Advanced English Vocabulary - The Letter "E"
I hope that you don't find this episode of advanced English vocabulary too "E"gregious. My guest and I got a little silly in the middle of this episode and, as he says at the end of the show, the "E"uphemism we used "E"mbodied the goofy relationship that the two of us have. (If you have no idea what I'm talking about, don't worry--it will make sense after you listen to the episode.)
Leo is my cousin, and he was kind enough to join me for the next episode in EnglishTVLive's advanced English vocabulary series.
We covered 5 advanced words that I hear native English speakers use regularly in conversation, all of which begin with the letter "E".
You can find the five words that Leo and I taught listed below.
Try to combine all of the words that we teach in this episode into a single sentence in the comments section!
5 Advanced English Words | The Letter "E"
Exacerbate
If you exacerbate something, you make that thing worse. Usually, people exacerbate problems (they make existing problems much worse).
In the podcast, you'll hear Leo talk about how he exacerbated a problem that he was having with his shoes!
Epiphany
An epiphany is a sudden moment of realization. Imagine that you've been trying to figure out what you want to do once you graduate from university.
You're thinking about all of the different options you have, and you just can't decide. You feel anxious because graduation is approaching.
One night, when watching a movie, you have an epiphany. Suddenly, for a moment, everything becomes clear. After weeks of turning over the different options you have available, you feel certain about what you want to do.
Epiphanies are things that we have in English. They happen suddenly.
Egregious
If something is egregious, that thing is very, very ,very, very bad.
Songs, movies, poems, performances--these can all be egregious. We can use this word in a less serious (almost playful) way--like when you really don't like a certain movie, you can describe it as egregious.
We can also use the word in a more serious context--the Holocaust was an egregious period in human history.
Embody
If someone embodies something, they are a symbol of that thing. The Beatles, for example, embodied the free spirit of the 60's.
People, things, events, etc. can embody different ideas or values.
Euphemism
A euphemism is a polite, less direct way of referring to something that can be uncomfortable to discuss.
There are many euphemisms in English: Pass away, for example, means die. If two people have sex, they sleep together. Pornography is often referred to as adult entertainment.
My challenge for you:
Try to combine ALL 5 words into a single sentence!
Also, if you've missed any of the previous Advanced English Vocabulary episodes, you can check them out below 😉
Advanced English Vocabulary - The Letter "A"
Advanced English Vocabulary - The Letter "B"
I just got an epiphany that this movie what I watched few hours ago embodies a typically egregious movie in which I won’t use a euphemism now, and I hope the director does not exacerbate his movies in the future.
Sounds like a horrible movie and a horrible director :O