Panacea (n): a remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all

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Brilliant Vocabulary Word of the Day. Panacea (n): a remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all. Debate Topic 1 Give at least one pro and one con. As human beings, we have an obligation to help others in need, no matter where they live. Brilliant Vocabulary - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Panacea (n): a remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties;

a cure-all

Brilliant Vocabulary Word of the Day

As human beings, we have an obligation to help others in need, no matter where

they live.

Debate Topic 1Give at least one pro and one con

Paradox (n): a statement that seems to contradict

itself but that nonetheless may be true

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Cell phones should be allowed in schools at any

time during the day.

Debate Topic 1Give at least one pro and one con

Peevish (adj): discontented or irritable

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Parents should read their teen’s text messages and social

networking posts to keep them safe and be informed.

Debate Topic 2Give one Pro and one Con

Online education is as effective as traditional in-

class schooling.

Debate Topic 3Give one Pro and one Con

Perfunctory (adj): done routinely and with little

interest or care

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Schools should use metal detectors to keep students

safe.

Debate Topic 4Give one Pro and one Con

Philistine (n): a person who is smugly indifferent or antagonistic to art and

culture

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Higher education (beyond high school) should be

offered to all Americans for free.

Debate Topic 5Give one Pro and one Con

Precocious (adj): displaying unusual early development

or maturity; especially in intelligence

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School media centers should be allowed to have banned

books on the shelf.

Debate Topic 6Give one Pro and one Con

Propriety (n): conformity to customs of the time

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Posting students’ grades publicly in school would better motivate them.

Debate Topic 9Give one Pro and one Con

Quid Pro Quo (n): something given in return for something else or part of an exchange

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Students should be given sex education in school.

Debate Topic 10Give one Pro and one Con

Quintesential (adj): being the best or most typical

example of its kind

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Most professional athletes are overpaid.

Debate Topic 12Give one Pro and one Con

Red Herring (n): something that draws attention away from the matter at hand

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A hunting guide published in the 1600s recommends dragging a red herring (fish) along the ground to create a scent trail so that hounds and horses can get exercise on days when a real quarry cannot be scared up. The

modern meaning of the word developed from the notion of deliberately laying an artificial trail to be

tracked by hounds. Red Herring is used metaphorically to describe intriguing but irrelevant trains of thought.

Vocabulary Enrichment

The wealthy in society should have to pay more

taxes than the middle and lower classes.

Debate Topic 11Give one Pro and one Con

Revel (v): to take great pleasure or delight in

something

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Bullfighting is an acceptable sport in modern times.

Debate Topic 13Give one Pro and one Con

Rhetoric (n): language intended to persuade

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The Paraolympics and the Special Olympics should

happen at the same time as the regular Olympics.

Debate Topic 14Give one Pro and one Con

Scintillating (adj): lively and exceptionally intelligent;

animated and brilliant

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Texting while driving should be illegal in all states.

Debate Topic 16Give one Pro and one Con

The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports

should be legalized.

Debate Topic 15Give one Pro and one Con

Spartan (adj): rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained;

having a simple or severe manner or appearance.

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• When an infant was born in an upper-class Spartan family, the community elders would examine it and if

it had any defects, it would be thrown over a cliff.• At seven, boys left their family to join the military.

They slept on reed they plucked with their bare hands, had one piece of clothing, and were

deliberately underfed and encouraged to steal food in order to learn the skill of approaching the enemy

in secret.

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• At 20, young men were admitted into dining halls where they ate simple foods (barley, cheese, figs,

watered wine, and pork seasoned with just salt and vinegar) that kept them ready for battle.

• Women as well as men were given a good education so that they could serve the city by raising children

who would be devoted to Spartan goals.

Vocabulary Enrichment

The government should be able to control how much air conditioning or heat you use

in order to save energy.

Debate Topic 17Give one Pro and one Con

Texting while driving should be illegal in all states.

Debate Topic 16Give one Pro and one Con

Philistine (n): a person who is smugly indifferent or antagonistic to art and

culture

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The government should be able to control how much air conditioning or heat you use

in order to save energy.

Debate Topic 17Give one Pro and one Con

Stigma (n): disgrace or public disapproval with a

characteristic, condition, or behavior

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Nazi war criminals should still be hunted down and

prosecuted.

Debate Topic 18Give one Pro and one Con

Stoic (adj): seemingly indifferent to pleasure and pain; showing little or no

emotion.

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Life exists outside of Earth.

Debate Topic 18Give one Pro and one Con

Social networking sites should do more to prevent

cyber-bullying.

Debate Topic 19Give one Pro and one Con

Suave (adj): gracious and sophisticated

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It should be legal to clone human beings.

Debate Topic 20Give one Pro and one Con

Svengali (n): a person who manipulates or controls

another for malicious purposes

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Prisoners have too many comforts (Cable TV, Internet,

etc.) in prison.

Debate Topic 24Give one Pro and one Con

Sycophant (n): a person who attempts to gain advantage by flattering influential people or behaving in a submissive way

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It should be legal to torture suspects for information.

Debate Topic 22Give one Pro and one Con

Internet news is a better source than television news.

Debate Topic 21Give one Pro and one Con

Teetotaler (n): one who abstains from alcoholic

beverages

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It should be a crime to burn the American flag.

Debate Topic 25Give one Pro and one Con

Tete-a-tete (n): a private conversation between two

people

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Tirade (n): a long, angry speech, usually of a critical

nature

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The state of NC should charge $10 for each student to go to school in order to preserve teacher jobs and provide more funding for schools.

Debate Topic 26Give one Pro and one Con

Tryst (n): an agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a

certain time and place

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The state of NC should charge $10 for each student to go to school in order to preserve teacher jobs and provide more funding for schools.

Debate Topic 26Give one Pro and one Con

Ubiquitous (adj): being or seeming to be everywhere at

the same time

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Biological parenthood should always be taken into account in custody hearings.

Debate Topic 26Give one Pro and one Con

Unrequited (adj): not given, rewarded, or felt in return

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Child soldiers should be prosecuted for crimes they commit during wartime.

Debate Topic 26Give one Pro and one Con

Untenable (adj): impossible to maintain or defend, as

against criticism; impossible to tolerate or endure

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Spanking is a justifiable method of punishment that parents should use with their children.

Debate Topic 26Give one Pro and one Con

Vicarious (adj): empathy with or imaginary

participation in the life of another person

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Creationism should be taught alongside evolution in public schools.

Debate Topic 26Give one Pro and one Con

Vile (adj): loathsome, disgusting; morally depraved

or wicked

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Divorce should be easier to obtain than it currently is.

Debate Topic 26Give one Pro and one Con

Waft (v): to move or cause to move gently and smoothly

through the air

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The legal age for drinking alcohol in the United States should be lowered to 18.

Debate Topic 26Give one Pro and one Con

White Elephant (n): a possession that is

burdensome to or unwanted by the owner

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In Siam (now Thailand), the king would honor a member of his court by presenting him with a rare white elephant, along with the land and means to feed him. It was strictly forbidden to make a white elephant work. However, if the king wanted to get rid of a member of his court who had displeased him, he would present him with a white elephant that the courtier had to maintain at his own expense.

Vocabulary Enrichment

Holocaust denial should be a crime.

Debate Topic 26Give one Pro and one Con

Zealous (adj): passionately devoted to a cause, ideal, or

goal

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All high school students should be required to take a public speaking class in order to graduate.

Debate Topic 26Give one Pro and one Con

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