ELL HubSEED Live Event from Africa
SEED Live Event from Africa
Episode 218
Vocabulary
discount (verb)
- Definition:
- to decide that something is not important or not true
- Example from the episode:
- “If the company was confessing something that was particularly surprising or might seem counter to what an individual's priors might be, they were discounted very heavily and believed to be not at all responsible with respect to corporate social responsibility.”
- Example sentence:
- “She discounted the rumors because they were false.”
greenwashing (noun)
- Definition:
- when a company says it is helping the environment but is not really doing much
- Example from the episode:
- “So, for example, in the environmental space, rather than putting out something that might resemble something on the spectrum of greenwashing, companies would put something out talking about how dirty their supply chains are.”
- Example sentence:
- “Some companies use greenwashing to seem eco-friendly.”
astute (adjective)
- Definition:
- very good at noticing and understanding things quickly
- Example from the episode:
- “And general public is very astute at picking up something that feels like it could be hypocritical or feels like it could be an empty statement that doesn't connect to their, general business and so on.”
- Example sentence:
- “The detective was astute and caught the thief.”
flesh out (idiom)
- Definition:
- to add more details to an idea or plan
- Example from the episode:
- “When you say that your business is the Uber of something else, what is it about Uber's business model that you are saying applies in your business, and so the article really tries to flesh those ideas out.”
- Example sentence:
- “The writer fleshed out the story with new details.”