ELL HubAmy Edmondson
Amy Edmondson
Episode 132
Vocabulary
enact (verb)
- Definition:
- to put into action
- Example from the episode:
- “It’s more something that is enacted day by day.”
- Example sentence:
- “We need to enact measures to protect the environment.”
accountability (noun)
- Definition:
- taking responsibility for your actions and decisions
- Example from the episode:
- “This is a really important distinction because psychological safety’s been getting a lot of attention in the last few years and often it’s being misunderstood to mean comfortable or not having high standards or not feeling a sense of accountability to excellence.”
- Example sentence:
- “Her accountability for her actions gained everyone’s respect.”
dissenting (adjective)
- Definition:
- disagreeing or not going along with a common belief or idea
- Example from the episode:
- “It’s hard for someone to offer a dissenting view or it’s hard for someone to ask for help or to let you know the project is not going well.”
- Example sentence:
- “She voiced her dissenting view during the meeting.”
bite someone’s head off (idiom)
- Definition:
- to angrily scold or yell at someone
- Example from the episode:
- “If every time you hear bad news, you bite someone’s head off, that does not encourage psychological safety.”
- Example sentence:
- “There’s no need to bite someone’s head off over a small mistake.”