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Episode 292
Vocabulary
abate (verb)
- Definition:
- to become less strong or to make something less strong
- Example from the episode:
- “Your respiration rate slows down, so you speak less quickly. The shakiness that comes from adrenaline abates a bit.”
- Example sentence:
- “The storm abated after an hour.”
commodity (noun)
- Definition:
- a useful thing that people buy, sell, or use
- Example from the episode:
- “I believe attention is the most precious commodity we have in the world today.”
- Example sentence:
- “Gold is a valuable commodity.”
physiological (adjective)
- Definition:
- connected to the body and how it works
- Example from the episode:
- “Another barrier to listening is physiological. What's going on in our bodies?”
- Example sentence:
- “Sleep affects our physiological health.”
hangry (idiom)
- Definition:
- angry or upset because you are very hungry
- Example from the episode:
- “If you're tired, if you're hungry, if you're hangry, if you're nervous, it's really hard to demonstrate the focusing required for listening.”
- Example sentence:
- “She was hangry and snapped at her friend.”