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Episode 18: Advanced Adjective 

Advanced Adjective Meaning

• advanced. / (ədˈvɑːnst) / adjective. being ahead in development, knowledge, progress, etcadvanced studies. having reached a comparatively late stagea man of advanced age.

Advanced Adjective is an advanced adjective. Used when wanting to elevate our writing, conversations, discussions, presentations or speeches to a more refined appearance. We must choose words that have a deeper meaning. than the words we normally use. which we tend to use adjectives that we are familiar with used in writing such as the words good, bad, nice.

In daily life – We often encounter conversations in different contexts. Or they have to write a report on these topics in exams such as TOEFL or IELTS. Teacher Jib then chooses Advanced Adjectives or Advanced Adjectives. that we will use often. Let’s explain and give examples of using in sentences for you to see.

Describe Personality

open-minded – willing to listen to other people’s opinions

• After having been living abroad for several years, Jane is very open-minded.
• It is difficult to convince someone who is not open-minded since he or she will only hold his or her belief.

reliable – reliable

• To make your reasoning more reliable , you need to find supports from other sources.
• Paul is a reliable business owner; he never breaks his business deals.

outgoing – that is easy to socialize

• Rita and her friends are very outgoing , for they can meet new people and become friends easily.
• Introducing children to a new environment can help them become outgoing later in life.

self-centered – self -centered

• Sean does not have many friends as he is self-centered .
• Moana and her family are despised by the townspeople because they are known to be self-centered .

disobedient – ​​disobedient

• Students who are disobedient can cause disruption in the class.
• The government prefers its citizens to be obedient rather than disobedient .

disruptive – causing a disturbance

• Sometimes teachers cannot concentrate on the class because of disruptive students.

Explain the graph

remarkable – very/extraordinary

• The country saw a remarkable increase of the number of tourists.
• The work by the artist is remarkable; many people were impressed when they saw it with their own eyes.

dramatic – very much

• The dramatic decrease in the figure of the incomes resulted from the natural disaster.
• We witnessed the dramatic improvement of the performance of our students.

slight – a little

• A slight change in the brightness can disrupt the growth of the plants.
• The new phone would have just a slight adjustment from the previous one.

marginal – a little

• The poor treatment toward the marginal people was unacceptable.
• The loss of this quarter was marginal so the manager was not that upset.

Explain Environmental Problems

endangered – endangered

• Pandas are endangered because they have a low reproduction rate.
• Poaching animal parts cause several species to be endangered.

arid – dry

• Without the rain, the land in the area becomes arid .
• The arid season causes the rise in the price of clean water.

contaminated – contaminated

• Illegal practices by some factories make the water too contaminated for safe consumption.
• Some factories’ illegal actions have contaminated the water too much to be safely consumed.

Social Problems

overcrowded – overcrowded

• Because of centralized development, Bangkok has become overcrowded .
• The medical team found it hard to reach the overcrowded slums in Mumbai.

urbanized – made into an urban area

• Major urbanized cities around the world are built to accommodate more residents.
• My urbanized hometown has been different: no more old buildings but only high-rise ones.

polluted – polluted

• The air in big cities is polluted due to the jammed traffic.
• Burning crops after harvesting is a big problem in developing countries as people suffer from polluted air.

insoluble – irreparable

• The problem of drunk driving in Thailand has been insoluble.
• More efforts from the publich should be put to solve insoluble issues.

Explain Money

low-income – with low income

• People from low-income families cannot afford medical insurance.
• The government has proposed a measure to support low-income students.

high-paid – earning a lot

• We all want to get a high-paid job. That’s why people are so competitive.
• There is no guarantee that a high-paid job can make us happy.

excessive – having too much

• Mr. Gatsby has an excessive amount of money; he hosts a lavish party every weekend.
• The excessive budget for our educational scholarships can now be put to good use.

scarce – with few

• Julie’s money is so scarce that she has to work during study.

Explain the Study

self-empowering – empowering oneself

• Education should allow students to be self-empowering .

advantageous – useful

• Studying online can be advantageous if students live in a remote area.

progressive – progressive

• Progressive teachers in our school started following teaching methods from the Finnish curriculum.

traditional – traditional

• A traditional learning approach was to give lectures to students.

underachieving – who learns later than their peers

• If a student is an underachieving child, parents should seek help from the teachers.

Explain Health

medicinal – that is medicine

• Herbs in Thailand are known to have medicinal qualities such as cumin.

life-threatening – life- threatening

• Some underlying diseases can be life-threatening if patients do not seek medical help.

beneficial – beneficial

• Eating healthy diets can be beneficial to anyone who is concerned about his or her weight.

After we have looked at the different adjectives We must remember to bring the words These are used for writing or speaking. Both in daily life and in academic work as well.