Broaden your Vocabulary with Dr. Sam Harris
8This video lesson aims to teach English learners the following Vocabulary words to improve language proficiency:
1. **Passe**: Outdated or no longer in fashion.
- *Example*: "That style of clothing is so passe now."
2. **Modulo**: The operation of finding the remainder when one number is divided by another.
- *Example*: "The result of 13 modulo 5 is 3 because 13 divided by 5 equals 2 with a remainder of 3."
3. **Construal**: The interpretation or understanding of something.
- *Example*: "His construal of the events differed significantly from hers."
4. **Revive**: To bring back to life or consciousness; to restore to use or popularity.
- *Example*: "Efforts are being made to revive interest in traditional folk music."
5. **Quixotic**: Exceedingly idealistic, impractical, or romantic to the point of being unrealistic or foolish.
- *Example*: "His quixotic quest to bring about world peace was met with skepticism by many."
6. **Parochial**: Having a narrow-minded or limited perspective, especially one that is restricted to local or narrow concerns.
- *Example*: "Their parochial attitudes prevented them from considering alternative solutions."
7. **Construe**: To interpret or understand the meaning of something in a particular way.
- *Example*: "Her silence was construed as agreement."
8. **Cave in**: To collapse or fall inwards, typically due to pressure or weakening structures.
- *Example*: "The roof of the old mine finally caved in after years of neglect."
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