If you know these words, your English is excellent!

[@AccurateEnglish]

Get "The 400 Advanced Words You Must Know for Fluent English" course: www.accurateenglish.com/courses/400-advanced-english-words-you-must-know/

[@m.rizadjoeli357]

I can pronounce those words well but have never heard them or know their meaning.. Thank's teacher

[@Islamic.relics]

In the bleak and daunting landscape of conflict, the children of Palestine face challenges that would leave many distraught. Yet, their spirits remain undaunted, as they navigate an existence where the ubiquitous sounds of strife have become a trite backdrop to their daily lives. Amidst the rubble, their hapless laughter is a poignant reminder of innocence caught in the crossfire. The callous disregard for their plight by the cruel world seems egregious, yet they remain adamant in their hope for peace. The sanctimonious proclamations of distant observers fail to capture the unwitting resilience these young souls embody, as they dream of a future where they can thrive, not just survive.

[@Frank.Sport1]

​@@Islamic.relicsYou know how to use ChatGpt. Wow!

[@Frank.Sport1]

​@@Islamic.relics Israel is taking care of you so you can't hurt anyone anymore fanatics.

[@Frank.Sport1]

​@@Islamic.relics80% of Palestinians support Hamas so they get what they deserve because they hate more Jews than love their children.

[@redpillbulgaria-v2.063]

1. Bleak 2. Daunting 3. Undaunted 4. Unwitting 5. Egregious 6. Sanctimonious 7. Hapless 8. Trite 9. Ubiquitous 10. Adamant 11. Callous 12. Distraught

[@lavjadhav1955]

It convincing

[@veebee3837]

I got 9 out of 12.

[@kyawzayarwin8027]

Same I got 9 right. Sanctimonious, trite, and hapless are the 3 words I didn’t know

[@veebee3837]

@@kyawzayarwin8027 woah, those are the exact same words I didn't know too!

[@donthuis]

@@veebee3837 Same here, although on one of the 3 missed ones I could think of a situation in my mother language Dutch that fitted: so 9,5? Never in my lifetime did I read or hear the word Egregious, so I wonder what is its origin as far as professions and working environments go. All the others I did recognise, but had some delay in putting them in English sentences. Well having reached 80 this year keeping my grey cells active comes prime

[@sanobermalhotra6307]

I am Indian. Seventy two years old. I scored 12 out of 12. We had excellent teachers for whom teaching was not just a job. It was a vocation.

[@Dragonblaster1]

I'm English. Same here. I regard these as everyday words.

[@SargonofQueens]

Too bad your accent made it very difficult to understand.

[@Dragonblaster1]

@@SargonofQueens I spent a week carrying out audits in India. I had no difficulty whatsoever understanding their English speech.

[@SargonofQueens]

@@Dragonblaster1 Good for you. You are used to it.

[@binaldoshi495]

Indian too, but 36 years old. I am still proud of the fact that I was taught Wren & Martin grammar and have read over 500 novels till date (started from age 10). I love to travel abroad and am always assumed to be an NRI based on how and what I say in English. Read people and watch American sitcoms/movies. The improvement in vocabulary will be crazy at whatever age you are.

[@evaleyst]

I am not a native English speaker, so I learnt a lot: 6 words I heard before but was not familiar with. But even at 75 of age, I'm adamant about improving my English.

[@salamanca1954]

Instant respect, my friend.

[@luannlouch9524]

Learned

[@OKBoomer2k]

I'm proud of each and every one of you!

[@thegreatselkie6009]

Good for you! I wish more native speakers were as willing to learn!

[@DexterHaven]

And I thought you were being sanctimonious... ;)

[@defunkeoladimeji397]

I'm a 60-year old Nigerian and scored 12/12. We were taught properly

[@temi4116]

Way to be defunk.

[@SilvaRocha-v3n]

nigerian brother, you hit the mark because English is your native language, if not native it is a language officially spoken in Nigeria

[@Ivan-mw1dd]

But when you talk I don't understand a word you say

[@Ice.muffin]

​@@Ivan-mw1ddWell pointed out haha

[@Kathe255]

60 year old American here, I have read since I was 3 years old. I found these to be super easy!

[@sharonbowers9929]

I love this woman. She is genuine. She really wants to advance people. She’s encouraging and not condescending. Thank you, madame.

[@chestermarcol3831]

NIce rack too. Her bosom is voluminous. Root word volume. An adjective that means plentiful, abundant, ample etc.

[@joline2730]

Sharon: Genuine??? You've got to be kidding ‼️ You do NOT learn English from an AMERICAN ‼️😠😠😠

[@marlisguess9891]

I was just thinking she’s a really good teacher. 👍

[@1gerard47]

Is it not madam?

[@1gerard47]

You are trying to teach non proper English speakers, just like U.

[@merlecharge6813]

I am 84 our teachers were nuns and they were strict In spelling and pronunciation And I am grateful to them…my score full 12 out of 12

[@seeharvester]

If you made a mistake in class did they smack you on the back of your hand with a ruler?

[@merlecharge6813]

@@seeharvester the corner end of the ruler I managed to escape that Few of my friends didn’t….they were “spiteful” nuns

[@islandboy7432]

Same for me ....catholic school

[@WendyHannan-pt7ez]

@@merlecharge6813 My mother was catholic schooled, she said that some nuns were rather cruel, and would use the side of the ruler to smack their hands. 🙌

[@m.w.s.4145]

I'm a 70 years old afghan with English being my 3rd language, scored 11/12, not bad!

[@fionaryder632]

Krass

[@ASMandya]

Honestly this is just a test of vocabulary than command over English. How often do people use egregious, sanctimonious, etc? So even if one got 7 correct, he or she should be fine. Listen to learn how to use a word in a sentence.

[@FemiNelson-sb1em]

Reading ALOT is very helpful. Of course, subject matter makes a difference. Peace be with us all 🙏. "Isa"

[@barbarabagatin8962]

​@@fionaryder632 what?!

[@SittipiyannangPakam]

Congrats

[@Melbnolan]

At 66 I got them all, but I went to grammar school when they taught vocabulary, grammar and proper usage.

[@KnockOut242]

We desperately need it back

[@corettejones]

Me too!!! Also, Handwriting, Phonics, Civics, Social Etiquette, Daily Class Spelling Bee. -66yr BW raised in Washington DC Public Schools 1964-1977 College Graduate

[@timeandplace4114]

I am 79. I got them all correctly in meaning on pronunciation and meaning. I was read to nightly as a child and attended Catholic school when the classes were taught by nuns only; no lay teachers.

