ELL HubLaura Spinney
Laura Spinney
Episode 224
Vocabulary
implant (verb)
- Definition:
- to put an idea or feeling into someone's mind in a way that stays there
- Example from the episode:
- “You don't have to operate to implant an idea in their head.”
- Example sentence:
- “He wanted to implant hope in the children.”
thesis (noun)
- Definition:
- “the main idea or opinion that someone wants to explain or prove in a paper or speech”
- Example from the episode:
- “Would you mind summarizing your central thesis of that article and then explain why storytelling is so important and essential to being human?”
- Example sentence:
- “He explained his thesis clearly in class.”
blunt (adjective)
- Definition:
- using plain, direct words that may sometimes seem rude or not gentle
- Example from the episode:
- “And at the same time, it's a blunt instrument.”
- Example sentence:
- “His blunt answer surprised everyone.”
a mouthful (idiom)
- Definition:
- a phrase or sentence that is long or difficult to say
- Example from the episode:
- “That's a mouthful to say.”
- Example sentence:
- “’Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ is a mouthful.”