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Rethink
Episode 173
Vocabulary
simmer (verb)
- Definition:
- to keep feelings or ideas hidden under the surface, building up slowly without bubbling over
- Example from the episode:
- “And often many of these conflicts, especially when it comes to family and friends, are things that have been simmering and existing for a long while.”
- Example sentence:
- “Her anger began to simmer beneath the surface.”
autopilot (noun)
- Definition:
- doing things automatically without thinking much about them
- Example from the episode:
- “You can't just be on autopilot.”
- Example sentence:
- “She worked on autopilot while listening to music.”
frustrated (adjective)
- Definition:
- feeling upset or annoyed because something is not going the way you want it to
- Example from the episode:
- “Sometimes we're so frustrated we just want change, but we're not sure what that change is.”
- Example sentence:
- “She felt frustrated when her computer crashed.”
ring true (idiom)
- Definition:
- something sounds correct or feels real and believable
- Example from the episode:
- “In this “Rethinks: Best of” episode, we revisit advice from 2021 that still rings true today.”
- Example sentence:
- “His story didn't ring true; it seemed too exaggerated.”