What you can learn from the people who disagree you Flashcards
nod
/nɒd/
verb
gật đầu
I see some people nodding
tendency
/ˈten.dən.si/
noun
If someone has a tendency to do or like something, they will probably do it or like it
I have a tendency to talk too much when I’m nervous
gravitate
/ˈɡræv·ɪˌteɪt/
verb
to be attracted to or move toward something
We’ve all likely felt this tendency to gravitate towards people who look
polarization
/ˌpəʊ.lə.raɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
noun
the act of dividing something, especially something that contains different people or opinions, into two completely opposing groups
This polarization that we face today isn’t just about believing that the other side is factually wrong
factually
/ˈfæk.tʃu.ə.li/
adverb
in a way that relates to facts and whether they are true or not
Factually, you’re right, but in moral terms I’m right
malevolent
/məˈlev.əl.ənt/
adjective
causing or wanting to cause harm or evil
We are beginning to see the other side as malevolent
agenda
/əˈdʒen.də/
noun
a secret aim or reason for doing something
A hateful and hidden agenda
pundit
/ˈpʌn.dɪt/
noun
a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and is therefore often asked to give an opinion about it
You can see this in the screaming cable news pundits
cable news
tin tức truyền hình cáp
politician
/ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/
noun
a member of a government or law-making organization
The politicians who vote down bills
violent
/ˈvaɪə.lənt/
adjective
using force to hurt or attack
Her ex-boyfriend was violent
conversation
/ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/
noun
(a) talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings, and ideas are expressed, questions are asked and answered, or news and information is exchanged
She had a strange conversation with the man who moved in upstairs
peer
/pɪər/
noun
a person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group
There’s something that I found in having conversations with my peers
an eye for an eye
the idea that a person who causes another person to suffer should suffer in an equal amount
punish
/ˈpʌn.ɪʃ/
verb
to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them, forcing them to pay money, sending them to prison, etc.
He punished the class by giving theme extra work
offence (or offense)
/əˈfens/
noun
an illegal act; a crime
That punishment should be equal to the offense
argue
/ˈɑːɡ.juː/
verb
to speak angrily to someone, telling that person that you disagree with them
Kids, will you stop arguing with each other?
death penalty
án tử
murder
/ˈmɜː.dər/
noun
the crime of intentionally killing a person
My peers told me that the death penalty is state sactioned murder
reinforce
/ˌriː.ɪnˈfɔːs/
verb
to make something stronger
It reinforces the very behavior
suppress
/səˈpres/
verb
to end something by force
The Hungarian uprising in 1956 was suppressed by the Soviet Union
deter
/dɪˈtɜːr/
verb
to prevent someone from doing something by making it difficult for that person to do it
The death penalty deters crime
closure
/ˈkloʊ·ʒər/
noun
the feeling or act of bringing something bad to an end
The death penalty brings closure for the victim’s families
sentence
/ˈsen.təns/
verb
to decide and say officially what a punishment will be
He was sentenced to life imprisonment
period
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/
noun
a length of time
The length between sentencing and execution actually puts the victim’s families through an agonizing wait period
agonizing
/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/
adjective
causing extreme physical or mental pain
an agonizing death
debate
/dɪˈbeɪt/
noun
(a) serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part
Education is the current focus of public debate
perspective
/pəˈspek.tɪv/
noun
quan điểm
My perspective was inherited
pore over something
/pɔːr/
phrasal verb
to look at and study something, usually a book or document, carefully
range
/reɪndʒ/
verb
to have an upper and a lower limit in amount, number, etc.
