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Matt Abrahams
Episode 169
Vocabulary
revert (verb)
- Definition:
- to go back to a previous state or condition
- Example from the episode:
- “It's topics that you could talk about with anyone, which is why we all revert to talking about the weather or ‘How are you?’”
- Example sentence:
- “He will revert to his old habits.”
pyramid (noun)
- Definition:
- a shape with a flat base and triangular sides that meet at a point on top
- Example from the episode:
- “It can be helpful to think about a topic pyramid, and at the bottom of this pyramid is where small talk lives.”
- Example sentence:
- “We used a pyramid structure for our presentation.”
mundane (adjective)
- Definition:
- ordinary or just everyday, not special or exciting
- Example from the episode:
- “I think it's this trodden ground that can be very mundane, but you have to do it.”
- Example sentence:
- “She found her daily routine quite mundane.”
on the tip of somebody’s tongue (idiom)
- Definition:
- a person knows something but can't quite remember it at the moment
- Example from the episode:
- “So that when you are together, it's right on the tip of your tongue to say, like, ‘Oh, how's your dad doing these days?’”
- Example sentence:
- “Her name is on the tip of my tongue, but I can't remember it.”