ELL HubJacob Morgan
Jacob Morgan
Episode 121
Vocabulary
cement (verb)
- Definition:
- to make something stronger
- Example from the episode:
- “And then I also heard you say we have to think about the stories that we tell ourselves and the stories that we tell others. to really help cement our intention for what it is we’re striving to achieve.”
- Example sentence:
- “He wants to cement his place in the team with excellent performances.”
competence (noun)
- Definition:
- being good at something or having the skills to do it well
- Example from the episode:
- “In the class I teach, we talk a lot about warmth and competence and how you have to balance those out.”
- Example sentence:
- “Sarah showed her competence by finishing the project early.”
implicit (adjective)
- Definition:
- understood but not directly said or explained
- Example from the episode:
- “And in the second scenario, the relationship is implicit.”
- Example sentence:
- “The rules were not stated, but they were implicit.”
level the playing field (idiom)
- Definition:
- to make a situation fair for everyone
- Example from the episode:
- “And one of the visuals that I have in the book is this idea of leveling the playing field.”
- Example sentence:
- “Free education aims to level the playing field for every child.”