Learning Vocab by Reading an Article: 40 New Words!
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2024
- This video is different. We are going to learn 40 great, new, advanced English words and phrases but not from a list, instead from the context of a beautifully-written article! So this will be fantastic practice for reading comprehension too. A great video for those looking to learn vocab with examples, in context, with full sentences.
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1. hatchet job
a fierce written attack on someone or their work.
2. prominently
with an important role; to a large extent.
3. nuanced
characterized by subtle shades of meaning or expression.
4. Tabloid journalism is a popular style of largely sensationalist journalism (usually dramatized and sometimes unverifiable or even blatantly false), which takes its name from the format: a small-sized newspaper.
5. blunt
make or become less sharp.
6. cloddish
1. foolish, awkward, or clumsy.
"they stood there looking stiff and cloddish"
7. tremendous
very great in amount, scale, or intensity.
8. mass market
the market for goods that are produced in large quantities.
9. vivid
producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.
10. limn
depict or describe in painting or words.
11. autobiographical
(of a written work) dealing with the writer's own life.
12. gaudy1
extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless.
13. binge
a period of excessive indulgence in an activity, especially eating, drinking, or taking drugs.
14. flamboyant1
(of a person or their behaviour) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.
15. embody
be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling).
"a national team that embodies competitive spirit and skill"
16. chronicle
a factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence.
"a vast chronicle of Spanish history"
17. indelible
(of ink or a pen) making marks that cannot be removed.
"an indelible marker pen"
18. personify
past tense: personified; past participle: personified
represent (a quality or concept) by a figure in human form.
19. relish
great enjoyment.
"she swigged a mouthful of wine with relish"
a piquant sauce or pickle eaten with plain food to add flavour.
"use salsa as a relish with grilled meat or fish"
20. artefact
an object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest.
"gold and silver artefacts"
21. body of work
the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods" oeuvre, work. end product, output - final product; the things produced.
22. epitaph
a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
23. in retrospect
phrase of retrospect
when looking back on a past event or situation; with hindsight.
24. prescient
having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.
25. materialism
a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.
26. fleeting
lasting for a very short time.
27. expatriate
a person who lives outside their native country.
28. giddy
having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy.
29. privileged
having special rights, advantages, or immunities.
30. scold
remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily.
31. proletariat
working-class people regarded collectively (often used with reference to Marxism).
32. stereotype
a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
33. apocryphal
(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.
34. unseemly
(of behaviour or actions) not proper or appropriate.
35. collaboration
the action of working with someone to produce something.
36. poignant
evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
37. totem
a natural object or animal that is believed by a particular society to have spiritual significance and that is adopted by it as an emblem.
38. exemplary
serving as a desirable model; very good.
39. unbearably
in a way that is impossible or extremely hard to endure.
40. intertwine
twist or twine together.
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Hi Philip, given my GRE just few days back and got 313(V149, Q164). I am not the guy who subscribes RUclips channels unless I think it's worth subscribing. After 3-4 months of following your videos, I am proud to say that I am your subscriber. Your calm and collected strategy for reading comprehension has helped me immensely and I really like the way you explain things. Thank you for everything.
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I was very weak in the verbal section especially the reading comp section. After watching Philip's strategies, it became somewhat easier.
Coming to quant section, I was always strong in math...but the GRE quant has gone to another level - Don't worry, it is still doable but requires lot of practice especially few advanced problems. The topics I encountered in both my quant sections are units digit, even odd, Co-ordinate geometry, few inequalities, one absolute value question, very high level sequence problems which I did not expect, some standard Geometry questions which tested regular polygons, complex squares and rectangle problems, circles with inscribed squares and finally triangles. Remember most Geometry questions were part of Quantitative Comparison. Finally, probability, permutations, normal distribution (hard section QC), general statistics. Data interpretation has become very tough, I personally got 2piechart-1table question(This particular question had 9 digit number which obviously I was not able to fit in calculator since it allows only 8 digits... approximating techniques helped me to solve this). But they were doable if you spend first 30 seconds to understand the question(with percent increase). FYI, hard section of quant had two data interpretation problems(I guess from Q14-Q17 and then new chart at Q19). Prepare well. All the best.
Amazing testimonial Saiteja. Thank you for the detailed comment.
Dude , did we get the same exam ?!?
I have given my exam on 18th Jan
Great way to learn new words! Thanks 👍
Thanks for improving my vocabulary 🙏
Excellent method to learn words. These words are now stuck like glue:
Cloddish-clownish
Limned-highlighted, outlined (although I thought it's something to do with limbs)
Gaudy-ostentatious
Indelible -Cannot be erased or removed
Epitaph-Obituary
Prescient -Pre knowledge
Apocryphal- Made up story (i sort of new this from the Apocryphal books of the Bible)
Thankyou Mr Phillip.
I adore this way of yours for teaching words by showing them in their true contextual usage, as it helps apprehend nuances ( your favorite one !)of each word. Please keep bringing such articles to teach words because it entails not just sophisticated vocab but also good RC practice, as you mentioned. Blessings!!!
Thanks raheel, I will!
Thank you so much. I like this kind of teaching. I look forward to hearing from you in your next videos. Today I have learned many new words like hatchet jobs, prominently, nuanced, etc. I have to review the passage again to collect all the new words! By watching you I feel like I start to like learning new vocabularies. 💕
Great! I will do more then
Thank you, i learnt more than ten new words
Acquisition is more successful, when vocabulary is introduced, read, and analyzed within an authentic piece of text; and in which the reader has background knowledge of the topic or subject. Please continue facilitating in this manner. Thank you!
Thanks for reading out this article Philip, not only did I learn a lot of new words, especially depantsing (I was surprised that it was a common word) and phrases but also learnt a lot of stuff which was previously unknown to me at least about one of my favorite writers.
And please do continue this way of teaching vocab, somehow my brain is doing a better job of remembering the words when I see them in a article being read out than just bluntly memorizing them.
So good to hear!
I relished this video and am looking forward to watching more video resembling this. Thank you very much.
Lovvvvvveeee this method. Thank you! I'll definitely be listening to this on repeat.
learned a lot of new words. please continue such videos
I really like this way of learning words. I always remember words when introduced in a proper context
Great to hear Akanksha!
Please keep on making these videos. It's easy to learn vocabulary this way than learning individual words.
Another one coming soon!
Very helpful. Thankyou ❤️❤️
Hello
İ have learnt about 32 new words and i adore this way of teaching vocabulary . So damn effective
You are so amazing
Thanks so much Matilda!
GRE in 5 days lol... I am binging your channel ... Really love the way you articulate your thoughts
Great minds think alike. I have mine in 8 days, and I'm making sure to get through all his videos from the last year. Wish I would have found the lover of horses sooner.
Go kick some GRE arrrs
How was it?
40 minutes before I read all my questions with an accent! So thankful for this channel.
How much did u score?
Nice man!
If you were any more perfect, you would probably just like , dissolve into the atmosphere.
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