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A very large difference between two opinions or groups of people
The chasm
The physical punishment of people, especially of children, by hitting them
Corporal punishment
Someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants
Hostage
To notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another:
Distinguish
The act of making something stronger
Reinforcements
Existing very commonly or happening often
Prevalent
Necessary or needed for a particular purpose
Requisite
To force someone to experience something very unpleasant
Inflict
To make something legal or acceptable
Legimitize
A person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan of action
Proponent
Be aware of something
Be cognizant of
Using the form of a language that a particular group of speakers use naturally, especially in informal situations
Vernacular
To make something seem less important or less bad than it really is
Downplay
The process of removing something:
Elimination
The quality of being able to take care of yourself, to be happy, or to deal with problems, without help from other people
Self-sufficiency
Having an adaptation (= changed feature) that is not suitable for particular conditions
Maladaptive
Something that causes someone to feel upset and frightened because they are made to remember something bad that has happened in the past
Trigger
A person who is very familiar with digital technology, computers, etc. because they have grown up with them
“Technology natives”
Having an effect that is opposite to the one intended or wanted
Counterproductive
To look for a positive aspect or sign of hope in a negative situation
To seek the silver lining
The idea that all people should have the same rights and opportunities and that a country's wealth and resources should benefit everyone in that country
Social justice
To accept something enthusiastically
Embrace
A system for naming things, especially in a particular area of science
Nomenclature
To put an end to something, such as an organization, rule, or custom
Abolish
A person who started using digital technology, computers, the internet, etc. during their adult life but did not grow up using them
Digital immigrants