ELL Hub10 Lessons From 2024
10 Lessons From 2024
Episode 177
Vocabulary
solidify (verb)
- Definition:
- to make something become more definite and clear
- Example from the episode:
- “I hope this helps you to solidify your learnings and practice so you can evolve your communication skills and approach.”
- Example sentence:
- “Her speech helped to solidify our team's goals.”
ritual (noun)
- Definition:
- a set of actions or ceremonies that are done in a specific way
- Example from the episode:
- “And so right as you walk in, there's a series of tiny little lockers, and there's a ritual where everyone takes out their phone, opens up the locker. Inside the locker is a plug so you can charge it.”
- Example sentence:
- “She has a bedtime ritual to help her sleep.”
contextual (adjective)
- Definition:
- related to or depending on the surrounding situation or background
- Example from the episode:
- “I loved Bob Cialdini's notion of pre-suasion, which refers to subtly directing people's attention to contextual cues, like website images or Zoom backgrounds, that prime people in the direction of our persuasive goal.”
- Example sentence:
- “The teacher provided contextual examples for better learning.”
get a hold of something (idiom)
- Definition:
- to understand or grasp a situation, idea, or object
- Example from the episode:
- “People are thinking like, what the hell does that mean? I don't know what it is. How do I get a hold of it?”
- Example sentence:
- “It took him a while to get a hold of the concept.”