[@see-rious-ley]

👍👍👍

[@m.w.wilson234]

Yes, of course. 12 for 12, 71 years old. Back when I was in school we had mostly women teachers and there was no government program which would further women into high paying jobs in many occupations, so we had a lot of very smart women teaching us because teaching was open upwards (school principals, higher education and then perhaps teach at a college and land a professor's chair); which means that a lot of those smart women today are doctors, lawyers, engineers and such, but not as many of the smart ones choose teaching as their occupation anymore. Perhaps this is a reason (one of many) why the younger generation has a deficit in English; what do you think?

[@silvanatorbes3661]

I never paid a penny to learn English and I learned this here on KZbin by watching videos of people here teaching English, today I speak, write and read in English.

[@Bella-gj6wc]

Good for you! The English language (in my opinion), is very difficult because so many words sound the same like were & we’re, yet have entirely different meanings. Same with they’re, their, & there. Or loose, and lose. So, in particular it’s the writing that would be hard, to do well. My mum was Dutch, and she used many words that were colloquial to Dutch culture, that if I used in the USA, people would give me a “deer in the headlight look” lol. Carry on, and good luck!! God Bless.

[@monicamailman3796]

Just as neatly as that. Learned these words from listening to my parents and families.

[@malcolmlane-ley2044]

Well done. Sadly many people in the UK with English as their first language fall short these days and don't even know the difference between saying 'we were' and 'we was', it's a shame they don't have your determination to do a job properly.

[@allysonstuhlmiller6295]

That is wonderful!

[@susanpage8315]

@@malcolmlane-ley2044It’s the same in the US. Ignorance is celebrated.

[@jacquesdurand6769]

French immigrant of 30 years in US here. I knew all these words and their general meanings but for half of them my definitions were rather sketchy, imprecise. And so was my pronouncing. Thank you.

[@Z8Q8]

Long ago i found the FR language hard to learn and gave up. All i remember is: Bonjour, Como talley Vou, Soupe du Jour, Oefnen la Fenetre and Fairmai la Bouche, ha-ha!! [Later on i learned German & Spanish instead. German is ez if you're a Native Eng. spkr. bc they're related.] !Adios!

[@946towguy2]

Some of the words, through inaccurate or ironic usage over time have evolved different accepted definitions in modern use. Egregious literally meant 'Standing out from the flock' and synonymous with 'outstanding' before the time of Shakespeare. Some of the definitions given in the video miss the nuances of the words, especially the context inn which they are used. Hapless really means 'without luck', like a feather in the winds of the fates rather than 'unlucky' or 'unhappy'.

[@johnr.6029]

pronunciation

[@Electrohawk_CopperCompass]

That because you wild an crazy guy.

[@redblack8414]

@@Electrohawk_CopperCompass You can't even write a seven word sentence correctly. Keep your thoughts for yourself poor ignorant.

[@eileenbarnes8596]

73 year old Australian, 12 from 12. Left school after Primary! Never went to High school. Had great teachers that encouraged reading and learning.

[@derekwood91]

77 year-old Englishman here. I never went on to higher education, but nevertheless got 100%. Largely because I have always been a voracious reader.

[@divaden47]

Me too, I'm English and I find the difference in vowel sounds really interesting.

[@derekwood91]

@@divaden47 I have a personal theory that the American accent owes a great deal to the huge numbers of Irish people who sailed there during the years of of the potato famine, and the accompanying depression in that country. "Thousands are sailing".

[@QuantumMechanic_88]

I'm a vociferous reader . I talk to myself while reading.

[@melodytenisch6232]

Well done! Reading opens up whole new worlds of knowledge and expression. You don't need a higher education for that. Good on you! Old Yank here, greetings from across the pond. 👵😊🐠 @divaden47

[@melodytenisch6232]

​@@QuantumMechanic_88Talking to oneself is a sign of high intelligence. I read out loud frequently which is different, but talk to myself when I do chores, lol. 😁

[@Skedawg88]

I have an undergrad degree in English Literature so I should know these words well. I do. However, I am a life long reader and that helps one's understanding of one's language more than anything.

[@rubenharo250]

Totally! The best way.

[@pathopewell1814]

I have a Masters degree in English literature. I would have learned all these words in school from the age of ten!

[@solangelauthier2381]

Totally agree READING is essential

[@larry-kp9sp]

I received an excellent public education. I Graduated high school in 1970 and junior college in 1972. I aced this test.

[@jeandixon586]

Life-long here needs a hyphen, though.

[@glennduncan5330]

I am 74 and all of these words and meanings evidently our English teachers were better than teachers now.

[@AccurateEnglish]

These words are intended for non-native speakers.

[@ganymeade5151]

I learned some of these words in college and know all of them.

[@argent2020]

I was born in Argentina and when I came to the US at the age of 15 I couldn't speak much, in fact I felt bad most of the time.... not for long though. In one year I was doing just fine but even at 57 everyday I learn something new, like this word: "Unitedstaten".

[@debbrown4731]

Too busy teaching sex.

[@TrudiAdams-Wiggan]

Most of your teachers’ jobs did not depend on how many of their students from all sorts of backgrounds and readiness levels passed a state test at the end of the year. I taught pre and during state testing, and believe me, it took much of the joy and adventure out of teaching and learning. It also required teachers to stress what was tested over everything else. As years passed, enthusiasm for learning among too many underprepared students devolved into socializing with peers instead of attending to instruction and accurately completing lessons; constant texting in class; sleeping in class; refusing to relinquish a book bag which was later found to contain a gun; using digital watches to cheat; arguing with the teacher over their phones; having to grasp how to use a computer while learning how to research, document, write, and present a term paper; and being called out of eleventh and twelfth grade classes to retake and try to pass tests required for graduation that they had failed multiple times already. We do/did the best we can/could under the circumstances.

[@lisarobb3064]

57 years old Caucasian female. Also scored 12/12. My Mom taught me to read and write before school at age 4. I feel like I owe my vocabulary to my Mom, as she always encouraged my love of reading.

[@marciamellow1211]

Same here..thanks mom❤

[@FairnessFobe]

Yes. We all. Back then. had parents who took interest in our literacy, it was dad who I remember helping me, at age 4, master the written work in a storybook. It's very important to introduce children to books when they are little, eg from age 1.

[@cy4330]

As a Caucasian female aren't you supposed to know all these words?

