Ken Robinson: Do school kill creativity? Flashcards
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contention
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(n) disagreement
There is a lot of contentions about this issue.
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squander
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(v) to waste
Ireland squandered several chances, including a penalty that cost them the game.
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ruthless
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(adj) cruel, not thinking about causing pain to others
a ruthless dictator
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stigmatize
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(v) to treat sb/sth unfairly
People should not be stigmatized on the basis of race.
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seamless
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(adj) without stopping
a seamless transition
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brownie point
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praise, credit
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disembodied
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seeming not to have a body
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be predicated on sth
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depends on the existence of sth, based on
Our education system is predicated on the idea of academic ability.
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benign
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(adj) pleasant and kind
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protracted
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(adj) last for a long time
protracted negotiations
