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00:00Hello! My name is Matti from POC English and in this lesson we're going to learn 10 words
00:06which are less common but absolutely fascinating to learn.
00:10And also this video is a challenge for you.
00:13By the end of this lesson I want you to tell me
00:16how many of these words you had already heard before and how many were new to you.
00:22So let's start with word number one.
00:24Serendipity.
00:26Serendipity.
00:27It's a noun and pay attention to the word stress.
00:30Serendipity.
00:32Stress is on d.
00:33Serendipity.
00:34I'm pretty sure that you've experienced this.
00:37You find something by accident or something happens to you by accident
00:42and you find it very helpful.
00:44That is a serendipity.
00:46Serendipity is the fact of finding interesting and valuable things by chance, by accident.
00:54Finding that old photograph in the attic was pure serendipity.
00:58I found it by chance and it made me happy.
01:01Serendipity.
01:02Now serendipity is a noun but the adjective form is slightly more common.
01:07Serendipitous.
01:09If something is serendipitous it means it happens by chance or by accident.
01:14About half of all great discoveries are purely serendipitous.
01:19That means half of all the things that have been discovered so far have been serendipitous.
01:25Word number two is ephemeral.
01:28Ephemeral.
01:29Stress is on the first syllable.
01:31Ephemeral.
01:32Ephemeral means lasting for a very short period of time.
01:36Something that is ephemeral is the sunset.
01:39You can watch the sunset.
01:40It's absolutely beautiful but you can only watch it for what, like five minutes?
01:44Look at this example.
01:45The beauty of the sunset was ephemeral, disappearing in just a few minutes.
01:50Many of the most beautiful flowers are ephemeral.
01:54It means you can enjoy them for two or three days but then they die.
01:58Word number three is quintessential.
02:01Quintessential.
02:02This one is actually more common than the other two.
02:05Quintessential.
02:06Where's the stress?
02:07Quintessential.
02:09Sensual.
02:10Quintessential.
02:11Quintessential refers to the most typical example of something or the most important part of something.
02:18Quintessential.
02:19Paris is the quintessential romantic city.
02:23Paris is the quintessential romantic city.
02:27It means it's the typical example of a romantic city.
02:30Or look at this one.
02:31His story is just the quintessential story of overcoming obstacles.
02:37His story is just the quintessential story of overcoming obstacles.
02:42It means it's the typical story of overcoming obstacles and succeeding in life.
02:46Word number four.
02:48One of the words that I really like.
02:50Euphoria.
02:51Euphoria.
02:52Euphoria is the feeling of extreme happiness or excitement.
02:56The state of being super happy or super excited.
02:59Euphoria.
03:00Winning the championship was a moment of pure euphoria for the team.
03:05Or look at this one.
03:06The drug produces a feeling of euphoria.
03:09The drug produces a feeling of euphoria.
03:13It means by using that it makes you feel extremely happy or excited.
03:19Word number five.
03:20Luminous.
03:21Luminous.
03:22Where's the stress?
03:23On the first syllable.
03:25Luminous.
03:26Luminous.
03:27And there is a long vowel.
03:29Luminous.
03:30Luminous.