ELL HubMatt Lieberman
Matt Lieberman
Episode 188
Vocabulary
assert (verb)
- Definition:
- to state something confidently and firmly
- Example from the episode:
- “In your work, you assert that our brains are fundamentally social.”
- Example sentence:
- “She asserted her opinion during the meeting.”
pioneer (noun)
- Definition:
- someone who is one of the first to explore or develop something new
- Example from the episode:
- “He is a pioneer in the study of how the human brain processes social information, particularly in understanding how people think about others and themselves.”
- Example sentence:
- “She is a pioneer in computer technology.”
innate (adjective)
- Definition:
- something you are born with, not learned or acquired
- Example from the episode:
- “So while it's innate to being human, the ability to actually take somebody else's perspective, we actually have to really work to make sure that we're doing that, and we have to ask questions and interact.”
- Example sentence:
- “Animals have an innate ability to find food.”
get out of somebody’s head (idiom)
- Definition:
- to stop thinking about someone or something
- Example from the episode:
- “Getting out of our own head, literally, makes a big difference for effective communication.”
- Example sentence:
- “I can't seem to get that song out of my head.”