Takeaways

  • πŸ“ The lesson introduces 35 advanced English words to enhance vocabulary and impress conversation partners.
  • 🌟 The words are presented in alphabetical order to facilitate learning and memorization.
  • πŸ“š An accompanying PDF is available for download to aid in studying these advanced words.
  • πŸ… 'Abundant' implies a plentiful amount, often used to describe an oversupply of something like garden produce.
  • πŸ‘« 'Amicable' suggests a friendly relationship without conflict, commonly used in the context of a peaceful breakup or divorce.
  • πŸ•’ 'Ample' means more than enough, especially in regards to time or resources.
  • πŸ€” 'Anomaly' refers to something unexpected and unusual, like atypical weather conditions.
  • 😰 'Apprehensive' conveys a sense of nervousness or anxiety about a future event, such as an exam.
  • 🧐 'Astute' is used to describe someone who is very perceptive and makes accurate observations.
  • πŸŽ‰ 'Boisterous' typically describes a loud and energetic atmosphere, often associated with celebrations.
  • 🀝 'Concur' is a formal way to express agreement with someone's opinion or statement.

Q & A

  • What is the purpose of this lesson?

    -The purpose of this lesson is to teach 35 advanced English words that can enhance the vocabulary of both native speakers and English learners, making their conversations more impressive and their vocabulary more advanced.

  • How does the word 'abundant' relate to a garden?

    -The word 'abundant' is used to describe a situation where there is plenty or more than enough of something. In a garden, if there are a lot of tomatoes in one year, it can be said that there is an abundant amount of tomatoes.

  • What is an example of an 'amicable' situation?

    -An example of an amicable situation is when two people have an amicable divorce, meaning they agree in a friendly way to not be married anymore and remain friends without conflict.

  • When is the word 'ample' commonly used?

    -The word 'ample' is commonly used to refer to having more than enough of something, particularly time. For example, if you have more time than needed to finish a task, you might say you have ample time to complete it.

  • What does the term 'anomaly' refer to?

    -The term 'anomaly' refers to something that is unexpected, unusual, or surprising. For instance, a very cold day in July in a typically hot area would be considered an anomaly.

  • How can 'apprehensive' be used in a positive way?

    -Apprehensive can be used in a positive way to describe a feeling of nervousness mixed with excitement. For example, people might feel apprehensive about their wedding day, meaning they are nervous but also excited.

  • What does 'astute' mean when describing a person?

    -When describing a person, 'astute' means they are smart and perceptive. It can be used to compliment someone who makes very accurate observations or who has a very keen understanding of things.

  • In what context is 'boisterous' usually used?

    -The term 'boisterous' is typically used to describe someone or something loud and obnoxious. For example, children at a birthday party can be described as boisterous because they are loud and full of energy.

  • How is the word 'concur' typically used?

    -The word 'concur' is used in formal settings to express agreement with someone else's opinion or statement. For example, you could say, 'I concur with your opinion on the matter,' to show agreement.

  • What does 'contentious' mean, and in what context might it be used?

    -The word 'contentious' means likely to cause disagreement or argument. It is often used to describe topics, like politics, that frequently lead to debates and disagreements.

Outlines

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πŸ“š Advanced English Vocabulary Boost

This paragraph introduces a lesson aimed at enhancing English vocabulary with 35 advanced words. The instructor emphasizes the utility of these words for both native and non-native speakers, promising to elevate their conversations and make them sound more intelligent. Words like 'abundant,' 'amicable,' 'ample,' 'anomaly,' 'apprehensive,' 'astute,' 'boisterous,' and 'concur' are briefly explained with examples to illustrate their meanings and usage in everyday English.

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πŸ—£οΈ Mastering Advanced Conversational English

The second paragraph continues the vocabulary lesson with words that can enrich one's English speaking skills. It covers terms like 'contentious,' 'cumbersome,' 'detrimental,' 'discerning,' 'discreet,' 'eloquent,' 'exasperate,' and 'exemplary.' Each word is defined and contextualized to demonstrate its application in various scenarios, from describing personality traits to providing feedback on someone's work or behavior.

