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Shane O’Mara
Episode 117
Vocabulary
augment (verb)
- Definition:
- to make something bigger or better
- Example from the episode:
- “But you have to suppress your own tendency to want to augment the question.”
- Example sentence:
- “He used a microphone to augment his voice during the presentation.”
rapport (noun)
- Definition:
- a friendly connection or relationship where people understand and communicate well with each other
- Example from the episode:
- “And a whole variety of data now show that if you’re able to establish a condition of rapport with another individual, that is, you engage in active, respectful listening.”
- Example sentence:
- “He has a strong rapport with his mentor.”
evocative (adjective)
- Definition:
- able to bring strong images, feelings, or memories to mind
- Example from the episode:
- “And allowing people through the use of evocative language to journey backwards, to re-center in the present, and then imagine that the future is going to be better than the present is I think something that the great orators kind of intuit already.”
- Example sentence:
- “The evocative smell of freshly baked bread reminded her of her grandmother’s kitchen.”
get a bad rap (idiom)
- Definition:
- being judged or criticized unfairly
- Example from the episode:
- “I think gossip gets a bad rap.”
- Example sentence:
- “Snakes get a bad rap, but most are not dangerous.”