ELL HubRebecca Hinds
Rebecca Hinds
Episode 261
Vocabulary
elapse (verb)
- Definition:
- to pass or go by, usually about time
- Example from the episode:
- “And after those 48 hours have elapsed, employees are instructed to rebuild their calendar from scratch.”
- Example sentence:
- “Days elapse quickly when you are having fun.”
aura (noun)
- Definition:
- a feeling or atmosphere that seems to surround a person or place
- Example from the episode:
- “And because of this, there's this aura of negativity around meetings.”
- Example sentence:
- “The garden has a peaceful aura early in the morning.”
accustomed (adjective)
- Definition:
- used to something and comfortable with it
- Example from the episode:
- “And so, part of this is we're so accustomed to using a meeting as a communication tool, even when we have other things called Slack or Asana that often are much more efficient ways to communicate, we default to the meeting.”
- Example sentence:
- “I am accustomed to waking up early.”
knee-jerk reaction (idiom)
- Definition:
- a quick and automatic response without thinking carefully
- Example from the episode:
- “And yet, our knee-jerk reaction is to use them whenever we have a problem, whenever we need alignment, if we're unclear on next steps.”
- Example sentence:
- “When scared, his knee-jerk reaction is to run away.”