ELL HubLiz Wiseman
Liz Wiseman
Episode 309
Vocabulary
recede (verb)
- Definition:
- to move back or become less strong or clear
- Example from the episode:
- “It was almost this like exclusive intelligence that like they were quick, they were sharp, they had great ideas, but other people held back around them, or other people had to sort of recede to make room for them and their intelligence and capability.”
- Example sentence:
- “The crowd began to recede from the stage.”
tyrant (noun)
- Definition:
- a ruler or person who uses power in a cruel, unfair, or strict way
- Example from the episode:
- “Diminishers tend to be a bit of tyrants, creating an environment full of stress, and we know what happens to people's ability to think and reason and solve hard problems when they're experiencing that kind of stress.”
- Example sentence:
- “The boss acted like a tyrant and yelled at workers.”
perennial (adjective)
- Definition:
- lasting for a long time or happening again and again
- Example from the episode:
- “Yeah, they handle what have become the perennial challenges of the modern workplace.”
- Example sentence:
- “The park has perennial trees that come back each spring.”
at the core of something (idiom)
- Definition:
- the most important or central part of something
- Example from the episode:
- “At the core of this is trust and at the core of trust is psychological safety.”
- Example sentence:
- “Hard work is at the core of success.”