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Peter Sagal
Episode 220
Vocabulary
perturb (verb)
- Definition:
- to make someone feel worried or upset
- Example from the episode:
- “The way I prepare to go on stage and be confident and in the moment and not perturbed by the stress is by doing it for 26 years.”
- Example sentence:
- “Don’t perturb your friend when she is studying.”
composure (noun)
- Definition:
- the state of being calm and in control of your feelings
- Example from the episode:
- “But with a little work, we can all find composure and clarity.”
- Example sentence:
- “She kept her composure during the test.”
delusional (adjective)
- Definition:
- believing in things that are not true or real
- Example from the episode:
- “And in a weird way, that's kind of delusional, but in other ways, it's absolutely necessary.”
- Example sentence:
- “It is delusional to think you can fly without wings.”
on the fly (idiom)
- Definition:
- to do something quickly without planning before
- Example from the episode:
- “I kind of had to learn it on the fly.”
- Example sentence:
- “I made the cake on the fly without a recipe.”