ELL HubAlex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez
Episode 201
Vocabulary
falter (verb)
- Definition:
- to start to lose strength or confidence and stop being stead
- Example from the episode:
- “That way, if, if you falter or if you struggle, you can always lean back and try again, edit, cut, and then move forward.”
- Example sentence:
- “His voice began to falter when he was nervous.”
prowess (noun)
- Definition:
- great skill or ability in doing something
- Example from the episode:
- “It's interesting, some people will be fired unexpectedly, but if you're a professional athlete, you know that sooner or later, the athletic prowess will wane and you'll have to do something else.”
- Example sentence:
- “The scientist’s prowess was clear in her discoveries.”
intimidated (adjective)
- Definition:
- feeling afraid or less confident because someone or something seems powerful or scary
- Example from the episode:
- “I'm very excited. A little intimidated by both of you.”
- Example sentence:
- “I felt intimidated by the big dog.”
work around the clock (idiom)
- Definition:
- to work all day and all night without stopping
- Example from the episode:
- “I was working around the clock.”
- Example sentence:
- “The firefighters worked around the clock during the fire.”