ELL HubJeff Small
Jeff Small
Episode 167
Vocabulary
smell (verb)
- Definition:
- to notice something unusual or suspicious
- Example from the episode:
- “If there's no connection, the audience can smell it, but there's got to be some reason that it's personal to you.”
- Example sentence:
- “She smelled trouble when she heard the loud argument.”
practitioner (noun)
- Definition:
- a person who works in a specific field or profession, especially in areas like medicine, law, or education
- Example from the episode:
- “Think about the really impressive practitioners that you come across in your life.”
- Example sentence:
- “She is a yoga practitioner who teaches classes every week.”
congruent (adjective)
- Definition:
- being in agreement
- Example from the episode:
- “I really like the advice of reflecting on the value and importance to you, to help you focus, to help bring the right emotion that's congruent with the message.”
- Example sentence:
- “Their opinions on the project were congruent, which made it easy to work together.”
drive something home (idiom)
- Definition:
- to make a point very clear or to emphasize an important idea so that others understand it well
- Example from the episode:
- “I think it's really important. I do try to drive this home.”
- Example sentence:
- “He wanted to drive the point home that hard work pays off.”