Advanced Vocabulary in 60 Minutes (Precise words you need to know!)

Thanks Wes! 1. ubiquitous ~ existing or being everywhere 2. cumbersome ~ difficult or burdensome 3. facetious ~ not meant to be taken seriously 4. arduous ~ requires strenuous effort; difficult 5. presumptuous ~ showing lack of respect by doing something that you shouldn't 6. pensive ~ deep or serious thought 7. circuitous ~ not straight or direct (circuitous route, path) 8. conscientious ~ morally responsible for doing work carefully and treating others with respect 9. meticulous ~ showing great attention to detail 10. convoluted ~ difficult to follow; complex; twisted (convoluted sentence, argument, story) 11. germane ~ relevant; closely or significantly related 12. preposterous ~ contrary to reason; ridiculous; absurd 13. perfunctory ~ performed merely as a routine; habit; duty 14. truculent ~ fierce; cruel; aggressively hostile 15. austere ~ severe in manner; strict; without excess 16. capricious ~ subject to sudden or unpredictable change 17. defamatory ~ false or unjustified harm to someone’s reputation 18. esoteric ~ understood by a select few who have special knowledge 19. nascent ~ beginning to exist or develop 20. quintessential ~ representing the most perfect or typical example will continue watching the video later!

Remember, try not to use some of these words in casual conversation, or you may come off as a nerd, or purposely trying to sound smart. Use these in more formal discussions, or in essays were you need more specific vocabulary. This is coming from a native English speaker. (I’m not responding to any more replies)

4:55 facetious 6:40 presumptuous 12:15 convoluted 14:11 germane 15:18 perfunctory 16:02 truculent 17:14 austere 19:38 nascent 23:56 compel 25:49 extol 26:44 impugn 27:54 obfuscate 28:43 placate 29:28 repudiate 37:20 credence 38:38 sycophant 43:42 unabashedly 46:32 vicariously

I had difficulty learning and remembering all of these words. However I didn’t give up. I kept watching and listening to this video over and over again. I used these words in my day to day. I have now learned and remembered all of these words. Don’t give up!

As French students we spend years learning English just to realize advanced English is actually French 😅 (facetious -> facétieux, arduous -> ardu, presumptuous -> présomptueux, austere -> austère, capricious -> capricieux....)

1. Ubiquitous 2. Cumbersome 3. Facetious 4. Ardous 5. Presumptuous 6. Pensive 7. Circuitous 8. Conscientious 9. Meticulous 10. Convoluted 11. Germane 12. Preposterous 13. Perfunctory 14. Truculent 15. Austere 16. Capricious 17. Defamatory 17. Esoteric 18. Nascent 19. Quintessential 20. Admonish 21. Advocate 22. Bemoan 23. Compel 24. Embezzle 25. Extolled 26. Impugn 27. Obfuscate 28. Placate 29. Repudiate 30. quid pro quo 31. catch-22 (J. Heller) 32. Epitome 33. Dichotomy 34. Myriad 35. Credence 36. Malaise 37. Sycophant 38. Dilettante 39. Zenith 40. Annually 41. Reluctantly 42. Unabashedly 43. Vaguely 44. Fervently 45. Diligently 46. Vicariously 47. Hastily 48. Utterly 49. Intently 50. arise arose arisen 51. bear bore born(e) 52. behold beheld beheld 53. creep crept crept 54. deal dealt dealt 55. forsake forsook forsaken 56. lie lay lain 57. mean meant meant 58. overtake overtook overtaken 59. rise rose risen 60. swear sworn sworn 61. shake shook shaken 62. withdraw withdrew withdrawn

I am Deaf by birth, doctors assumed I be unable to learn, so I didn’t learn proper English, I love creativity and the way you teach is amazing, it help me get a better understanding on word usage ❤

even as a university educated native speaker actually having words explained like this is pretty useful

As a native english speaker, the overwhelming majority of these words aren't used on a day to day basis. Great list all the same.

English is my second language. For a romance-derived language speaker, e.g., Spanish, these words are rather easy because they come from Latin, and already exist and are used in Spanish, Portuguese, etc. For example, meticulous is meticuloso, arduous is arduo, pensive comes from pensante or pensador, austere is austero, capricious is caprichoso, defamatory is defamador, nascent comes from nacer (to be born), etc. The challenge however, is to pronounce them correctly in English, especially for a foreigner,

Thanks Mr. Wes .Extremely good. I loved this video. And it just struck to my mind that all these years I had myself got stuck with the basics of English language when I should be learning this instead. Thanks a ton Sir. I really appreciate the effort you put on to create this video so that people like us could access it at our fingertips especially girls like me. Gr8 job. God bless you.

Native English speaker here. Learners, be advised that some these words are above the vocabulary level of many Americans. Know your audience, and don't be afraid to rely on simpler words. You will never offend an American by speaking plainly

I really like your teaching style. I find it very easy to absorb and to follow along with. Usually I accidentally zone out and miss most of what people are saying, but this was perfect.

Great list! I’m a native English speaker, but since I teach beginning English to non native speakers….my speaking skills are declining! Most of my daily conversation with students is a simplified English. I really need this. Thank you!

Yes yes yes yes yes … thank you so much.. these is the type of content I’ve been looking for for years…. I’ve been on an English levels plateau for many years… just difficult to go to the next level after being able to communicate with the basics and getting into that routine ….

As a non-native Ph.D. student, I found your lesson very useful. I've heard those words so many times. I give you a follow! Thanks so much for your incredible choices of words!

Thank you for putting together several highly useful vocabulary lessons in one single video! This is very practical, especially because the explanation and the examples are both clear and concise at the same time! Just great! Many thanks for your effort! Best wishes, Anna

I am from Italy and it is amazing how the more English goes formal the more it sounds like Latin languages. For a native of Italian like me it is much easier to remember this kind of words!

As a migrant, I am absolutely astonish with how extensive the English vocabulary. Thank you so much for all you give me! I am most appreciative. Roberto

Absolutely amazing. Loved it. I learned many new words. Will rerun the video. What is great about your way of teaching is that you dont just give words on a list, but you define them AND give examples in context. It is just great. I wish you would do more C2 lessons.