ELL HubKerry Burnight
Kerry Burnight
Episode 289
Vocabulary
transcend (verb)
- Definition:
- to go beyond a limit or be greater than something
- Example from the episode:
- “And I think that's advice that transcends any communication.”
- Example sentence:
- “Good stories transcend time.”
vibe (noun)
- Definition:
- a feeling or mood that a person, place, or thing gives
- Example from the episode:
- “And then the third component is to always be eye level with people who are older because this thing of standing up above and leaning over down to somebody's chair or wheelchair, it doesn't set up the right vibe.”
- Example sentence:
- “The party has a fun vibe.”
aspirational (adjective)
- Definition:
- wanting to reach a higher goal or to be better
- Example from the episode:
- “People love aspirational examples.”
- Example sentence:
- “The poster has an aspirational message.”
do something justice (idiom)
- Definition:
- to show or describe something in a good or fair way
- Example from the episode:
- “So I know we won't do it justice in just this brief conversation, but can you give us a little bit of an overview of those four components?”
- Example sentence:
- “This short video won't do her singing justice.”