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😲 Expressing Surprise and Emotion in English

This paragraph delves into words that convey surprise and emotion, such as 'flabbergasted,' 'halfhazard,' 'hypothetical,' 'impeccable,' 'incessant,' and 'innate.' The explanations focus on the nuances of each term, showing how they can be used to express a range of reactions from shock to admiration, and from continuous actions to inherent qualities.

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πŸ€” Curiosity and Inquisitiveness in Language

The fourth paragraph discusses the theme of curiosity and inquisitiveness, introducing words like 'inquisitive,' 'lackadaisical,' 'lethargic,' 'meticulous,' and 'nonchalant.' The summary highlights how these terms can be used to describe different levels of interest, energy, and attentiveness, from the eagerness of a curious mind to the indifference of a nonchalant attitude.

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πŸ˜• Understanding Complex Situations and Traits

This paragraph explores words that describe complex situations and personal traits, including 'oblivious,' 'perplexing,' 'pragmatic,' 'precarious,' 'resilient,' 'spontaneous,' and 'uncanny.' The summary explains how these advanced terms can be applied to express confusion, practicality, instability, recovery, impulsiveness, and mysterious occurrences, enhancing the speaker's ability to articulate intricate concepts.

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Keywords

πŸ’‘abundant

Abundant means plentiful or more than enough. It is used in the script to describe a large quantity of something, such as having an abundant amount of tomatoes in a garden or sugar snap peas. The term is related to the video's theme of enriching English vocabulary with words that can express the quantity or quality of things in a more advanced way.

πŸ’‘amicable

Amicable refers to a friendly relationship without conflict, often used in the context of a peaceful separation or divorce. In the script, it is used to illustrate how advanced vocabulary can convey the nature of relationships or agreements in a sophisticated manner, such as describing an 'amicable divorce'.

πŸ’‘ample

Amplify means more than sufficient or enough. The script uses it to discuss the concept of having enough time to complete a task, emphasizing the word's utility in conversations about time management and sufficiency. It exemplifies the video's goal of teaching words that can enhance the expressiveness of one's speech.

πŸ’‘anomaly

An anomaly is something unexpected, unusual, and surprising. The script mentions it in the context of weather conditions that are out of the ordinary, like a cold day in July. This keyword is relevant to the video's theme by showing how to articulate exceptional or atypical situations with advanced vocabulary.

πŸ’‘apprehensive

Apprehensive describes a feeling of nervousness or anxiety about a future event. The script uses it to talk about feelings before an exam or a wedding day, where the word conveys a mix of nervousness and excitement. It demonstrates the video's aim to teach words that can precisely capture complex emotions.

πŸ’‘astute

Astute means being very smart and perceptive. The script uses this term to compliment someone's observation or to describe a person who is quick to understand and make accurate judgments. It ties into the video's message of enhancing one's ability to express intelligence and keen insight through language.

πŸ’‘boisterous

Boisterous is used to describe someone who is loud and energetic, often in a way that can be perceived as obnoxious. The script mentions children at a birthday party as an example of boisterous behavior, showing how this advanced word can add color to descriptions of personality and atmosphere.

πŸ’‘concur

To concur means to agree with someone or something. The script suggests using it in a formal context to express agreement with an opinion or statement. It exemplifies the video's focus on teaching formal and advanced vocabulary that can be used in various social and professional scenarios.

πŸ’‘contentious

Contentious describes something that is likely to cause argument and disagreement. The script uses it to talk about topics like politics and to describe people who tend to argue a lot, such as politicians. It illustrates the video's objective of equipping viewers with words to discuss controversial or divisive subjects.

πŸ’‘cumbersome

Cumbersome refers to something that is heavy, difficult to manage, and inconvenient to move. The script provides the example of a large musical instrument that barely fits into a car. This keyword is part of the video's theme of teaching words that can describe the practical challenges or difficulties one might encounter.

