ELL HubPriya Parker
Priya Parker
Episode 323
Vocabulary
oscillate (verb)
- Definition:
- Definition: to keep changing from one thing or position to another
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “In so many workplaces and groups and friendships, when conflict arises, we tend to oscillate between two places, what I call unhealthy peace, which is conflict avoidance, pretending everything's fine, nothing to see here, folks, and unhealthy conflict, domination, escalation, abuse.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “Prices may oscillate during the year.””
banter (noun)
- Definition:
- Definition: friendly and playful conversation between people
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “I think of banter as the elixir of pro-social conflict.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “Their banter made everyone laugh.””
perpetual (adjective)
- Definition:
- Definition: continuing for a very long time or never stopping
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “You talk about pineapple and ham pizza, which is a perpetual debate my wife and I had.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “The desert seems to have perpetual sunshine.””
hit home (idiom)
- Definition:
- Definition: to affect someone deeply or feel especially meaningful to them
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “And you use a great example in your book, The Art of Fighting, that really hit home for me.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “That song hit home for me.””