ELL HubAlison Wood Brooks and Naomi Bagdonas
Alison Wood Brooks and Naomi Bagdonas
Episode 223
Vocabulary
uncover (verb)
- Definition:
- to find or discover something that was hidden or unknown
- Example from the episode:
- “Everything that someone gives you, they are giving you gold and follow-up questions are this magic way to uncover meaning and intention because we all attribute different meaning to what people are saying.”
- Example sentence:
- “The detective worked hard to uncover the truth.”
rhetoric (noun)
- Definition:
- language or talk that sounds good but may be used to persuade or explain something
- Example from the episode:
- “Something that I've realized, there's a lot of rhetoric you'll see on LinkedIn or among people that's like, well, don't ask this question, ask this question.”
- Example sentence:
- “Politicians often use rhetoric to get votes.”
evergreen (adjective)
- Definition:
- something that stays interesting or useful for a long time
- Example from the episode:
- “I think that just is an evergreen topic and skill that really resonates with people, both on the asking side.”
- Example sentence:
- “Certain songs are evergreen and always popular.”
nitty gritty (idiom)
- Definition:
- the most important and basic details of something
- Example from the episode:
- “Once you get past that top line advice of ask more, then you can get into the nitty gritty of what is a good question, in what circumstances, and what types of question asking should we avoid.”
- Example sentence:
- “The book covers the nitty gritty of cooking.”