Vocabulary: Learn 31 words to use instead of 'BAD'

Today, we are looking at vocabulary that allows you to complain. I will teach you several words that will come in handy, such as “agony”, “appalled”, “atrocious”, “careless”, “deplorable”, “disastrous”, “inconsiderate”, “repulsive”, “scandal”, “shameful”, “tragic”, and more. The next time you need to describe your complaint, try using a more precise word other than “bad”, and you will get your point across more effectively. For example, “Her scandal was shameful, and I’m appalled” is more descriptive than “She did a bad thing, and it’s so bad”. After watching the video, there will be a quiz on the material at www.engvid.com... But no complaining, because this is all free!
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TRANSCRIPT
Welcome back. Today we are looking at a ton of words today to really improve and strengthen your vocabulary bank; really looking at words that can help you complain, suggest changes. So, this video does link with my previous video on criticism and praise.
Okay, so today's situation, I've just gone and played crazy golf. So, that's a funny, little game where you're using a putter and playing over strange shapes and things. And let's just say that I had a bad experience there. Okay. So, these are all words that I'm going to use to talk about this experience.
"Agony" means pain. "I was in agony when a young, unaccompanied child smacked a ball into my backside. It was very painful."
"Appalled" - this means shocked; displeased. "I was appalled that that child was allowed to play unsupervised; without being looked after by a parent."
"Atrocious" - this means really bad. "I think it is atrocious that you allow this sort of thing to happen on your crazy golf course."
"Awful" means very bad. "The awful weather did not help things." Okay? It was terrible.
"Careless". "Careless", so we've got a compound, here. The suffix "less" means there is no care. Okay? So: "The careless attitudes of the staff resulted in equipment being left all over the place."
"Confusing". If I'm confused, I don't know what to do. "I also found it confusing where the next hole was." Okay? Where the next bit of the course was.
"Cruel". So, maybe we can think of Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians. "Cruel" is someone really nasty who has bad wishes for someone. Okay? So: "Are you trying to be cruel by making me walk around and try to find the next hole?"
"Damaging". So, if something is damaged, it is broken. So, "damaging" means something that has a bad effect on. "It was damaging to my self-esteem-to my confidence-that I could not complete hole number four; it was too difficult".
"Deplorable". So, "deplorable" means able to deplore. "Deplore" means to really... To criticize, to really... So, there's... There's something here that I can really say is bad. "Deplorable": "I think it was... It is deplorable that the information desk had no one standing there. There was no one to answer my questions." Okay? It's the first crazy golf course in the world to have an information desk. Right.
"Disastrous". Can you spot another word in there? "Disaster", "disaster". Terrible things happened. "Disastrous" - this is the adjective. Okay? So, "disastrous" - something really, really bad. "It was disastrous that there were so many people there because I could not complete the game".
"Disgust". So, maybe you can think of sort of "di"... You can... "Digest" is quite similar to this word. "Disgust" - it's not going down very well. I am so upset with this. "I am disgusted that there was so much litter." Okay? There was so much rubbish-so much trash, if you're from North America-all over the course.
"Dreadful". So, "dread", a word I've covered in other videos, means sort of fear and worry. So, full of dread, full of worry, but it actually means really bad again. Okay? So: "It was dreadful that you allow seagulls to come in and eat everybody's food. Why not have some sort of covering?"
"Harsh", a little bit like "cruel". "Harsh", it means not very nice. If someone's being a bit harsh to you, they're being unkind. A harsh word is an unkind word. So: "I found it harsh that I was only allowed to play for 30 minutes. I thought that was not very fair."
"Heaven forbid!" - this is more of an exclamation. "Heaven forbid I would have to pay twice to complete my game!" Okay? So this is like putting an exclamation mark.
"Inconsiderate", okay? So, we can spot the word "consider" in there. If I consider something, I think about it. So, this prefix: "in" kind of means not; not thinking. If you're inconsiderate, you don't really think about the effect you have on other people. Okay? […]

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