ADVANCED NOUNS VOCABULARY WORD LIST #1

A Noun is a word that names something (person, place, thing or idea). 

Nouns can sometimes also be concepts, activities and processes. 

Well-chosen Nouns makes the vocabulary interesting and effective.

We need to build up our vocabulary to converse fluently in English.

Let us see some NOUNS to describe SURPRISE OR SHOCK(a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience).

A SURPRISE OR SHOCK can be an EVENT (an unexpected fact,event or a piece of news) 

or 

A surprise or shock can also be  AN EXPERIENCE or A FEELING ( a feeling caused by something unexpected).

Something that SURPRISES or SHOCKS is unexpected or unusual.

The SURPRISE can be positive, neutral or negative one.

1)  REVELATION

George Orwell's book on politics contains a number of interesting and astonishing  revelations  about Corruption and Communism.

Revelation

Meaning : a)  A Revelation is a surprising or interesting fact that is made known to people

                  b) A situation in which you suddenly realize something very clearly

                  c)  To emphasize the remarkable quality of someone or something

                 

REVELATION ABOUT SOMETHING

REVELATION THAT clause

COME AS A REVELATION  /  BE A REVELATION = to be an extremely pleasant surprise.

Examples:

1.The police found the victim's diary but it didn't contain any secret revelations.

2.The opposition will benefit from revelations of corruption involving ruling party.

3.The revelation that the actress was a drug user was not a surprise to her fans.

4.The revelation of incompetence and  scandalous past  of the company's chairman led to his resignation.

5.The servants testified about their employer's personal life and the courtroom revelations were reported in detail by the press.

6.There were some astonishing revelations about the actress's personal life in her Biography.

7.Top scientists shaken by revelations that Covid isn't natural but a lab-made virus that escaped.

8.There were latest revelations on the theory that Covid 19 was engineered at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

9.The University of Divinity has initiated a new research scheme "COVID REVELATIONS" in response to the Covid 19 pandemic.

10.There were some interesting revelations in the debate.

11.His piano-playing was a revelation.

12.Jim's talent was an astonishing revelation.

13.Leo Tolstoy's book "WAR AND PEACE" was real revelation to me.

14.This movie came as a complete revelation to me.

15.A sudden revelation  into the  nature of complex human relationships came to her.

16.His performance in the concert today was a revelation to everyone.

17.The revelation of his scandalous past led to his suicide.

2)ASTONISHMENT

  We visited the Royal Botanic Garden in London which contains more than 650 native plant species.The garden's beauty filled us with astonishment.

Meaning : a)  A feeling of great surprise and wonder

                   b) Overpowering or extreme surprise or wonder

                    c) An object or a cause of amazement

IN ASTONISHMENT

TO your /his /her ASTONISHMENT

Examples:

1.The audience watched in astonishment as the magician performed an incredible magic trick.

2.A professional magician aims to create astonishment.

3.He looked  at the breathtaking Niagara Falls in astonishment.

4.Tourists feel astonishment when looking at something like Grand Canyon.

5.She looked at me in astonishment.

6.She gazed up at the starry sky in astonishment.

7.He could not hide his astonishment.

8.The people expressed astonishment at the news.

9.We both stood gazing at the stunning waterfall in astonishment.

10.They looked at one another in astonishment.

11.We were speechless with astonishment.

12.To everyone's astonishment,the five year old miraculously survived the crash.

3)BOMBSHELL

Meaning:

a) Something that is stunning, amazing or devastating

Example:   Jonarthan's book on Bio-War was a political bombshell.

b) An unexpected or surprising event ,especially an unpleasant one

Example:

1.The news of his resignation was a bombshell.

2.The announcement of job losses came as an absolute bombshell.

3.Finally she dropped the bombshell by announcing that she was leaving her job.

4.His resignation as the government's education recovery commissioner is a political bombshell.

5.The news came as  a bombshell.

6.Ever since the Royal couple's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey was aired,several celebrities have spoken in support of Harry and Meghan.

7.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex unleashed their bombshell news about dropping their titles and royal duties.

8.Witness'  bombshell testimony against  Former High Court Judge was reported in different channels such as newspapers,television,magazine and digital newswires.Well,the bombshell didn't explode.

9.It was a bombshell announcement.

10.Bombshell report exposes illegal activity in prison by releasing an investigative report.

11.A bombshell bribery scandal illuminates the  corruption of college admissions in US.