20 POWERFUL adjectives in English

stop using the same basic English words all the time today you'll learn 20 powerful adjectives in English such as excruciating destitute miraculous absurd and jittery these words are a little more advanced so they're great for helping your English sound more fluent make sure to practice your pronunciation by repeating these words after me and study the example sentences to see how these adjectives are used you can download a free pdf guide to this lesson which also includes a quiz to help you practice the new words click on the link in the video description to get that free PDF and quiz all right get ready to learn these powerful adjectives something that is very noisy is deafening there was a deafening Roar as the rocket ship blasted off something that is very painful is excruciating I have an excruciating headache I can't even think straight someone who is very poor is destitute he grew up in a destitute family that barely had enough food to eat something that is very damaging or upsetting is devastating the town was destroyed by a devastating flood meaning it was very physically damaging they received the devastating news that their son was in a coma in that case it's very emotionally upsetting someone or something that is very beautiful is gorgeous wow those flowers are absolutely gorgeous after he lost weight he started dating a gorgeous woman gorgeous is usually used for women not men and for things objects places or scenery if you are very busy you can say you're swamped I have five major projects to finish by the end of this week I'm totally swamped a place that's very crowded is packed the stores were packed on the day before Christmas everyone was doing last minute shopping if you're very happy or excited you're thrilled Joanna's parents were thrilled to hear that she'd won a full scholarship to college something that's very shocking or scary is horrific or horrifying 50 people were badly injured in a horrific accident at the factory the prospect of a nuclear war is horrifying something that's very amazing is mindblowing modern Medical technology is mindblowing they can even operate on a baby before it's born something that's very fortunate is miraculous this book tells the story of Henry's miraculous escape from a war torn country someone who is very brave is fearless he fearlessly walked into his boss's office and asked for a big raise something that's very ridiculous is absurd or Preposterous that book contains some Preposterous theories that go against the scientific consensus the store won't give you a refund even though it was their mistake that's absurd something that is very unimportant or very silly is frivolous if you want to save money you have to avoid making frivolous purchases like buying candy at the supermarket checkout something that is completely perfect is impeccable her academic record is impeccable and she's at the top of her class if you're very nervous you're jittery most people are jittery on a first date try to relax and just be yourself something that is very remarkable is outstanding the results of the educational program were outstanding more than a thousand children were able to improve their grades very respected is prestigious my internship at a prestigious Law Firm was a great start to my career something that is very sincere is heartfelt he made a heartfelt speech expressing his gratitude something that's very important is vital it's vital to pay attention to the road while driving I hope you enjoyed learning these powerful adjectives what's the best way to remember them it's vital to put these new words into practice so try the quiz in the free pdf download and also try to create your own example sentences to continue taking your vocabulary to the next level you can join my Advanced vocabulary and collocations course to learn more than a thousand highlevel words and how to put them together naturally like a native English speaker you can find that course at my website espresso english. net I hope to see you there bye for [Music] now