ELL HubRob Siegel
Rob Siegel
Episode 208
Vocabulary
frame (verb)
- Definition:
- to create or give a clear idea or way of looking at something
- Example from the episode:
- “I need to make sure that I'm looking at things from multiple perspectives and points of view. That also helps me frame it for the people with whom I'm communicating.”
- Example sentence:
- “The teacher framed the story to make it interesting.”
dilemma (noun)
- Definition:
- a situation where you have to choose between two difficult options
- Example from the episode:
- “He teaches a variety of classes, including System Leadership, The Industrialist's Dilemma, and Corporations, Finance, and Governance.”
- Example sentence:
- “The boy had a dilemma choosing between ice cream and cake.”
nuanced (adjective)
- Definition:
- having small and important differences that are not easy to notice
- Example from the episode:
- “In fact, all hard issues are nuanced.”
- Example sentence:
- “She gave a nuanced answer that showed she understood well.”
dumb something down (idiom)
- Definition:
- to make something easier to understand by making it less detailed or complex
- Example from the episode:
- “How do you take something that's complex and make it more accessible without dumbing it down to the point that it gets challenging?”
- Example sentence:
- “Don’t dumb down the story; we want the full version.”