hi everyone today I have something a
little different for you I've put
together a little quiz so you can test
your vocabulary and have a bit of fun at
the same time if you know all or most of
these words then you probably have a
very good English vocabulary if you're
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get to today's quiz I'm going to show
you several sentences each one has a
word missing and from two options you
need to choose which word fits best I
should also say that although this is
advanced vocabulary
these aren't obscure words obscure words
are words that not many people know the
words in this quiz are words that native
speakers use when they speak an
eight-year-old might not know them but
adults commonly use these words are you
ready number one it was to see a police
car outside the neighbour's house this
morning what fits best disconcerting or
discerning the answer is disconcerting
if something is disconcerting it means
that it makes you feel a little worried
confused or uncertain discerning is an
adjective that describes a person a
person who is discerning is someone who
shows that they are able to make good
judgments particularly about style or
quality
it's often used in marketing for example
our products are designed for discerning
customers number two my mentor gave me
some advice is it inevitable or
invaluable
the answer is invaluable my mentor gave
me some invaluable advice invaluable
means extremely useful or helpful
inevitable means certain to happen it's
used to describe something that can't be
avoided or prevented for example if you
don't brush your teeth
losing friends is inevitable number
three his remarks made it clear that he
wasn't taking the situation seriously is
it flickering or flippant
the answer is flippant his flippant
remarks made it clear that he wasn't
taking the situation seriously flippant
means not being serious about something
that other people think you should be
serious about we often use it in front
of words like remark attitude answer or
tone from her flippant tone I could tell
she didn't care if you're a French
speaker be careful because this is a
false friend flippant does not mean flip
on flickering comes from the verb
flicker and it's used to talk about
something that emits light like a lamp
or a flame to flicker means to go on and
off very quickly so if a light is
flickering it means it's doing something
like that number four
Ethel memorize the speech should it be
verbatim or virtually
the answer is verbatim Ethel memorized
the speech verbatim verbatim is an
adverb and it means using the exact
words that were originally used and in
the right order it's similar to
word-for-word
another example he remembered the
conversation verbatim virtually means
almost for example they made big
promises but virtually nothing has
changed that means almost nothing has
changed
it also means by computer rather than in
person or in the real world I'm now able
to teach students virtually thanks to
the internet number five the views from
the hotel window where absolutely is it
breathless or breathtaking the answer is
breathtaking the views from the hotel
window were absolutely breathtaking
breathtaking means very beautiful
impressive or surprising you might know
the expression to take somebody's breath
away
the views took my breath away that means
the same thing
breathless on the other hand means not
being able to breathe easily especially
because you're tired excited or scared
for example I was breathless after
walking up those stairs number six I
would avoid the boss today if I were you
because he's being very is it irritable
or irrational
the answer is irritable I would avoid
the boss today if I were you because
he's being very irritable you could
maybe use irrational here but irritable
makes more sense irritable means
becoming annoyed easily or quickly
irrational means not using or not based
on clear thinking or reason it's the
opposite of rational for example Frank's
arguments are often quite irrational
number 7 the new leader was elected by a
vote is it unanimous
or uniform the answer is unanimous
the new leader was elected by a
unanimous vote if something is unanimous
it means that everybody agrees for
example if you say the decision was
unanimous it means that everybody who
was involved in making that decision was
in agreement you probably know the word
uniform as a noun for example school
uniform police uniform etc but did you
know that it was also an adjective as an
adjective it basically means the same or
not burying the furniture in the dining
hall was a uniform green that means that
all the furniture was the same shade of
green the treatment of staff in that
company wasn't uniform that means that
people were treated differently number 8
you're trying to look I wouldn't wear
that yellow hat is it inconspicuous or
indifferent
the answer is inconspicuous if you're
trying to look inconspicuous I wouldn't
wear that yellow hat this means not
easily or quickly seen or noticed the
opposite is conspicuous often we put the
verb look in front of conspicuous or
inconspicuous but you don't have to
they're also not just used for people
for example you could say the office is
located in an inconspicuous brown
building indifferent is not the opposite
of different it actually means not
interested at all in something or
someone
for example teaching a class of
indifferent teenagers can be challenging
number 9 Jorge is quite shy so Ethel had
to him inter coming to the party is it
coach or coax the answer is coax Jorge
is quite shy so Ethel had to coax him
into coming to the party to coax means
to persuade someone to do something they
don't want to do in a gentle way it's
often used with in two plus the ing form
Ethel had to coax him into coming to the
party or I
her into inviting me to coach is similar
to teach but we normally use it for
sport or for private teaching such as
tutoring for example John coaches a
basketball team on the weekend
George coaches Frank in maths number 10
they tried to the witness into lying in
court is it collapse or coerce the
answer is coerce they tried to coerce
the witness into lying in court coerce
is similar to coax but we use them in
very different contexts to coerce means
to force somebody to do something they
don't want to do by using threats we
also often use in to plus the ing form
after it they tried to coerce the
witness into lying in court
another example he was coerced into
stealing for them he was coerced into
stealing for them you probably know what
collapse means it can mean to fall down
due to sickness or tiredness it can mean
to fold something into a smaller shape
such as furniture or it can be used for
businesses or systems when they fail
for example the share market collapsed
during the economic crisis so how did
you go if you got them all right you
probably have a very good English
vocabulary if you didn't don't worry I
hope
that you at least learned something new
today if you would like to practice
using some of these words write a couple
of sentences in the comment section and
I'll try to correct them for you thanks
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opposite the opposite obvious Frank's
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