TED TALK
rigid - very strict and difficult to change
His rigid adherence to the rules made him unpopular
In the biographical movie, the cult leader was portrayed as a rigid man who tolerated no ideas except for his own.
aggregate - to put together different items, amounts, etc. into a single group or total
During the singing competition, the producers will aggregate singers into groups based on gender and age.
Schools often use test scores to aggregate students into classes based on intelligence.
outnumber - to be greater in number by somebody/something
Knowing that they were outnumbered by their opponent, the small army decided to retreat from the battle.
The number of people wanting pizza outnumbered those wanting seafood, so we headed to a pizza parlor.
ascertain - to find out the true or correct information about something
From looking at Monica's grim face, I was able to ascertain she was in emotional distress.
Since I’m not a very good liar, most people usually find it easy to ascertain when I’m being dishonest
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