ELL HubMiro Kazakof
Miro Kazakof
Episode 189
Vocabulary
numb (verb)
- Definition:
- to feel unable to react or feel emotions due to shock or distress
- Example from the episode:
- “When it comes to communication and persuasion, numbers can be your friend, but you don't want to use numbers in a way that numb your audience.”
- Example sentence:
- “The team was numb after losing the championship game.”
magnitude (noun)
- Definition:
- a measure of how big or powerful something is
- Example from the episode:
- “That context for that data helped me appreciate the magnitude.”
- Example sentence:
- “The science project measured the magnitude of sound.”
neat (adjective)
- Definition:
- clever, impressive, or well-executed
- Example from the episode:
- “And what's neat is it can basically be anyone.”
- Example sentence:
- “She came up with a neat solution to the problem.”
pet peeves (idiom)
- Definition:
- things that particularly irritate or annoy someone
- Example from the episode:
- “So I assume you're like me and you have some pet peeves or concerns.”
- Example sentence:
- “One of her pet peeves is people chewing loudly.”