Dumbing Us Down Chapter 1 Vocab

The logic of the school-mind is that it is better to leave school with a tool kit of superficial jargon derived ___ economics, sociology, natural science, and so on than with one genuine enthusiasm.

But quality in education ___ learning about something in depth.

• avails

• prevails

• entails

• displays

It is often difficult to ___ how widespread public support is.

• discern

• anticipate

• differentiate

• apprehend

Politics can be a way to ____ theoretical solutions on people demanding practical ones.

• make off

• pass off

• rip off

• fob off

Find the synonym of idiosyncratic.

• problematic

• persuasive

• peculiar

• idiopathic

Match the collocations

• competition

• come under

• scrutiny

• subtle

• differences

• render

• harmless

• rigged

• enthusiasm

• genuine

He v_______ without a trace. Nobody knows where he is.

Draw a staple food.

The test was ​ (a)   at too low a level for the students.

• pitched
• preempted
• relegated
• appealed

Match the collocations:

• your ken

• perpetuate

• it prudent

• beyond

• a permit

• issue

• injustice

• provisional

• government

• deem