Top 10 Most Common C1 Adjectives in the English Language! (with QUIZ)

Welcome back to JForrest English.

I'm Jennifer, and today you're going to  learn the 10 most common C1 adjectives  

to help you express your ideas  fluently and professionally.

And at the end, I'm going to quiz you to  make sure you really know these adjectives.

Let's get started.

The vocabulary you're going to learn  in this video is at the C1 level.

This C1 level is an advanced  level of English proficiency.

Students at this level are expected to have a wide  

range of vocabulary and use  complex language structures.

And remember, this video is focused on adjectives.

An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun.

It provides additional information  about the noun or the pronoun,  

such as the size, color,  shape, quantity, or quality.

Ultimately, adjectives help make this  sentence more descriptive and interesting,  

and they'll help you sound very  fluent and advanced in English.

So let's get started with the  10 most common C1 adjectives.

Ubiquitous, ubiquitous.

This means present, found,  or appearing everywhere.

For example, smartphones are ubiquitous devices.

They're found everywhere.

They're found in every home, every office.

So we can say smartphones are ubiquitous, devices  in every home and office, paramount, paramount.

When something is paramount, it means  it's more important than anything else.

In emergency situations, the safety of the  passengers is paramount to the airline crew.

So you know, the safety of the passengers  is important to the airline crew,  

but by including the adjective paramount, you  know, it's more important than anything else.

So the safety of the passengers is more  important than protecting the actual airplane.

The safety of the passengers is paramount.

Vast, vast, This means a very  great extent or quantity.

So when I hear vast, I know  that the extent is very great.

For example, the Sahara desert  is a vast expanse of sand dunes.

So of course I know there  are sand dunes in the desert.

I know there are many sand dunes.

But when I hear vast, the image I have  in my mind all of a sudden changes.

And I see sand dune after sand dune after sand  dune because it's vast, profound, profound.

This means having deep insight or understanding.

For example, the professor's lecture on quantum  mechanics was profound by using this adjective.

I understand that the person saying this  learned a lot of very deep insights or  

now has a very deep understanding of the topic  because it was profound, pervasive, pervasive.

This means spreading widely  throughout a group or an area.

Remember we talked about how  smartphones are ubiquitous?

They appear everywhere.

Well, as a result, we can say that social  media is a pervasive part of modern society  

because smartphones are ubiquitous and social  media like the J Force English YouTube channel  

is now everywhere as well.

So it's pervasive.

It is spread widely and  spread quickly within society.

Inherent.

Inherent.

This means existing in something as a  permanent or inseparable quality or element.

For example, cats have an inherent ability  to land on their feet when they fall.

Have you heard that before that when a  cat falls, it always lands on its feet?

Well, this is an inherent quality.

It's permanent within the cat.

It's not separable from the cat.

The cat didn't learn how to do this.

It's just an inherent quality,  inquisitive, inquisitive.

This means showing a strong  curiosity or willingness to learn.

For example, my daughter was very  inquisitive when we were at the museum.

Generally, someone displays being  inquisitive by asking a lot of questions.

So if you're at the museum with a young child or  even an adult, and they ask a lot of questions  

about what they're seeing, they could also be  inquisitive by wanting to read all of the signs  

and the posters and the information about the  objects that they're looking at at the museum.

In my opinion, being inquisitive is a very  beneficial quality when you're learning,  

especially when you're learning a language.

I love when my students ask  questions when they're inquisitive,  

because it shows they're  really trying to understand.

And when you ask questions  and you get those answers,  

you're able to form those connections  in your brain and learn faster as well.

So hopefully you are inquisitive when  it comes to the English language.

Fickle.

Fickle.

That's fun to say.

Fickle.

This means changing frequently, especially  in one's loyalties, interests, or affections.

For example, the fashion industry  is known for its fickle trends.

Trends in the fashion industry  change very quickly, very frequently.

One day it could be very fashionable  to wear a sweater like this, and then  

next week they say that is the ugliest  sweater ever and you shouldn't wear it.

So they're very fickle about what's  trendy and what's not trendy.

The fashion industry could also be fickle  about which designers they promote and support.

Maybe one day this person is the  designer that everyone's talking about,  

but then next week nobody's talking about that  person, and there's a totally new designer.

So the fashion industry and many other  industries is very fickle, intrinsic, intrinsic.

This means belonging naturally and  therefore it's an essential part.

For example, an intrinsic motivation to succeed  drives some athletes to push their limits.

So they're not motivated by winning a trophy  because that's an external motivation.

The trophy is outside of them.

They're motivated by something  within an intrinsic motivation.

And just like I said that, being inquisitive  is important when you're learning a language.

So is having an intrinsic motivation if you're  only motivated to study to pass the IELTS?

Well, that's an external motivation.

And although it's great to have that  motivation generally, it's not enough.

Generally, we also need an intrinsic motivation  

to really push ourselves and  succeed our full potential.

Eminent.

Eminent.

This means famous and respected  within a specific profession or field.

For example, she was awarded a prize for  her eminent contributions to the field,  

the field being the area of her profession.

So if she is a quantum mechanic,  then that is her field.

Quantum mechanics is her field.

If she is a physicist, then that is her field,  her area of study, interest or profession.

And here is that her eminent contributions.

So it's implying that her contributions are famous  

or respected within that particular field,  whether it be quantum mechanics or physics.

Now you have the top 10 adjectives  added to your vocabulary.

But how well do you really know these adjectives?

Let's find out with a quiz.

Here are the questions.

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Take as much time as you need,  and when you're ready, hit play.

So how'd you do with that quiz?

Well, let's find out.

Here are the answers.

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Review them.

Take as much time as you need.

And when you're ready to continue, hit play.

So how do you do with that quiz?

Make sure you share your score in the comments and  also share your favorite adjective from the list.

It's hard to choose, but I would probably say for  me it's fickle because that is really fun to say.

Fickle.

Fickle.

I like that one.

What about you?

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