[@lisarobb3064]

@@cy4330 I did know all of these words! Thanks to my Mom. ❤️🇨🇦

[@SusanaXpeace2u]

​@@cy4330 well I was wondering if she meant to say Caucasian. How does being Caucasian help. 😅

[@missjoshemmett]

I'm born and raised in the USA and am 78 yo. I knew every word and the correct pronunciation, however I don't use them. The majority of average Americans don't speak this way. If I used them people either wouldn't know what I meant or they would think I was showing off or stuck up. I do run across these words when I am reading and I started reading at 3. It just makes my vocabulary larger. But people don't need to use these words to speak proper American English in the USA. Also, two Ts do not mean to drop them. This is a new thing that has proliferated in the USA since this century. It often annoys me. I would never say, " Cute Ki'ens or Here ki'y, ki'y, ki'y." I would say kittens and kitty. So, I see I will have to get over it and stop leTTing it bother me, but I will continue to use the TTs anyway.

[@elenaus8463]

Thank you!

[@jehovah1ize]

I agree 👍

[@laurenskinner9506]

Still need to learn to process communication as it’s spoken or written.

[@polisof5297]

Thank you. Bloggers are liers

[@FengmaoChang]

I was born and raised … interesting you said I’m born.

[@katelawrence7445]

I'm Australian and am currently in Bali. Today I was approached by two school girls( part of a group out with their teacher) who were practising their English with the tourists. It was nice to talk to them and the teacher is doing a great job!

[@CanMoose]

Yes, that's the way it should be....

[@imhere8380]

doing, not going

[@KDFantastic]

English is my second language, and I got 12 out of 12. My English teacher in my native country gifted me an English dictionary and encouraged me to learn 5 words per day, memorize them, and try to use them in sentences. You sure remind me of her. Thank you.

[@barbarabagatin8962]

True: that's the best way to learn a Languages. Great teacher yours.

[@gail9299]

Impressive!!

[@lechatbotte.]

As an old boomer we were taught linguistic skills. Grammar, spelling pronunciation. We were taught phonetically. I got 12 out of 12 because I had wonderful teachers and lots of life experience in my field of endeavor.

[@CanMoose]

Yes, old boomer here as well..got them all. Remember the days when cursive writing was also part of the curriculum. English was taught properly back then..and phonetics was ( and still is in my opinion) the best way to go.

[@ganymeade5151]

Absolutely. Leftist programs have reduced curriculum requirements in some schools, so these days many people have poor grammar. However, to get a job writing and editing business documents, you must use correct grammar, and have an advanced vocabulary. You must also be able to express yourself well when speaking. Communicating well is very important for success in the workplace.

[@CanMoose]

@@ganymeade5151 it used to be common place ( communicating), but cell phones ended that.

[@kayalcorn9569]

This class is for English as a Second Language learners.

[@acommentator4452]

and maybe because English is your first language . . . ???

[@nsadhaben9829]

You are born a teacher. I'm from a background where English teachers are quite unsure of what they teach. Your illustrations and examples are appealing . It is a plus that you know what you are doing.

[@AccurateEnglish]

Thank you!

[@lulabellelewis1507]

I am a 84 year old person with a GED high school education and knew and could pronounce and understand every word. Good schools

[@maargenbx1454]

I doubt this video is meant for people with 50+ years of exposure to English. These are words heard in movies, TV shows, other media (such as the ones the examples are taken from). It would be weird if anyone your age didn’t know these words unless they’re a recent immigrant.

[@Oldleftiehere]

Learned proper pronunciation(vowels, consonants, diphthongs, triphthongs, etc. all in first grade along with dictionary study, spelling, definitions with a bee at the end of each week. Vocabulary study continued throughout all 12 years of school. While my definitions were rusty, I could still use your words correctly. Still remembered the gist. I’m 77 years old. This was my public school education in North Carolina.

[@franblaye9639]

I'm 71 and my best subject was always English - reading, writing & spelling. The earliest lessons were phonics. I went 12 years to private school and would not have been promoted if my language skills were less than at least 2 grades ahead of public school.

[@HepCatJack]

Yet, if you tell people in the UK that you know the Carolina Shag, they will look at you with a shocked expression on their face.

[@KB-nr3ls]

Don't forget murmur dipthongs!!! 😅

[@2skiwme]

Come on. Your are either lying or exaggerated quite a bit. I doubt very much that diphthongs was in your first grade syllabus.

[@franblaye9639]

@@2skiwme I went to Catholic school in CA. Yes, diphthongs were part of 1st grade curriculum.

[@godsloverevealed5003]

My high school English teacher was a lover of words and taught and tested our class on vocabulary weekly. I am eternally grateful because I knew all of the words and their meanings on the list. I must admit, I'd not thought of "hapless" in years, so I had to reach for that one.

[@andonemore8077]

Me too! I had just a vague understanding of "hapless" meaning, and I was an avid reader consumed books insatiably because of boredom. Never had a teacher that taught that meaning so my learning was all context derived. You should have heard me try as a kid to pronounce u familiar words like "disultory" lol I butchered words regularly and through correction learned. I grew up to become an English teacher and in my arrogance of my skills, thought I'd ace this! Just goes to show "Every day's a school day."

[@eveny119]

Funny, I only had a problem with the word hapless as well. I would think it's because I haven't heard it used much. I thought it meant that things went wrong because the person was not that smart, not that it had to do with luck. The actor, Don Knotts always portrayed a hapless person, I thought.

[@johnr.6029]

@@eveny119 Hapless is a word from another era. It is rarely used, or seen in print. If you used it in current American conversation, it would sound archaic.

[@sassybrown12868]

I'm a 55yr old Brown American born & raised in NYC..I know all 12 words & more..lol My mother taught my sisters & I how to read before 5yrs old. We were always encouraged to read and had to submit weekly book reports to her..😊

[@FeliciaPrancer]

My Mom did the same with us!

[@lia-liz2012]

Boring life start 🙄😬

[@FemiNelson-sb1em]

​@@lia-liz2012 You definitely are lacking. TRY to be hopeful, you may surprise yourself. Peace be with us all 🙏. "Isa"

[@GingkoBlossom1]

“My mother taught my sister and ME how to read…” not “I.” Drop the other person, your sister. “My mother taught ME how to read .” And you’ll realize that it should be “Me.” “I” is the subject of a sentence. In that sentence, your mother is the subject. You are the receiver. Great to have a mom as a teacher!!

