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Lerone Martin
Episode 257
Vocabulary
architect (verb)
- Definition:
- to plan and design something carefully so all the parts work together
- Example from the episode:
- “I actually find his Nobel Prize acceptance speech to be more rousing and better architected.”
- Example sentence:
- “They architect a plan for the class project.”
sermon (noun)
- Definition:
- a talk by a religious leader that teaches or gives advice about life or faith
- Example from the episode:
- “Do you have a favorite speech, sermon or writing of his, and if so, what is it and why?”
- Example sentence:
- “We listened to the sermon at church.”
oratorical (adjective)
- Definition:
- about public speaking and the way someone gives a speech
- Example from the episode:
- “You've highlighted some already, but he was excellent at using lots of different oratorical and rhetorical devices to really engage.”
- Example sentence:
- “His oratorical style was calm and clear.”
muscle memory (idiom)
- Definition:
- when your body remembers how to do something because you practiced it many times
- Example from the episode:
- “Thinking about Steph Curry and LeBron James and others, like they do what they do and sometimes it's impromptu, but that muscle memory right, enables them to do that.”
- Example sentence:
- “The pianist plays the song from muscle memory.”