πŸ’‘detrimental

Detrimental means harmful or dangerous. The script uses it to talk about the negative effects of smoking cigarettes, emphasizing the word's use in describing things that have severe negative consequences. It aligns with the video's goal of teaching words that can express the severity of situations or actions.

Highlights

Introduction of 35 advanced English words to enhance vocabulary and impress conversation partners.

Explanation of 'abundant' to describe a plentiful amount, with examples from daily life.

Use of 'amicable' in situations of friendly separations, such as divorces.

'Ample' defined as more than enough, with time management as a common context.

Definition of 'anomaly' as something unexpected and unusual.

Clarification of 'apprehensive' to express nervousness or anxiety about future events.

Use of 'astute' to compliment someone's intelligence and perceptiveness.

'Boisterous' described for loud and energetic behavior, often associated with children.

Agreement connotation of 'concur' in formal contexts.

'Contentious' linked to arguments and disagreements, especially in politics.

Description of 'cumbersome' for heavy and inconvenient objects or tasks.

'Detrimental' used to denote something harmful or dangerous.

Appreciation of 'discerning' for good judgment, especially in art or valuable items.

'Discreet' actions are secretive and designed to avoid attention.

Eloquence in speech and writing as a mark of persuasive communication.

Exasperation as a strong feeling of annoyance or irritation.

Exemplary behavior as a model of good conduct or performance.

'Flabbergasted' to express extreme surprise or shock.

The informal and disorganized nature of 'haphazard' actions.

Hypothetical situations based on theory rather than actual events.

Perfection and flawlessness described by 'impeccable'.

Continuous and unending nature of 'incessant' events or behaviors.

Innate abilities as natural talents or skills one is born with.

Curiosity and eagerness to learn characterized by 'inquisitive'.

Lack of excitement and determination defined as 'lackadaisical'.

Sluggishness and slowness associated with the term 'lethargic'.

Precision and carefulness in actions described by 'meticulous'.

Calmness and unconcern depicted by 'nonchalant'.

Nostalgia as a longing for the past, exploited in media and entertainment.

Unawareness and lack of attention to surroundings termed 'oblivious'.

Confusion and difficulty in understanding captured by 'perplexing'.

Realism and reasonableness in approach and behavior called 'pragmatic'.

Unstable and risky situations described as 'precarious'.

Quick recovery and ability to bounce back defined by 'resilient'.

Spontaneity and impulsiveness in actions characterized by 'spontaneous'.

Mysterious and strange occurrences or predictions termed 'uncanny'.

Encouragement to continue studying advanced English words for better communication.

Transcripts

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I'll teach you 35 English words that are

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powerful enough to advance anyone's

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English speaking in today's lesson I'll

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teach you 35 Advanced words that can not

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only Advance a native speaker's English

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but if you're an English learner these

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words will be very impressive to your

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conversation partners because they are

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Advanced and they do upgrade the quality

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of your English vocabulary I like to use

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all of these words on a daily basis some

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of them I wish I could even use more

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because they are great words they're

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excellent vocabulary and they help you

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sound more intelligent and show off how

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smart you are in your daily English

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conversations let's get started with

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this lesson for today's vocabulary

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lesson there'll be 35 words in

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alphabetical order make sure to watch

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all the way to the end to really

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increase your Advanced vocabulary and to

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study more use the link down below to

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download a free pdf that accompanies

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this lesson a

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abundant

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abundant

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abundantly abundant means Plenty or more

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than enough often times when people have

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a garden if they have a lot of tomatoes

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one year they have an abundant amount of

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tomatoes or you can also say they have

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an abundance if you're using this as a

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noun this year I had an abundant amount

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of sugar snap peas and my family just

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love them

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amicable amicable it was amicable if you

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are amicable with someone it means you

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are friendly with them and there is no

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conflict a really common way we use this

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Advanced word is when two people break

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up or they get divorced from a marriage

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but they're still friends and they don't

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fight we say it was an amicable divorce

