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Fixable Swap
Episode 152
Vocabulary
resuscitate (verb)
- Definition:
- to bring something back to life or make it active again, like reviving an old hobby
- Example from the episode:
- “So James Joyce called it after wit, which is an old English word that I think we need to resuscitate.”
- Example sentence:
- “They worked hard to resuscitate the old tradition.”
continuum (noun)
- Definition:
- something that changes gradually without clear dividing points, like the colors blending in a rainbow
- Example from the episode:
- “Although you and I, I think, represent opposite ends of that continuum.”
- Example sentence:
- “Their relationship shifted along the continuum over the years.”
reluctant (adjective)
- Definition:
- not wanting to do something or feeling unsure about it
- Example from the episode:
- “And then I would go all the way over to your end where you’ll do it if you have to, but you’re a very reluctant on-the-spotter.”
- Example sentence:
- “They were reluctant to make a decision.”
get in our own way (idiom)
- Definition:
- to stop ourselves from making progress or achieving something by our own actions or attitudes
- Example from the episode:
- “Now we tend to get in our own way and think it’s about us but it’s really about them.”
- Example sentence:
- “Don’t let fear make you get in your own way.”