Today's lesson is all about
building your vocabulary. What's up everyone? My name is
Wes. This is interactive English, which is all about helping you practice
and improve your English skills. And the way we're going to do that
today is by building your vocabulary. I am going to teach you some advanced
adjectives that you can use to describe people. And this is useful because we often like
to talk about ourselves and describe our personality and as well
as talk about those around us. So I'm going to teach you the meaning of
the word as well as give you an example sentence so that you can see how
the adjective is used in context. These advanced words also happen to
be some of my favorite adjectives. So are you ready? Let's begin. The first word that I
have for you is frank. And what it means is that that somebody
is very direct in the way that they speak. They're very open,
they're honest. They, they're not shy about telling
you what's on their mind. You would say that that person is frank. Often I think of somebody making
the statement and saying, you know, I'm going to be frank with
you. I'm getting ready to
tell you what's on my mind. I'm not going to hold back.
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dramatically improve your English. The next word I have
for you is boisterous. And this adjective means
someone who is energetic, cheerful, and may even be a bit. So I think that it's not always a
permanent part of your personality. Perhaps somebody is usually boisterous, but I think all of us can be
boisterous from time to time. I think it depends on the situation,
the people that we're with, and if we're really loud and energetic
and cheerful, then somebody might say, wow, you are boisterous. Then we have persistent. And what this word means is somebody who
is continuing to do something or trying to do something in a very determined way, but often kind of an unreasonable way
that you are just not going to give up. You are persistent and you're
going to keep going until you, you achieve your goal and
you get what you want. So it can be a good thing and
that, you know, don't give up. Always be persistent, keep trying. But it may also be a bad thing because
if somebody is too persistent that that could get a bit annoying and you might
want that person to go away and you tell them, get the hell outta here. You
persistent little. So keep that in mind. If you're thinking about whether
or not you should be persistent. Next is unassuming and this means
somebody who is not arrogant, somebody who is not trying
to get all of the attention. And I think it's usually describing
somebody's personality and you might say that somebody has an unassuming manner
that they don't try to stand out and get all the attention. They
can be rather unassuming. The next adjective is intimidating and
this is not a good word if somebody is using it to describe you because what
it means is that somebody is making you feel frightened or afraid. So we could say that somebody might have
an intimidating personality or maybe if you're just looking at their face,
perhaps they have an intimidating look. The next word, and, and this is one
that I really like, is pragmatic. It means that somebody is solving
a problem in a sensible way, that you are taking a realistic approach
in trying to solve this problem. So I often think of somebody who has
a lot of common sense who is very reasonable. You could say
that they are pragmatic. I like to think of myself
as being pragmatic, but, but I'll be frank with you if you
know that that's not always the case. Then we have pretentious. Now this is not a good adjective to
describe another person because it means that someone is trying to appear smarter and sound a bit more clever than they really are. So I often think somebody who might be
talking about art or or literature and the, they're trying to pretend
that they know so much. You could say that this person, that
they're being a little pretentious, The next adjective is
cynical and a another. It's another good one because I think I
can definitely be cynical and it's just the belief that that other people are
motivated by their own self interests. So for example, I think especially
when it comes to politics, I'm a bit cynical. I think
many people are cynical when, when talking about politics. So that's a great example as to when
you might hear or even use this word, The next adjective and, and this is a
little more slang and that is cocky. And if someone is cocky, it just
means that they are confident, usually in a bit of an
arrogant and unpleasant way. And it can be kind of rude if somebody
cocky because that means that they think that they're the best. They're number
one. And you would say that, okay, this person is cocky. I think
we often use this word when, when talking about sports and competition
and people always like to say how, how good they are or that they're
going to beat their opponent. And you could say, you know, yeah,
they're, they're being a bit cocky. I think all of us have been
cocky at one point or another, whether it's talking about, you
know, our, our school performance, our work performance,
or like I said, sports. Next is conceited and this should be
easy because it has a similar meaning to cocky. So somebody who is conceited, it just means that they are too
proud of their actions and abilities. They think very highly of
themselves and you could say, okay, this person is a bit conceited. The next adjective is vain and it
also has a bit of a similar meaning to conceded and cocky. So
if somebody is vain, it just means that they have a strong
interest in their appearance or, or even their abilities. But often I think it's usually
talking about somebody's appearance, the way that they look, the
way they style their hair, the clothes that they wear, and maybe they're always
looking at themselves in the
mirror and thinking, wow, I am just so amazing. Then you could
say, you know that that person, they're pretty vain. Then we have diplomatic, which is a positive adjective. If you want to describe someone who has
the ability to avoid offending others or , or even hurting their feelings
that this is a person who's great at, at solving problems. If
people are having, uh, some sort of conflict or you
would want somebody to help them, help them solve the problem and you
need somebody who is diplomatic. The next word is affable.
And if somebody is affable, that just means that they are
friendly and easy to talk to. So you might be talking about your
friend, your neighbor, your teacher, your boss, and you could say, wow,
they're there. They're affable. They're easy to get along with,
easy to talk to, very friendly. I think I could say that all of you are
affable because you're very easy to talk to. You write me so many wonderful comments
and I hope you write some comments today. Just go on down
below. Write a comment. The next word is chatty now. Now I think many of you might be familiar
with is adjective because to chat to someone just means to talk. So if you're describing somebody and
you're saying that they are chatty, it means that they are talking a
lot and usually in an informal way. So if somebody is chatty, they'll
pretty much talk to you about anything. Then we have one more word
that I just wanted to give you, but this word is a noun.
It's not an adjective, but it's also a word that can be used to
describe someone. And that is a klutz. And if someone is a klutz, then that
just means that they are very clumsy. Uh, you know, perhaps a little foolish, a
little awkward. I often associate it with, with somebody who's clumsy and I think
of a person who's always knocking things over or dropping things. And I think, wow, that that person there are real klutz. So that's a bonus one for you because
it's not an adjective, it's a noun, but it's one that I think we can all
relate to because at one point or another, I think we've all been a klutz and
you know, we've just been clumsy. So I want to be diplomatic in my
approach and I certainly don't want to be intimidating when I ask you to write to
me in the comments and let me know which of these adjectives describe you.
How would you describe yourself? Let me know in the comments.
I just love hearing from you. I'm also going to be persistent and
ask you again to hit that like button, especially if you learn something new. Thank you so much for watching
and I will see you next time.