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that means they both agreed in a

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friendly way to not be married anymore

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if someone asks you if you're in a fight

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with someone and you're not in a fight

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with them you don't dislike them for any

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reason you can say that you are amicable

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with them

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Ample Ample so Ample Ample also means

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more than enough or plenty the most

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common way that we use this word ample

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is when we're talking about time if you

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have more time then you need to finish

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something you can say we have ample time

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to finish this this task or if someone

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does not get their work done and you're

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questioning whether or not they use

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their time to their advantage you can

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say you had ample time to finish this

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why is it not complete if you want to

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share something with someone because you

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have a lot of it you could say we have

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an ample amount of tomatoes from our

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garden would you like some this means we

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have more than enough

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anomaly anomaly it's a quite an anomaly

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when something is described as an

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anomaly it means it is completely

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unexpected unusual and surprising in

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July it is very hot where I live and it

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could be an anomaly if one day we get a

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very cold day or some places that do not

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get snow if they get snow one time of

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the year it's a complete anomaly it's

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just something very strange and

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unexpected

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apprehensive

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apprehensive and why are you so

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apprehensive if you are apprehensive

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about something it means you're very

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nervous and anxious about it often times

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if you have an upcoming exam you'll feel

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apprehensive about it you will be

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anticipating it you'll be very nervous

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you are

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apprehensive apprehensive can also be

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used in a positive way to mean you're

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nervous but you're also excited many

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people are apprehensive for their

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wedding day they're excited but they're

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also a bit nervous and they have a

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little bit of anxiety

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astute astute I'm very astute if you

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describe someone or something as very

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astute it means that it is very smart

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and perceptive a really common way that

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we use this Advanced word is when

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someone makes an observation and we

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think it is very very accurate and we

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are thinking they are very observant we

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can say it is an astute observation we

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can also complement a person by calling

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them very astute this means very smart

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and perceptive

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boisterous boisterous boisterous this is

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a very fun Advanced word to say it's

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very commonly used as well typically if

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we describe someone as boisterous we are

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saying they're pretty loud and

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obnoxious the word loud and boisterous

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usually goes together children are often

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very boisterous when they have a

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birthday party because there's cake and

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presents and balloons and it gives them

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a lot of energy and they become very

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loud some people have boisterous

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personalities and this can be somewhat

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of a positive thing but typically we use

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this Advan word in a negative way

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concur

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concur I concur

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if you concur with someone you agree

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with them to concur means to agree if

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you do not concur it means you disagree

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if you want to use this word it's

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typically used in a more formal sense

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you could say I concur with your opinion

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on the matter

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contentious contentious because they

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make things contentious if something or

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someone is contentious it is likely to

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cause argument and disagreement the

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topic of politics is almost always

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contentious and you can also describe

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people as contentious as well many

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people think that politicians especially

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in the United States are very

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contentious they tend to disagree and

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argue a lot if there is a debate and

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people are being very fierce in the

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debate they're arguing a lot you can say

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the debate was contentious is I really

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like this word and I recommend that you

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try to use it in your conversation

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cumbersome

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cumbersome yeah but that song was

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cumbersome if something is described as

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cumbersome it means it's heavy and

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difficult to manage when I was younger I

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used to be a nanny and I would pick up a

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boy from school and he had quite the

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cumbersome instrument he played the very

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large upstanding base and it barely fit

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into my car because it was so cumbersome

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so typically this word is used to

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describe something very large and sort

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of inconvenient to move around often

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times when you're moving you might have

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a box that's very large and cumbersome

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as well this word is definitely a bit

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more formal in advance than everyday

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English you'll often see this word in a

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book or in writing

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detrimental detrimental it is so

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detrimental to a child if something is

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described as detrimental it means it's

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harmful or dangerous and typically we

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use this word detrimental to describe

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something very extremely harmful or

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dangerous for instance smoking

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cigarettes is detrimental to your health

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it can have very very negative

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consequences

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Discerning Discerning you've got a

