VOA慢速英语:What Do You Know About 'You Know?'

outrageous – adj. very strange or unusual

going to stiff (someone) – expression – to not pay someone the amount of money that you should pay them; to fail to pay a tip

consciousness – n. the condition of being conscious; the normal state of being awake and able to understand what is happening around you

literal – adj. involving the ordinary or usual meaning of a word

context – n. the words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning

slang – n. words that are not considered part of the standard vocabulary of a language and that are used very informally in speech especially by a particular group of people

practice – n. to do something again and again in order to become better at it