Social movements
What's the difference between an invention and a discovery?
invention = new, did not exist in nature
discovery = was there, someone just found it
a spokesperson (for sth/someone)
to be good __ sth
AT
dairy
derry
A verb we use when a situation develops rapidly and gains intensity (usually negative meaning):
sth escalates
A verb for "to prove that sh is false or a myth, to expose sth as untrue":
to debunk sth
X is incompatible __ Y
WITH
development
d'VE-lop-ment
The local government building in a city, where meetings are held, administrative work is done, etc.:
town hall
An adjective to describe an issue that divides people into two groups of extremes:
a polarising issue
to take __ a loan
OUT
vehicle
vee-yee-c'l
(acts of) civil disobedience
A name we use for people on news programmes who discuss events and give their opinions:
pundits (sometimes also called "talking heads")
-
vulnerable
von-r-bl
As synonym for X being a "trigger" for Y:
a catalyst
A verb to describe the activity of spreading scary news, of making people scared and worried on purpose:
to be fearmongering (also scaremongering)
to run __ office (a political election)
FOR
miscellaneous
miss-cell-EY-news