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Discerning Eye discerning means you have

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really good judgment for instance

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someone who studies a lot of art will

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have a Discerning Eye for good art or

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they will have a Discerning Eye for

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valuable art if someone has really good

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opinions really researched opinions on

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something you can say they have very

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Discerning opinions on the topic this is

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kind of a positive word it's definitely

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complimenting their judgment discreet

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discreet so discreet if you are doing

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something in a discreet way or you say

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that something is discreet it means it's

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doing it in a more secretive way to

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avoid attention if you're planning a

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surprise birthday party for someone you

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may want to be discreet when you're

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doing things for the planning like you w

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want to be very obvious about buying

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balloons you would want to do it in a

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discreet way maybe you hide them

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somewhere and in your house you might

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want to not show the cake that you

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bought you would want to be discreet

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eloquent eloquent I am not eloquent if

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you are eloquent it means you are very

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well spoken and very persuasive when you

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speak and when you write if you give a

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very eloquent speech the audience will

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clap very loudly at the end because it

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was such a great speech if you want to

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to give someone a compliment on their

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writing you can say you write so

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eloquently

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exasperate

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exasperate if you exasperate someone you

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annoy them greatly if you say that

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something is exasperating it means it's

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very irritating and annoying sometimes

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when children ask you a lot of questions

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consecutively they say what's this what

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do you use it for why do you have it

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where are we going what are we doing

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that can be a bit

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exasperating

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exemplary exemplary exemplary if

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something is exemplary it's serving as a

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good example often times when a child is

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behaving very well they're being quiet

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they're sitting at a dinner table eating

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their food very politely we can say that

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is exemplary behavior it just means it's

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so good that is example for other

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children

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flabbergasted flabbergast gasted I'm

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flabbergasted if someone is

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flabbergasted it means they are

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extremely surprised or shocked and this

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is a really fun English word to say it

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sounds made up but it really is a word

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in the dictionary flabbergasted I was

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absolutely

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flabbergasted the last time I went

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grocery shopping because my total price

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for all my groceries was so expensive so

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I was extremely shocked although it

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seems like everything is expensive today

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so maybe I wasn't as flabbergasted as I

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would have been few years ago halfhazard

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half Hazard this next English word I am

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sometimes guilty of saying incorrectly

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along with a lot of other native English

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speakers the word is halfhazard Le but

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some people think it's halfhazard Le and

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when I tell you the definition you'll

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understand why if something is done

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halfhazard it means it's done without

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planning or any order for instance

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instead of putting books back on a shelf

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in alphabetical order and nice and lined

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up if you just throw them on the Shelf

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in any order and maybe some of them are

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this way and some of them are this way

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we would describe that as doing a

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halfhazard job so it means it's lacking

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effort and you're not really being

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organized in the way that you do

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something often times when events are

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poorly planned we call it halfhazard

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planning

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hypothetical hypothetical hypothetically

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if something is hypothetical it's based

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on Theory or assumption but it's not

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based on what's actually happening a lot

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of times when people are trying to solve

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a problem or figure out the best way

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that they are going to do something they

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think of a lot of hypothetical

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situations this is the most common way

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that we use this word a hypothetical

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situation this means you're thinking

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about all the things that could happen

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but none of them have actually happened

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before someone might ask you what would

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you do if you won the lottery you might

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say well that's a very hypothetical

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situation because it's very unlikely to

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happen it definitely hasn't happened yet

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but I'll think about the situation as if

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it was just an idea

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impeccable impeccable impeccable if

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something is impeccable it is is perfect

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and without flaws you might know someone

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who is very clean very orderly and they

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like things to be very nice you might

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call their house impeccable if it is so

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clean organized and nice or if you have

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something very old but it doesn't have

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any flaws you can say it is in

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impeccable shape I've had these shoes

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for several years but they're still in

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impeccable shape that means there's no

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tears there's no dirt on them they just

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look

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perfect

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incessant

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incessant the incessant self-regard if

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something is incessant it means it's

