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Susan Cain
Episode 315
Vocabulary
declare (verb)
- Definition:
- Definition: to say something clearly and publicly, often in an official way
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “So I went to this seminar for people with public speaking anxiety that used these principles of desensitization, so that on the first day, all you had to do was stand up, say your name, sit back down, you were finished, you declare victory.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “He declared that he was ready.””
obligation (noun)
- Definition:
- Definition: something you must do because of a rule, promise, or duty
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “One would be, imagine that you have a weekend or a vacation and you have no social or professional obligations.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “I have an obligation to walk my dog.””
grave (adjective)
- Definition:
- Definition: very serious and worrying
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “So, for example, I had a fear, like a really, really deep and grave fear of public speaking.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “He spoke in a grave voice.””
lose sight of something (idiom)
- Definition:
- Definition: to stop noticing or remembering something important
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “And the way I think to really ask yourself which one am I really, because people lose sight of it, especially many introverts do because there's so much pressure from the time we're very small to act extroverted that many introverts come to believe they actually are extroverted until they think about it.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “He lost sight of the main idea during the meeting.””