[@sassybrown12868]

@@GingkoBlossom1 correct. Thanks

[@DaniloWings]

70 year old self-taught high school drop-out. 12 of 12. Reading is fundamental. I don't see young ones reading from a book.

[@mrsx7944]

Big deal. These words were basic.

[@mariamargaritagarcia8049]

Sadly !!

[@missrese868]

41 yr old, love to read.. always have. Last night i spent $200 in Barnes and noble

[@seeharvester]

@@missrese868 How many books does $200 buy nowadays?

[@ggeorge4144]

82 year old self taught highschool drop out. Knew them all.

[@SP-oj1ej]

English is my second language which I learned after moving to the US when I was 14. I got all the words. It’s sad but not surprising to see comments that Americans didn’t get any of them. Read more, trust me it works.

[@ganymeade5151]

Foreign speakers often have better grammar and vocabulary than native American speakers. Reading and using the dictionary is a great way to learn. Speaking well shows education and intelligence.

[@GFSwinger1693]

I'm a born and raised American and I can vouch for the fact that for some of my bretheren, going through life fat, drunk, and stupit is a badge of honor.

[@HooDatDonDar]

@@GFSwinger1693 Do your brethren live in Tower Hamlets?

[@andreemariaboyd3947]

I’m an American and I got them all!😊

[@GFSwinger1693]

@@HooDatDonDar No, they reside at Delta Tau Chi house of Faber College.

[@EileenHall-j9f]

I know them all, use them quite regularly. I’m a 76 year old British woman, being observant of vocabulary was part of everyday life. This video reminds me though of the beauty of the English language. I am also aware that language evolves, we need to be open to change in regard to young people. We need to keep things in perspective.

[@hemacdonald400]

I missed one, ubiquitous, but now I know the proper definition!

[@victory2115]

I’m a bit behind you in years but I’ve never heard anyone say egregious in conversation. And a couple of the other words such as trite and ubiquitous would be very rare. Perhaps the older generation used them .

[@susanmercurio1060]

​@@victory2115No, speaking as a member of the older generation, these words are not used in speech. No one knows what you are talking about and you sound like a nerd.

[@kittykatz4001]

I am turning 61 in a few weeks. Native speaker. I knew those words. When I was school, we were taught spelling, grammar etc., though my grammar isn’t where I would like it to be, but I am confident in my vocabulary and usage! In addition, before computers, I used to look up words in my pocket dictionary while reading fiction/novels etc. Now, I would like to retire soon, and start learning a 2nd language. I took Spanish in school, but didn’t really reach proficiency. Now I am thinking of attempting French or Italian.

[@KindnessMelchlsalem]

I learned these words in my GED English class in 1988. But never implemented them in my daily English usage. Thank you for teaching them.

[@aomf58]

1. bleak - унылый 2. daunting - устрашающий 3. undaunting - бесстрашный, неустрашимый 4. unwitting - невольно 5. egregious - вопиющий 6. sanctimonious - ханжеский 7. hapless - незадачливый 8. trite - банальный 9. ubiquitous - повсеместный 10. adamant - непреклонный 11. callous - бессердечный 12. distraught - отчаянный, обезумевший

[@ОльгаФай-п1ц]

Вот все пишут, как их здорово учили в афганистанах и нигериях, они аж все слова знаютЬ👀 А русский человек просто написал перевод, чтоб своим легче было! Даааааааа!!!!

[@ivanhoewindsor4749]

Курс интересный. Но тётка много базарит. Бесполезная и пустая болтовня.

[@Z8Q8]

To ALL you E2ndL Learners, please remember: Most Native Eng. speakers LOVE to hear the Beautiful & varied ACCENTS you have when you speak Eng. bc it SOUNDS so-much Prettier coming from you!! Eng. by itself is NOT a melodious language by any means, but you actually Improve the way-it-sounds, seriously! A "foreign" accent is just So-Charming, THANK YOU!! [i can imagine what i'd sound like if i tried to speak YOUR languages... it would be a comedy-routine, ha-ha!!]

[@Oops-IMeantToDoThat]

Yes - I remember in the 84 Olympics an Australian commentator commented on the "cute" American accent (I'm an American). I thought that was hilarious - what accent? They do. 😂

[@see-rious-ley]

You “sound” like an “E2ndL Learner” yourself, so why give advice to others as if you were a native English speaker? I mean, your egregious usage of the “-“, (.), and random capitalizing of words that don’t need them in every sentence couldn’t have come from being an educated native English-speaking person.

[@allwillbeproven]

I’m a southern American. I totally agree with you. However, I find it insulting and annoying when people come to my part of the country and correct my pronunciation. There are different dialects depending on what part of the country you are from. If anything, in my part of the country, they were pronouncing the word incorrectly.

[@plasticmollusc]

English not melodious "by any means"?! That is preposterous! English is the most melodious language I know. The best music is in English.

[@see-rious-ley]

You are the “E2ndL Learner” based on how you spelled the words in your comment. So, please, don’t make any recommendations on how the English language should be used by other non-English native speakers. Do let the educated English-speaking native speakers have their say about what they feel is the proper usage of the language of their mother tongue.

[@kelly3518]

I am a native English speaker. Don’t know how I found this but I had to watch it. I have to say it is a very sophisticated list and I was surprised by it. There could probably be a dozen more videos like this with equally important and advanced words to learn. Bravo! I am very impressed.

[@ThomasMartin-k3l]

I sm 77-year old Native American, but was lucky to have very good public schools in Dallas and Houston. I scored 12 also.

[@agustaharting21]

I’m 86, and Im originally from Iceland. I learned English from my American Navy Officer husband, and I absolutely LOVE this language. The video was excellent, and it showed me that my husband was a superb teacher, because I easily got 12 out of 12 words correct. Thanks for the amusing and edifying lesson!🙏🏻❤️

[@sudhakariyer14]

I am an Indian. Studied in a pretty below average English Medium School and College. But my English teachers were extraordinary. I thought my English is good....got vindicated... I got 12 on 12 today in your test. I am extremely elated!

[@1DrBar]

@sudhakariyer14 As someone who learnt English at age 8 - well done. My wife is an English lit professor, fond of etymology, and I can guarantee that a good proportion of her native English speaking students would fail on about half of these worlds.

[@fancyfeast4610]

@@1DrBaropinion not fact.

[@Dansrgurl]

I'm an American that attended school when we were actually taught American English. 12/12 - extremely easy.

