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Julian Treasure
Episode 114
Vocabulary
hone (verb)
- Definition:
- to make something better or sharper
- Example from the episode:
- “And in particular, you give guidance on how to nurture and hone our voice.”
- Example sentence:
- “By practicing daily, you can hone your cooking abilities.”
listing (noun)
- Definition:
- items written down one after another in a list
- Example from the episode:
- “Ask what’s the listing.”
- Example sentence:
- “Please check the listing for all the items you need.”
majestic (adjective)
- Definition:
- very big, beautiful, and impressive
- Example from the episode:
- “But I think Ken, because he combines humor, often very self-effacing humor, and storytelling in such a majestic way.”
- Example sentence:
- “She wore a majestic crown on her birthday.”
slippery slope (idiom)
- Definition:
- when one small action or decision could lead to a bigger problem or situation
- Example from the episode:
- “And the absence of listening, the absence of conscious listening, tends to put us on a slippery slope, which is enormously accelerated, I think, by the current technology that surrounds us.”
- Example sentence:
- “Once you start telling lies, it can become a slippery slope.”