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Frances Frei
Episode 109
Vocabulary
incentivize (verb)
- Definition:
- to encourage someone to do something by offering a reward
- Example from the episode:
- “It needs to be motivational and incentivize people to want to strive for it.”
- Example sentence:
- “John’s mom tried to incentivize him with ice cream to do his homework.”
analogy (noun)
- Definition:
- a way of explaining something by comparing it to something else
- Example from the episode:
- “I love a good analogy.”
- Example sentence:
- “In his speech, James often used sports as an analogy for life challenges.”
redundant (adjective)
- Definition:
- extra or not needed because you already have one
- Example from the episode:
- “The problem is the more difference we have, the less common we have, and everything that you and I have in common is a little redundant.”
- Example sentence:
- “Having two similar machines in the factory is redundant.”
common ground (idiom)
- Definition:
- something that two or more people agree on or share together.
- Example from the episode:
- “We look for the common ground, and that sounds so good.”
- Example sentence:
- “The common ground among us is our love for art.”