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Quick Thinks
Episode 298
Vocabulary
flex (verb)
- Definition:
- to bend a part of your body, like a muscle, so it becomes tighter or moves
- Example from the episode:
- “A lot of us when we sit, we flex our legs a lot and bounce around.”
- Example sentence:
- “He likes to flex his arm to show his muscle.”
quadrant (noun)
- Definition:
- one of four equal parts of an area or space
- Example from the episode:
- “So if you have a large enough audience, let's say eight or more, create quadrants of the area you're speaking in.”
- Example sentence:
- “The classroom map is split into four quadrants.”
composed (adjective)
- Definition:
- calm and in control of your feelings
- Example from the episode:
- “Taken together, these skills will help you look confident and be composed while you're communicating.”
- Example sentence:
- “Mom stayed composed when the lights went out.”
side to side (idiom)
- Definition:
- moving from one side to the other again and again
- Example from the episode:
- “And as I mentioned earlier, a great thing to do when you're transitioning ideas is to move laterally side to side.”
- Example sentence:
- “She swayed side to side to the music.”