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Valerie Fridland
Vocabulary
populate (verb)
- Definition:
- to fill a place with people, animals, or things
- Example from the episode:
- “We all recognize because they're the ‘uhs’ and ‘ums’ that populate our pauses, and every language has them.”
- Example sentence:
- “Students populate the classroom in the morning.”
facet (noun)
- Definition:
- a part or side of something
- Example from the episode:
- “But I wouldn't overpopulate because we also don't like them. So just be aware of that facet as well.”
- Example sentence:
- “We will study every facet of the project.”
heightened (adjective)
- Definition:
- showing a higher level of feeling, attention, or awareness
- Example from the episode:
- “We also are very heightened to notice difference.”
- Example sentence:
- “Her senses were heightened at night.”
break something down (idiom)
- Definition:
- to explain something by dividing it into smaller, easier parts
- Example from the episode:
- “So let's break that down.”
- Example sentence:
- “Can you break the task down for me?”