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never stopping and it's very continuous

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for instance if you have had a lot of

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rain in the last few days you could say

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this rain is absolutely incessant it

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just does not stop it feels very

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continuous or if there is a noise that's

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very annoying and you keep hearing it

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you can say what is that incessant noise

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so typically we use this word to

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describe something that's negative that

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feels like it keeps continuing or keeps

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happening

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innate innate innate femininity if we

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say that something or someone has an

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innate ability it means they were born

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with it and it's very natural this is

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the most common way that we use the word

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innate for instance a

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Dave Gro Lady Gaga we would describe

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these musicians as having aate talent

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they're so talented that they just have

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to be born with the skills instead of

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working very hard at it so if you have

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an innate Talent it means you're just

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naturally good at it without even

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putting much effort into it

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inquisitive

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inquisitive if someone is described as

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being

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inquisitive it means they question

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question a lot of things they're very

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curious and eager to learn we often

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describe children as being very

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inquisitive sometimes when someone is

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being very curious and we're wondering

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why they're being so curious and we kind

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of see that as a negative thing we could

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say why are you being so inquisitive

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right now or so questioning lacad isical

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lacad isical lacad isical leadership

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once again if you describe someone as

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lacad IAL it means that they are lacking

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excitement and

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determination if someone has a lack

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adical attitude at work it means they

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are not very eager to get tasks done

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they're basically half working they're

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not doing a very good job so this is a

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very negative adjective to use about

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someone and it happens to be a very fun

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word to say even though I would say it's

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quite an advanced English word lacad

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lethargic lethargic if someone is

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lethargic they are sluggish or slow and

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they're very apathetic meaning they

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don't care much about what's going on

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this is another negative adjective

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you're basically calling someone kind of

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lazy when you're using this word or

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often times we use this word when

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someone is sick and they just don't have

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any energy to do anything for instance

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when it's very hot out sometimes when

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it's extremely hot it can make people

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feel lethargic like they can't really

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get up to do anything and they're moving

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very slowly if you go to the doctor's

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office they may ask you if you've been

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feeling lethargic if they are trying to

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diagnose your sickness and this would

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just mean you have low energy levels

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meticulous meticulous meticulous if

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someone is meticulous they are very

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careful and precise this is definitely a

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positive quality to have or if you do

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something meticulously it means you're

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doing it very carefully to try to avoid

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error some people when a problem arises

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they do very meticulous research to try

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to find the answer so instead of just

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asking their friend they'll actually go

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to the library they'll seek out expert

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opinions they'll go on Google and read

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every article on the subject they are

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very meticulous in their research if

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someone is doing something very

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carefully for instance someone is

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decorating a cake and they don't want to

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make any errors or have any part of the

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cake look sloppy they will do it

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meticulously

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nonchalant

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nonchalant and it's not nonchalant if

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someone is nonchalant they are very calm

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and

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unconcerned if you are having a

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nonchalant attitude it means you know

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you don't care much about what's going

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on you're just happy to be there it's

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not really a positive thing or a

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negative thing but sometimes if people

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think you're not being too formal enough

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or too

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energetic enough they will be like why

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are you so nonchalant right now or if

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they think you should be more concerned

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about something they maybe will say to

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you you shouldn't be so nonchalant about

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this you have a test on Friday you

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should be so nonchalant about studying

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you should get studying right now so

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they're telling you you need to care

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more and be more concerned

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nostalgic nostalgic here this make you

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all nostalgic if someone is nostalgic

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they are longing for the past this means

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they wish it was like old times a lot of

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movies and television shows are playing

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on people's Nostalgia this means

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people's longing for the past so for

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instance we would call a remake of an

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old movie for instance they remade The

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Little Mermaid even though was an older

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movie from when I was a kid they made it

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now so people like me who are nostalgic

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who like the old things in our past

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would like to see it and kids could see

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The Little Mermaid today as well

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oblivious oblivious oblivious if someone

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is oblivious they are unaware and not