I pored over articles and data
from sources ranging from the more liberal to the more conservative
disproportionately
/ˌdɪs.prəˈpɔː.ʃən.ət.li/
adverb
một cách mất cân xứng
Capital punishment has been disproportionately applied to people of color
empower
/ɪmˈpaʊər/
verb
to give someone official authority or the freedom to do something
I started a nonpartisan initiative called Project TEAL to encourage and empower high school students to become politically involved
equity
/ˈek.wɪ.ti/
noun
sự công bằng
We discuss a lot of different issues like education equity
justice
/ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/
noun
công lý
There’s no justice in the world when people can be made to suffer like that
evolve
/ɪˈvɒlv/
verb
to develop gradually
I remember being afraid that their conversation would evolve into an argument
rough
/rʌf/
adjective
not even or smooth, often because of being in bad condition
She came from a family that had been through a couple of rough instances with the police
upbringing
/ˈʌpˌbrɪŋ.ɪŋ/
noun
the way in which you are treated and educated when young, especially by your parents, especially in relation to the effect that this has on how you behave and make moral decisions
Is it right to say all the crimes he committed were simply the result of his upbringing?
defiance
/dɪˈfaɪ.əns/
noun
behaviour in which you refuse to obey someone or something
He came from an upbringing in which BLM was labeled as a movement in defiance of the police
delve
/delv/
verb
to reach into something or under the surface of something trying find an object
They delve into a shouting match or call each other disrespectful names
advocate
/ˈæd.və.keɪt/
verb
to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something
We can better understand opposing perspectives, which can help us to better advocate for our own beliefs
compromise
/ˈkɒm.prə.maɪz/
noun
an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree
It even allows us to reach a compromise when the situation demands it
discourse
/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/
noun
the use of language to communicate in speech or writing, or an example of this
Bipartisan discourse
civil
/ˈsɪv.əl/
adjective
relating to the ordinary people of a country
I think the reason we were able to have that civil discourse was because we reconized that we were a part of a greater cause
election
/iˈlek.ʃən/
noun
a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or official job
American voters polled before the 2020 presidental election
poll
/pəʊl/
verb
to ask a person for their opinion as part of a general study of what people think about a subject
Half the people polled said they would pay more for environmentally friendly food
affinity
/əˈfɪn.ə.ti/
noun
a liking or sympathy for someone or something, especially because of shared characteristics
We all have afinity groups that we can join
constitute
/ˈkɒn.stɪ.tʃuːt/
verb
to be or be considered as something
What exactly constitutes as
uncomfortable?
conventional
/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/
adjective
traditional and ordinary
Just talk about something that’s unconventional
stay off
phrasak verb
to avoid
Make sure to stay off your phone for this conversation
obsessed
/əbˈsest/
adjective
unable to stop thinking about something
She’s pretty much obsessed with Tiktok
addict
/ˈæd.ɪkt/
verb
a person who cannot stop doing or using something, especially something harmful
I completely understand how addicting social media can be
empathize
/ˈem.pə.θaɪz/
verb
to be able to understand how someone else feels
That allows us to see and empathize** with** one another
humanize
/ˈhjuː.mə.naɪz/
verb
to make something less unpleasant and more suitable for people
By discussing polarizing issues online, we lose that person-to-person connection that really humanizes opposing perspectives
insight
/ˈɪn.saɪt/
noun
a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation
You will gain insight into people who think differently than you do
dearly
/ˈdɪə.li/
adverb
very much
Maybe you’ll convince someone of a belief that you hold dearly
willingness
/ˈwɪl.ɪŋ.nəs/
noun
sự tự nguyện
I’m still scared of this polarization, this growing unwillingness to view those who politically disagree with us as human
overwhelming
/ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/
adjective
difficult to fight against
She felt an overwhelming need to tell someone about what had happened
confront
/kənˈfrʌnt/
verb
to face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person
I’m soon going to enter this reality where I’ll be confronted with this division
ideology
/ˌaɪ.diˈɒl.ə.dʒi/
noun
hệ tư tưởng
I’ll be stereotyped and judged by my ideology
precisely
/prɪˈsaɪs.li/
adverb
exactly
What do you think the problem is, precisely?
crisis
/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/
noun
a time of great disagreement, confusion, or suffering
An economic/financial crisis
urgent
/ˈɜː.dʒənt/
adjective
very important and needing attention immediately
This is precisely why addressing this polarization crisis is so urgent and demands action from all of us
merit
/ˈmer.ɪt/
noun
công lao
The merit of the Black Lives Matter movement
