Summary practices Flashcards
complex brains
brains are advanced/developed
fully-fledged
well-developed
linguistic structures
language/communication systems
ingenious
clever/advanced
We exercise considerable control
We can make changes to/modify
developed cultures
created societies
increasingly
progressively
how we live
lifestyle
ward off diseases
combat/resist/counter
life-changing inventions
transform our lives with technological breakthroughs/impactful innovations
built cities, nation states, governments
construct complex organisations or political systems
have a sense of right and wrong
exercise moral judgement
debate and discuss
make collective decisions
communicate
interact
here and now
present/current moment
Animals have a hand-to-mouth existence
They live /survive from day to day
rudimentary education
basic/ elementary education
inhumane
unkind/uncompassionate
disquiet
upsetting/disturbing/offensive
Alarmist
scaremonger
Propaganda
misleading/inaccurate/distorted/ biased/ exaggerated information
human
mankind/people
premised on the idea
based on the belief
individuals having autonomy.
independent beings
take responsibility for their own actions
accountable for their behaviour
powerful business lobbies
intense pressure from corporate interests/influential companies
unthinking human behaviour
careless/ thoughtless actions
haltingly (progress)
unsteady/faltering/hesitant/of a stop-and-start nature
reasoning ability
cognitive ability
confusingly complex
puzzlingly/ bewilderingly complicated
gradually abdicate control
slowly relinquish power/ hive up authority
ripple effects
far-reaching consequences
dependency
reliance
attention
care/ concern
peril
dangerous / risky / hazardous
close-knit communities
relatives / kin
cause injuries
harm / hurt
postpone
defer
ancient
primitive, earliest
harmful insects
vermin