[@KihmJones]

I knew them all! My parents were bright people and even as a child, I was noted to have a strong vocabulary for my age. I’m proud of that!!

[@FairnessFobe]

100% here. I'm Australian. A post ww2 baby. We were expected to be very fluent in our English; and we were taught English as a language subject. If we were not fluent we got held back a year here & there. No-one wanted that!

[@healthshield499]

Baby boomers are good with English language

[@FairnessFobe]

Correct. I wasn't from a wealthy family or social class, my parents were just average working class people. My schooling was just like everyone's - public free government school. Same as my parents' education. But they got a good average education. So I spoke well just like they spoke. We were expected to be literate & fluent in our native language. But then most everyone was. That was normal. My adult children are the same.

[@maadonnacalderon]

I knew them all. I attribute that to my father’s extensive English vocabulary. He insisted we children know & use these words correctly. I also know the words suggested by commentators to this video. Words can open doors that otherwise wouldn’t be opened.

[@IkaAstuty-jl5vr]

May I learn English with you?

[@jakobbergen7574]

That's true. Some useful words for opening doors are,"Could I borrow your key? I forgot mine."

[@ankhpom9296]

“Could I” or “may I”?

[@susanmercurio1060]

Your father sounds like my mother.

[@kalsangyoudon7347]

All these words are new to me me, I have seen 5 of them but never use in the sentence. Thank u for letting me know my own level.I must improve my vocabularies. Hats off to u !

[@marybaker1993]

I knew all the words and how to pronounce them.Not because I am smart but because I love to read!

[@sasharaj]

That is my experience as well. Additionally, it's been my practice for decades to underline the words I do'n't recognize; then at a later time, I'll go back, make a list of them, find their definitions, and reread the sections from which I first read them. That practice has been a big part of my ability to expand my vocabulary. Great lesson; thank you. (I do know these words; but some of them I rarely use, like trite, and others I use a lot, like egregious, hapless, ubiquitous, and unwitting). English major, here. ;-)

[@ganymeade5151]

Reading makes you smart. Many people don't read much these days.

[@acommentator4452]

@@ganymeade5151 smart to me means well-dressed, neat and clean. in uk.

[@ChaplainRN7]

Yes..... reading is an excellent way to expand your vocabulary!

[@anamendez9741]

Great I love to read too. I don't read fluent English my first language is Spanish but I have learned so many words that people who went all their lives to school and didn't hear those words.

[@Ivor-nv4zo]

Whoever is reading this, I pray for you: a heart free of sorrow, a mind free of worries, a life filled with joy, an abundant source of financial wealth, a body free of disease disability and a day filled with God's blessings

[@AccurateEnglish]

That's beautiful. Thank you.

[@Ivor-nv4zo]

@@AccurateEnglish GOD bless you 💌

[@Ivor-nv4zo]

@@AccurateEnglish GOG bless you 💌

[@zarinekharshiing2047]

May God bless you in everything you do❤

[@tamblinnorthcutt4761]

Thank you, same to you.

[@justme-dm7sb]

I met a grim woman once, who was, to say the least, discouraging. Unafraid of having a battle of wits with an unarmed person I did engage in conversation with the oblivious individual. She told shocking lies with such a pious attitude I thought it unfortunate that she was so heartless, yet oddly ordinary. With my omnipresent wit and determination I left her devastated with the truth. True story.

[@jakobbergen7574]

Well done

[@imhere8380]

Beauty of excellent English is, "less is more".

[@gracemabalot1432]

Brief and concise over flowery

[@ankhpom9296]

In government the KISS method is used.

[@ninaballerina2807]

I call this empty literature. A lot of vocabulary but making scant sense. How many of us would actually want to read stories like this one even if it were true? The writer could have simply said: he/she once outsmarted an obtrusive woman with his/her ready wit.

[@llewellinfelon]

I just stumbled upon this channel. What a gem! I knew them all simply because my parents raised me always using proper grammar, spelling, punctuation and encouraged me to read voraciously. Today, younger people have been truly victimized by the public education system.

[@silviageorge7600]

I m an English & French teacher and I appreciate your videos .

[@denisemarino3021]

I GOT THEM ALL CORRECT. I am an 74 yr old American. In1968/69, my senior year of high school, to prepare us for our SAT tests to get into college. For the entire senior year my English teacher went through the American dictionary with us. He reviewed ech days list of words the exact same wy you did on your video. I wish I could remember his name. He is probably long gone now. But I would like to thank him.

[@larry-kp9sp]

Same here. I received an excellent public education. I graduated high school in 1970.

[@IkaAstuty-jl5vr]

​@@larry-kp9spCongratulation to you

[@IkaAstuty-jl5vr]

Congratulation to both of you

[@superwoman6413]

Congrats, but it is clear that this content is aimed to us, non native speakers.

[@larry-kp9sp]

@@superwoman6413 we are all non native speakers until we aren't.

[@bluesage1528]

Lisa, you are an outstanding teacher. I just must say it to you. Every time I am amazed how thoughtful, engaging and useful every lesson you put on KZbin is. Even a good teacher is a rarity. But you are outstanding.

[@AccurateEnglish]

Thank you!

[@s-p-man5271]

It would be essential to have a book in English written with all your lessons.

[@mukundutsitsi8126]

Very informative, very interesting lesson.

[@joanpaez4445]

That these words are here is fine. I believe whomever writes out the closed captions desperately needs lessons or immediate help with punctuation! Use of commas, periods, even semicolons would greatly aid in clarity and comprehension of the teacher's lesson.

[@serafinatruth4029]

I am ADAMANT about not taking any big pharma injections. I LOVE this new possibility to express myself more accurately. Thanks a lot for this language support ❤🙏🏻

[@myfavoritethings8093]

AWESOME! I am ADAMANT as well. 🎉

[@nancygonzales951]

Learning English can be daunting

[@colettenora9769]

So we should be undaunted 😊

[@ganymeade5151]

Advanced English grammar is somewhat like math. There is an order of operations in English and also in math. People who are good grammarians can be good computer programmers and systems engineers.

[@debby705]

😂

[@dianaschreiber6988]

Don’t mean to sound arrogant, but I started reading good books at a very early age and increased my vocabulary exponentially by doing so. Of course, I lived in a different era, but I value my early educational experiences so much. I knew every word and I do use them frequently.

[@debby705]

​@@dianaschreiber6988They weren't difficult words, but I was informed by the lady posting the article that it was more for those with English as a second language.

