26 DIFFICULT Words in English | Advanced Vocabulary

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.  

But sometimes maybe you learned a word and you  don't have a speaking opportunity for a while.  

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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.