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Celine Teoh
Episode 135
Vocabulary
introspect (verb)
- Definition:
- to think deeply about your own thoughts and feelings
- Example from the episode:
- “To truly hone and develop your communication, you have to introspect, reflect, seek feedback and integrate all of that information to improve.”
- Example sentence:
- “As an introvert, I often prefer to introspect rather than socialize.”
agency (noun)
- Definition:
- the ability to make your own choices and actions
- Example from the episode:
- “Now I can pick and choose from, and I have agency.”
- Example sentence:
- “Maria feels that moving out gives her more agency.”
notorious (adjective)
- Definition:
- famous for something bad or negative
- Example from the episode:
- “Well, one example I can bring to you is when I was a student, an MBA at the GSB, one exercise that we ran in “Touchy Feely” is notorious.”
- Example sentence:
- “She is notorious for being late to every meeting.”
hard done by (idiom)
- Definition:
- feeling unfairly treated or that something is not fair to you
- Example from the episode:
- “I felt disappointed in myself. I felt hard done by, resentful.”
- Example sentence:
- “Despite all her hard work, she felt hard done by because she didn’t receive a promotion.”