IELTS Essay: Physical Punishment
Vocabulary Answers
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traditional parents conservative moms and dads
argue point out
allowed to permitted to
punish hurt
physically related to the body
I am in strong disagreement with this contention I greatly disagree with this idea
despite regardless of
legitimacy rightness
parental rights what parents should be allowed to do
those in favor of people who support
permitted allowed
point out argue
historically ingrained privilege a right that dates back a long time
raise how a parent nurtures a child
according to because of
beliefs ideas
values what you believe is important
includes choices what you decide
related to concerning
culture the traditions in your country
religion belief in God
diet what you eat
lifestyle how you live
theoretically in theory
added to combined with
list verb of list
massive impact lots of effect
psychology related to the mind
future identity who you are later in life
The support for this practice people who are in favor of this
anecdotally based on stories
expressed gratitude to given thanks to
hit beat
believing having faith in
instilled put into someone
sense of discipline feeling of controlling yourself
however despite
positive impact good effect
in select cases in certain situations
corporal punishment hurting the body, physical punishment
outweighed stronger than
emotional related to feelings
psychological abuse hurting the mind
vast majority most of
physically abused hurting the body
temporary not lasting
lasting side-effects the results last a long time
confident good self-esteem
willing to express can act how they want
consistently steadily
loved one parent
barrier obstacle
interpersonal relationships friends and partners
public persona at work, outside the home
learned discipline through became more strong-willed
end up finally
ongoing cycle continues in the future
raise how kids grow up
see fit what they want
prerogative their right
limited constrained
in the case of when it comes to
banning prohibiting