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noticing there might be someone who is

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studying really hard they're really

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focused on their book or their work and

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there is just absolute chaos going on

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around them maybe there's even emergency

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they could be oblivious to that if

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they're very focused so in this case it

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wouldn't really be a negative way to

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describe someone because it's like

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they're so focused on one thing they are

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not caring or not noticing other things

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because they're oblivious now sometimes

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we use this as a negative adjective if

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someone just seems to not be observant

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and they don't notice problems they're

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not willing to help out cuz they just

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seem like they don't know what's going

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on you could say they look at absolutely

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oblivious over there

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perplexing

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perplexing very perplexing situation if

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something is perplexing it's confusing

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and very difficult to understand often

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times if you buy a piece of furniture

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online and it comes with a lot of

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different parts the directions might be

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a bit perplexing because it's hard to

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tell which size screw they're talking

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about which piece of wood they're

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talking about it can be quite perplexing

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to try to assemble a piece of furniture

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especially from places like Ikea so if

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you have a problem that's very confusing

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you can use this Advanced word

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perplexing to describe the situation

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pragmatic

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pragmatic prudent pragmatic if someone

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is pragmatic they are very realistic

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about a situation if you take a

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pragmatic way of solving a problem it

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means you try to do it the way that is

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better best recommended you don't try to

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do anything crazy if you describe a

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person as pragmatic it means they always

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do just a very reasonable thing they

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don't like to spend a lot of money on

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useless things or very fancy things

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they're just very reasonable it's a

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really good quality to be pragmatic

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precarious precarious but it is

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precarious if something is described as

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precarious it is unstable and risky so

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you will often hear this word in writing

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precarious if there is kind of a risky

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situation that we don't know how it's

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going to turn out maybe someone has been

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invited to two birthday parties that are

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at the same exact time it can be kind of

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a precarious situation because you won't

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want to offend one person by going to

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the other person's birthday party of

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course hopefully you can make both of

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their parties work but it can be kind of

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precarious if you can't go to the same

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one so it's kind of risky to figure out

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the situation if you were climbing a

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ladder and the ladder started to wobble

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you would be in a very precarious or

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risky and unstable

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situation

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resilient resilient very

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resilient if someone or something is

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resilient it is able to recover very

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quickly sometimes we describe people or

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businesses as financially resilient if

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they can have a difficult time

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maybe a big accident happens and they

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have to spend a lot of money or maybe a

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business um has to close for a bit but

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they can still survive financially we

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can say they are resilient because they

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are able to recover and do well despite

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the difficulty

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spontaneous

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spontaneous spontaneous spontaneous if

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you do something spontaneously it means

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it happens very quickly without planning

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it you can also use the word impulsive

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for this as well if you take a

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spontaneous trip to the beach it means

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you just wake up one day and maybe you

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ask your friend hey do you want to go to

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the beach with me and you guys just go

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you didn't plan it or think about it in

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advance a lot of people like to be

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spontaneously romantic so maybe they

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show up at home with flowers and they

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say these are for you my wife and your

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wife says you know what's the occasion

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is it my birthday or anniversary nope

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just spontaneous that means just for no

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reason impulsively you decided to be

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spontaneously romantic the last word is

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uncanny uncanny uncanny if something is

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uncanny it's strange and mysterious some

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people have an

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uncanny way to predict the future so

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that means they make predictions they

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say what they think is going to happen

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and it's very strange and mysterious

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because they are often times correct

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sometimes if two people people are

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thinking the same things without

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discussing it with one another and then

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they say it out loud and they happen to

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be thinking about the same thing it just

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seems strange and mysterious you could

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be like it is absolutely uncanny I want

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to take the time to congratulate you on

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finishing this English lesson and I want

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to make sure that you keep studying

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these Advanced words I've selected these

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words very carefully because I do think

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they can help any English Learner in any

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context just speak with more advanced

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vocab and understand more advanced words

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that are common in English as well so

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use the link below to download the PDF

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to continue studying and for more

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