[@phbrinsden]

I’m a Brit living in Texas but had an excellent English education. These were all well known to me.

[@greyjay9202]

Its a blistering commentary on our secondary education system, that many native English speakers do not know all of those words. Because I attended high school in the early 1960's, and I had excellent teachers, those and many more words were woven into my vocabulary. There are many factors which contribute to the making of a literate citizen, but developing an appetite for reading, early in life, is a key predictor of literacy. Never mind computers and smartphones and apps. Go to your public library, find books which interest you, and read them. When your children are little, read to them. Get them excited about literature. It will pay huge dividends.

[@gmvalentine626]

No one reads anymore. When I was growing up (I'm 71), kids often used to read books in their spare time. Now they have their noses in their phones.

[@irenej.lising8863]

@@greyjay9202 no worry. Not even Shakespeare used some of the words.

[@sharonconstan8234]

I scored 12/12 and I’m American, Heinz57 (mixed cultures) but fortunately raised in a predominantly Jewish community. ❤ Jews invest in quality education, it’s just part of the culture. Love reading comments here: people everywhere taking pride in education.

[@soundrasimpson7885]

I'm an English teacher and I got every word and definition correct. I actually give my students weekly spelling tests. Easy! Enjoyed the challenge. ❤

[@jacquelinevanderkooij4301]

Unwittingly. It comes from the Old english -witen-. In frisian we still call it witen. That was an easy one for me.😊

[@napadave58]

If you're an English teacher, I'd like to think that you didn't need to mention that you knew all of these words. You'd better know them or you put yourself at risk of Imposter Syndrome.

[@1DrBar]

@@napadave58 My wife is an English professor of the old sort who's passion resides in grammar, being concise in speech and etymology. She has found that MANY new teachers ( about less than 30) have only a limited grasp of grammar, make mistakes in spelling and also the exact meaning of words, never mind where the words came from. Sadly your premise is far out of date. We in fact don't really believe in those "outdated" concepts of late in the new educational direction. The results are appalling. Most of her best students have been foreign born for over 15 years.

[@sandrabentley8111]

Well you should know them if you teach English. Good grief.

[@soundrasimpson7885]

You'll be totally surprised 😲

[@Bella-gj6wc]

Hmmm 66 years old, native English speaker here, who got 100%! I was taught by nuns from the Daughters of Wisdom, and like all nuns they didn’t suffer fools. In addition, my mother, taught me the gift of reading, and in the summer before Grade 7 I was reading books out of her library. She also gave us dictionaries, and made sure we used them. People have always said “your word usage indicates how intelligent you are”. I think lots of it is reading, looking words up, pronouncing them correctly, and then practicing them. So much of our intelligence has been lost through the advent of the internet/social media, and now (Lord help us), AI. 😢

[@debbiebasche5337]

12 out of 12... thank you Sister Mary Valeria

[@annnee3501]

As a native English speaker I fully expected to get 100% which I did. This programme is not for native speakers but for people learning the language. I would always, as a child, consult my dictionary if I was unsure of the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

[@Bella-gj6wc]

@@annnee3501 many native speakers would not pass, and those of us who got them all right are just making sure “we still have it” lol

[@LuluLulu-jw9fi]

Lol this is for foreigners

[@deborahcaldwell9775]

It’s not intelligent. It’s education.

[@sudha66gangamsudha4]

I'm from India n I am familiar with all the words except egregious.Credit goes to the convent I studied in.We hd such good English teachers who made it pleasant n easy ,even pronunciations were taught.All credit goes to them n the Italian nuns who were in the administration.Hats off to them. N hats off to u too mam

[@hajarahmad473]

Same with me. Never heard nor seen/ read that word. And I am Malaysian

[@allthingsmelodious]

I knew all except one . - egregious. I went to a state board school with vernacular local teachers who taught English in our mother tongue.

[@healthshield499]

English teaching in india was really good some time back. We got classic education

[@vladtheimploder1609]

In my experience as a native (British) English speaker, "egregious" tends to be used much more commonly by Americans, although it's not completely unknown here. It's a nice word though, I like it a lot.

[@williamstdog9]

You’re a wonderful, beautiful, accurate, detailed, thorough, patient and caring teacher. The best kind. ♥️

[@ellenl.5581]

I wasn't quite sure of ubiquitous but that was the only one. I am a native US citizen of age 74 years. When I was a young woman my mother and I would read the Reader's Digest. There was a monthly section of words to learn and we took advantage of it. Just for fun and it widened my vocabulary.

[@Amaryllis-4U]

I too loved that section of Reader’s Digest! 😊

[@themusicman-ij7op]

I am 92 , English is my 2nd language, and I knew them all, easy peasy😆

[@acommentator4452]

easy-peasy, lemon squeezy. for those who are not familiar with the full phrase. cheers !

[@franceslaw8993]

I think older people were better educated in the language.

[@susanpage8315]

@@franceslaw8993I agree. I am 63 and my vocabulary is much larger than younger generations. Honestly, the US educational system has been in downfall for quite awhile.

[@jaysotherwife6007]

Good for you. I'm 84, went to 4 different 1-room grade schools, 3 different high schools and graduated in 11 years. I also knew all. We pulled our son out of public school and put him in a private prep school that focused on quality education. They took only students with 120 IQ and above. Good investment.

[@Anwar3Omar]

I’m 20 years old I don’t know any of these words 😂

[@sungwayliu4421]

2:07 daunting 4:50 unwitting 5:55 egregious 7:18 sanctimonious 8:22 hapless 9:00 trite

[@RoLopezCalifornia]

Thank you for listing and adding the time stamps.

[@dawitterefe7061]

How you did this hyperlinks?

[@utubajit]

I scored 12 out of 12. I am 69 years old, Indian, my primary education was in my mother tongue which is Marathi. We had excellent English teachers and my father was an avid reader who encouraged me to read classics and other books along with editorials of The Times Of India during my school days. Kudos to them! You are doing an excellent job. Keep it up.

[@nma5351]

I understood that I didn't distract myself when i listened to this video also I found out that my egregious level of English, which daunted me, so I decided to concentrate more on using these words, and I'm adamant about it.

[@franciskabiro8204]

Cultivated and creative

[@ian7033-qj9wg]

You cant really use egregious in that context.

[@franceslaw8993]

Well tried! 😹😹😹

[@guitarman8334]

Do you speak like this with Family ?

[@franceslaw8993]

@@guitarman8334 Yes.

