10 smart words to elevate your vocabulary and sound like a true native speaker !

10 fancy English words used in daily life to sound smart! (B1-C2)

A person’s list of talents and skills.

"Chris knows how to play the piano, bass, drums, and guitar. His musical repertoire is quite extensive."

Acknowledgment of someone’s excellent performance/award or honor

"Receiving the highest accolade in the contest is worth all the sacrifices they made."

"Allan received the highest accolade from the Science Fair."

Worsen a situation that is already bad/Make bad things severe.

"He thought opening the window would stop the fire but this only exacerbated the problem."

"Shouting at her while she’s mad will only exacerbate her mood."

Acknowledging someone’s good point during an argument/ Can be used to appreciate someone’s clever point.

Tyrion: He knows nothing about math. 

Danny: Hmm, touche.

used to describe something that failed miserably/A complete failure; a great disaster.

Have you seen the last season of “Game of Thrones”? It was a total fiasco!

“The Room” is considered a fiasco by a lot of people.

An act which is done to obviously seek attention/Giving a show to impress other people.

"Darius likes showing off his wealth. He’ll grab every chance to show his ostentatious lifestyle."

Extreme confusion or bewilderment/A state of utter confusion.

"The instruction was written poorly; no wonder he got so flummoxed."

"Cristina cannot understand anything about the lesson; she was so flummoxed."

Sudden changes in mood or behavior/Unpredictable/Changing from time to time.

"Women are so capricious sometimes!"

" Short-term stock trading is challenging when the economy and stock market are in a capricious state."

Being the best example of something/someone
A perfect representation of a class or a quality

"Jack Ma’s from-rags-to-riches tale is a quintessential success story of not giving up."

Someone (usually a man) dressed up in a classy and dashing fashion/A man who is sporting a neat and elegant look.

"I remember him! He is that dapper gentleman who danced with me at the ball."