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James Root
Episode 219
Vocabulary
allude (verb)
- Definition:
- to mention something in an indirect way without saying it clearly
- Example from the episode:
- “Clearly, work is changing. And one of those changes, as you alluded to, is that workers in terms of their age and generations are increasing in the workplace.”
- Example sentence:
- “The story alluded to a secret treasure.”
archetype (noun)
- Definition:
- a perfect example of a certain kind of person or thing
- Example from the episode:
- “His latest book is The Archetype Effect.”
- Example sentence:
- “Tigers are an archetype of wild animals.”
extraordinary (adjective)
- Definition:
- very special or unusual in a good way
- Example from the episode:
- “We did some work that said, I think about 115 million jobs are going to move to people who are over 55 years old by the end of this decade. It's an extraordinary number.”
- Example sentence:
- “The view from the mountain was extraordinary.”
a means to an end (idiom)
- Definition:
- something that you do to achieve a result or goal, not for its own sake
- Example from the episode:
- “It's a means to an end of something that happens outside work.”
- Example sentence:
- “Learning English is a means to an end for better opportunities.”