ELL HubJenny Luna
Jenny Luna
Episode 107
Vocabulary
strive (verb)
- Definition:
- to work hard to reach a goal
- Example from the episode:
- “When we strive to be great, when we strive to be right or perfect in our communication, it actually prevents us from doing it well at all.”
- Example sentence:
- “She strives to learn a new word every day.”
gratitude (noun)
- Definition:
- being thankful for the things you have
- Example from the episode:
- “The first word that comes to mind is gratitude.”
- Example sentence:
- “I expressed my gratitude to my teacher for helping me.”
mediocre (adjective)
- Definition:
- just okay, not bad but not really good either
- Example from the episode:
- “These students have never been told to be mediocre.”
- Example sentence:
- “The food at this restaurant is mediocre.”
in the hot seat (idiom)
- Definition:
- being in a situation where you are asked many tough questions or face a lot of pressure
- Example from the episode:
- “’I’m in the hot seat.”
- Example sentence:
- “Since Linda came late, she was in the hot seat at today’s meeting.”