Adjectives Describing Excellence and Uniqueness Flashcards

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Nonpareil

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n. a person or thing that is better than others

• Personally, Eminem’s live performance is nonpareil compared to studio one.
• This ship is an archetype of what a destroyer is; in fact, it’s comparatively nonpareil.
• Despite being revered as the most brilliant pedagogue and pundit by people, he reluctantly believes that he’s nonpareil.

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Precocious

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adj. (of a child) having developed exceptional abilities or ways of behaving at an early age

  • He has a precocious talent for realistic drawings.
  • At the age of 5, she had a precocious sense of empathy toward other children and adults.
  • The boy has developed a precocious skill at playing chess.
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Spectacle

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n. an event that is very impressive to look at, or something strange or shocking

  • A normal show that turned into a spectacle of outstanding performance.
  • A spectacle of brotherhood among two rivals during the christmas truce.
  • A presidential debate that has common spectacle of insulting and nonsense sentiment.
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Sublime

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adj. having excellent, grandeur, or beauty that inspire great admiration or awe

  • Her sublime beauty attracts evey man passing by.
  • It was a sublime performance he pulled off there.
  • Their new sublime album has mustered 5 millions of view on Youtube in just a span of 1 hour.
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