[@dans78]

This woman is a realy good teacher

[@BetteLouWho]

Really!

[@johnr.6029]

@@BetteLouWho Or, the woman is a very good teacher.

[@seeharvester]

@@johnr.6029 Or, the woman is a "realy" good teacher, but I'm a poor student. Really.

[@LivingWithChiari]

I am almost 50 and I started to watch so I could see and learn something, I learned all of these in middle school, the DoE had the opposite effect, as today's kids are unfortunately ignorant due to our horrible teacher's union controlled public education system.

[@barbkrejca]

Seriously? You are attempting to lay all the language problems on the public school system? Most children are pre-programmed by the age of 5 as to how linguistically talented they will be. Most of us learn the basics of language from our own families. How many parents are not using enriched language with their own children? Allowing screen life to become the child care method for so many children is the real culprit here, not the teachers in our public school system. Don't "dumb-down" your children; rather speak to them like the intelligent beings they are!

[@jeanadams1667]

I know and use all of these words. I am not a scholar, just an octogenarian great-grandmother with a public school education. I experience occasional memory glitches and forget words and the names of common objects. I feel good to know that I knew these words.

[@paysanfrancais7045]

Clearly the public school gave much better education back then!

[@nahidsyyed906]

Kudos to you uncle! 🎉

[@Polymathically]

Got all of them. When I was an elementary school kid in the 80s, I didn't have any friends, and my parents weren't around much. So I spent my free time reading. Novels, dictionaries, encyclopedias, anything I could find. I started reading Stephen King when I was 6, and had completed my high school's English curriculum before I'd even enrolled there. This video made me feel nostalgic for those days.

[@duanemiller5606]

I’m dyslexic. I had trouble with English all through school and I even know every last one of these words and have known them for decades. The fact that a lot of Americans don’t know these words is a scathing report of our public school system and it’s inability to educate because it’s too busy trying to indoctrinate.

[@keithwilliams1243]

Dyslexia rules KO.

[@digitalgypsy1961]

You, sir, knew exactly what I meant. Thank you.

[@harshawardhanjoglekar3725]

I am from Pune, Bharat. Age 65. Studied in a semi English school. But our English teacher was so good, I knew every word. Many Thanks for the video. though.

[@robertoradrigan1008]

I am Chilean, and I got 12 out of twelve. Try “convoluted” • “inane" • “unfettered” • “harrowing” • “oxymoron” • “beseech” • “amorphous” • “mesmerize” • “aghast” • “disparaging” • “misnomer”…the English language recognizes some 170K words, yet the average English-Speaker knows and/or uses about 30K. I learnt English by myself, reading, at age 21. Today I do consecutive and simultaneous interpretation which requires an unlimited vocabulary without the benefit of a dictionary. I suggest you do a video on false cognates… those are decimating today’s Spanish.

[@sergioalmasy8722]

Actually, the English Language has about 4 million words.

[@robertoradrigan1008]

@@sergioalmasy8722 WOW! That's a lot! Then again, half of them are borrowed from other languages. For a time, the English elite used French words to distance themselves from the commoners, thus they ate pork prepared by chefs, people had cooks roasting pigs. Today, American English (the variety spoken in the USA) has myriad Spanish words inherited from the Southwest's former inhabitants: the cow-boy -the most emblematic "American" icon, literately, borrows the name, tools and clothing of the Spanish-Mexican vaquero. Hence, la reata becomes lariat... they took a letter of desesperado (desperado, an unhinged outlaw) but other words survived untouched: rodeo, patio, etc.

[@áúéúóá]

This comment likes ChatGPT conversation

[@MorrisDugan]

You need a twelfth word for your list. I suspected there would be multiple possible lists, and I also suspect that familiarity with one list would mean familiarity with the words on other, similar lists.

[@robertoradrigan1008]

@@MorrisDugan I did not count them (did not intend to replace the list) but here's the twelfth: "akimbo". Dare you to know it without google-ing it!

[@RajaRao-bb5hs]

I , would propose these lessons be taught to all of English speaking Americans. They ,need it more than Europeans or others,who have learnt English as their 2nd language!

[@raadyalsharif7101]

hahaha

[@KrystalSquirrel]

I suggest that you should learn the use of punctuation as well as the American version of the past tense of the word LEARN. I am a bilingual American. I learnED English as a second language when I came here from Europe. By the way, there is nothing special about the words in this video. Middle school level vocabulary words.

[@margaretr5701]

Learnt, is correct, as is learned.

[@KrystalSquirrel]

@@margaretr5701 Not in American version. The author of the comment was trying to deride Americans.

[@margaretr5701]

@@KrystalSquirrel Well, that's not very nice! I just assumed it was a British person, or British-English trained, using 'learnt'. I'm from UK, but live in North America, so use both versions. So sorry, I didn't give the post much thought.

[@DarlinAkaDarlene]

63 year old American here, only missed ubiquitous darn it. But gosh, reading Alexandre Dumas' books as a young girl and even now plus soooooo many spelling tests in elementary school really helped. This was fun!

[@Faretheewell608]

Reading is the best way to expand a person's vocabulary.

[@IHeartQuilting2]

Now that you've seen the word ubiquitous, you'll see it everywhere!

[@keldealmeida5768]

Thanks a lot!

[@kristirichards2249]

Same here. Ubiquitous is not a word that I use often. I am also 63.

[@petezereeeah]

I got her definition of ubiquitous wrong too. She doesn't have it right. It's like saying a golf cart is like a Rolls Royce because you ride in it

[@dendetumali923]

76 years old and perfect with the 12. Secret is reading and constantly investing time on reading. Teachers may be good purveyors of these words, but nothing takes the place of a good reading discipline.

[@11_L369]

My English is not advanced at all, and I didn't know any of these words, but I definitely want to say that listening to you is inexplicably pleasant, I want to like even the videos that haven't been released yet)) Greetings from Armenia 🇦🇲

[@razor6552]

Your English is very good.

[@11_L369]

@@razor6552 ❤️❤️❤️

[@lexi11416]

Thank you for making this amazing and super helpful video Lisa!!! The pronunciation, use by native speakers, sample sentences everything was top notch! Savoured the content through and through ❤

[@prototropo]

Great choice of words. I aced them all, but I am lucky in having attended Catholic school as a kid, where the Latin roots of so much English were highlighted and Latin itself a mandatory subject. Anyone having trouble with English might consider looking at a Latin lexicon to see how much English--almost 50 percent!--is an artifact of the Roman occupation and the Norman Invasion.

