
Stop Repeating Basic Words | Learn Better English (B1–B2)
About this episode
🗣️In this episode of the Learn English Podcast, you will discover six powerful English vocabulary words that can help you stop repeating basic words in everyday conversations. Instead of using simple, common words again and again, you will learn how to replace them with more expressive and interesting options that still sound natural in real English.
You will hear clear explanations and examples using words such as bamboozled, hoodwinked, curmudgeon, cantankerous, plethora, and abundance. These words are explained in simple, understandable language so B1–B2 English learners can follow along and practice using them with confidence in real-life situations.
This episode is designed to help you strengthen your vocabulary, improve your listening skills, and express your ideas more clearly and creatively in English.
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📝 Vocabulary List:
1) bamboozled: tricked or deceived
2) hoodwinked: tricked or deceived, often in a clever or cunning way
3) con artist: a person who tricks others into giving them money
4) richness: the quality of being rich, especially in quantity or quality
5) syllable: a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound
6) curmudgeon: a bad-tempered person, especially an old one
7) cantankerous: bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
8) hangry: hungry and angry
9) plethora: a large or excessive amount of something
10) abundance: a great quantity of something
📜 SOURCES
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/17/1176597061/elizabeth-holmes-loses-her-latest-bid-to-avoid-prison
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