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Hello everyone and welcome back to English with lucy
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I got a nice relaxing video for you today
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I'm going to talk about ten words in English language
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that I find exceptionally beautiful
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Let's get started
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The first word is " Demure " (x2)
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And it means : shy or reserved
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She gave him a demure smile
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The next word is "elision" (x2)
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Elision is the omission of a sound or syllable
If you want to speak fluently,
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it's important to learn to use elision
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Number three is "effervescent" (x2)
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And "effervescent" means bubbly or fizzy
This wine is effervescent
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Word number 4 It isn't commonly used nowadays but I really love this one
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It's " Inglenook" (x2)
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It's a partly closed space located near a fire
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So you can sit near the opened fire and receive the warmth
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My dream is to have a house with an inglenook
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Word number five is "lagoon" (x2)
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A lagoon is an area of sea, separated from the rest of the water by sand and rocks
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Many fish live in this lagoon
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Word number six is "lithe''
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Lithe means young, healthy, attractive, and able to move and bend smoothly
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Ballet dancers have lithe bodies
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Word number seven is " mellifluous " (x2)
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And this is an adjective meaning having a pleasant and flowing sound
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He had a deep mellifluous voice
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Word number eight is "opulent" (x2)
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And this is an adjective meaning expensive and luxurious
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She lives an opulent lifestyle
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Word number nine is ''quintessential'' (x2)
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This is an adjective meaning being the most typical or important part of something
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Watermelon is the quintessential fruit on a hot summer's day
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And a final word is ''serendipity'' (x2)
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And this is the act of finding interesting or valuable things by chance
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We stumbled into it through serendipity
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All right guys, those were your ten beautiful English words.
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I would love to hear the word that you find beautiful
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So please put them in the comments below
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