[@ey67]

True

[@bonnieweidman1002]

Unfortunately they don’t teach Latin anymore. I had 2years of it in high school. I went into medical transcription and the Latin was a great help to me with the medical words. I got 11out of 12.

[@Chellebelle121]

I’m from Delaware and I just turned 40. I know all of these words, and I honestly use most of them. I’m a little surprised, I expected them to be harder. I went to private school and college, and I am also a prodigious reader. Cheers!

[@Unit8200-rl8ev]

I knew all 12 of these words by the time I was 12 years old, because at that time I was reading Classic English Literature. My Public School Teachers punished me for reading books "above my station" or "adult" books by banning me from the Public Library. The School Teachers were not trying to advance my education; instead, they were actively trying to prevent it. I have hated School Teachers ever since then. As an adolescent, I was actively expanding my vocabulary by reading a Dictionary as if it were a novel. However, I learned from the poetry readings I gave that most people have a limited vocabulary, and if a writer uses a lot of advanced words, he will be largely rejected and ignored by the general public.

[@terencemullins1422]

Yep,same here, not difficult words at all .

[@ratniebenezer2721]

I knew all the 12 words due to excellent education in the schools I attended in India. It was a second language to me. Thank you! I am going to pass your videos to my Hispanic friends.

[@andrzejszymanski4593]

My score is zero.. It's daunting...

[@YQ2138]

me2😅

[@AyroraBor3alis]

Mine too...zero mistakes😂 Undaunted, that what I was by the test.

[@Doro20231]

Don't worry, my too.

[@Ka17788]

Good, I'm not alone!

[@edmojoaosianhalo9794]

I thought I was alone guys. I also had zero scores.

[@zarkojozic5949]

Starting a new lesson can be daunting !

[@helendong1401]

Most of them sounds familiar but definitely do not know how to use them; but if someone use them I can understand.

[@alejandrodelatorre1631]

My first language is Spanish and I’m sure there are hundreds of words that I don’t know the meaning of, that doesn’t mean that I don’t speak Spanish fluently. I consider myself fluent in English though! even though I don’t know any of the words mentioned in this video.

[@BloommGourmetDesserts101]

😂😂😂🎉

[@zonnyia4394]

We love your channel! I have a high schooler and a college student and this summer we started to listen to your channel in most of our car rides, so with the vocabulary you present we hear the word pause it and each of us gets a chance to give a definition. Then we press play to discover the definition. We all pitch in with our own sentences. Throughout the days if one of my children uses one of the words in our conversations or daily routine, the get paid a dollar for each word used. We keep a tab and so far they have accumulated some cash. The game goes on all week and they are happy to use the vocabulary! We appreciate your knowledge, thank you! Just wanted to let you know how we’ve turned your channel into a learning game.

[@AccurateEnglish]

That's great! Thank you for letting me know that's my video is making an impact on your children! : )

[@healthsy485]

As usual the most accomplished teacher

[@januskaminsky5399]

I just congratulated myself for my sophisticatiated vocabularity despite being someone speaking English as a second language.....

[@johnr.6029]

sophisticated

[@januskaminsky5399]

@@johnr.6029 Thank you, I was being sarcastic....same with vocabularity....

[@ApartmentKing66]

@@januskaminsky5399 Sarcastic...and comically clever. Thanks for the chuckle. LOL

[@joachimgoethe7864]

I'm 63 years old. I scored 100%. I would have scored the same in 8th grade. Never set foot on a college campus. Just the product of public education.

[@kensolar69]

73, we were taught in public schools our vocabulary back then.

[@blindjustice8718]

This seemed to be aimed at English as a second language, not people who grew up in America/Britain.

[@wannabetrucker7475]

Publix education used to be very good.

[@Eddielawlor-qn4rn]

I think this is more set toward “immigrants” 🤔

[@gmvalentine626]

These words should have been mastered by high school, probably earlier. I'm 71 and fortunate to have had an excellent public school education.

[@ignaciaforteza7731]

I’m 88 and have a fairly good knowledge of English but obviously, I can still learn for a better English. Love your video. You are truly a most thorough and fantastic teacher. Thank you

[@mariaawinglenjauabdullah7983]

The best English teacher I ve come across....

[@lennynerro1439]

I knew zero word among those. Thanks for the video. I'll probably watch it again.

[@Mary-S11]

Same here 😭😭

[@nick_czem_nick656]

@@Mary-S11 Let me guess: both native speakers?

[@lennynerro1439]

@@nick_czem_nick656 absolutely not.

[@kyduyendinhnguyen]

You are the best English teacher , Mrs Lisa ,

[@miancabie]

I was fully educated in the Philippines and read voraciously as a child. Enjoyed this video and, quite frankly, was pleasantly surprised that I recognized all your 12 chosen words.

[@WendyHannan-pt7ez]

@@miancabie Well done the Philippines, I’m English speaking and missed a few. 😉

[@DomMoussignac]

Future is so bleak in my country. First day at school can be a daunting moment. My opinion on my boss was unwitting. It was an egregious mistake that puts my team at risk of layoff. But his sanctimonious attitude did not promote the values of the enterprise. He always use a trite speech to describe our efforts. He is adamant to change his point of vue about us. He develops a callous attitude on our team.

[@satishpai2133]

I am an Indian. I knew 11 words and do use in my sentences very regularly.

[@debby705]

The title was misleading that's why. They are fairly common words in my humble opinion.

[@humbertomunoz1321]

Excellent Teacher for semántics for advanved students… love she uses IPA…. Americans tend to shun it

[@marialuisamoreno713]

¡Gracias!

[@AccurateEnglish]

Thank you! : )

[@ancamariastancioiu4688]

A TRUE teacher as they ONCE used to be... Rara avis nowadays...

[@meichen6753]

Great! These words are so helpful and useful in life! Thanks! 👍

[@KristinPhillips-fs7lr]

69 year old American. I knew all of these words. The educational system in the 1960s and 70s was better than today!

[@KASIA-fj6gu]

Are you suggesting that these words are not in common use and not every high school graduate in the US knows them? 🤔🤔Greetings from Poland.

[@pratibhamalhotra8919]

I am really impressed by your method of teaching . You have used all the methods required for teaching , also used examples . you have also worked hard and collecting the words used by other people. Great job !

[@emanmahmoud9439]

Useful words. I only know bleak/ daunting / distraught. The other words are new to me. I took notes of them