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Dan Pink
Episode 149
Vocabulary
galvanize (verb)
- Definition:
- to inspire or motivate people to take action or become excited about something
- Example from the episode:
- “The purpose of the speech is to galvanize action.”
- Example sentence:
- “The coach’s speech helped galvanize the team.”
realm (noun)
- Definition:
- an area or domain, often used to describe a field of interest or activity
- Example from the episode:
- “However, I do think that there are some principles of that realm that we can extract for other realms.”
- Example sentence:
- “In the realm of science, new discoveries are made daily.”
performative (adjective)
- Definition:
- involving actions or behavior that are intended to impress others rather than being sincere or genuine
- Example from the episode:
- “And so I think that the more we just forget the performative side of saying, oh, this is how official language is.”
- Example sentence:
- “His apology seemed very performative.”
make it right (idiom)
- Definition:
- to fix a mistake or correct a situation to make it better
- Example from the episode:
- “What can I do to make it right?”
- Example sentence:
- “She worked hard to make it right after the mistake.”