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The document defines and explains various terms related to education, skills, health, and laws including critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, curriculum, dropout rates, substance use disorders, and cannabis.

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critical thinking skills - the ability to actively and skillfully apply, analyze and synthesize
information on the grounds of observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or
communication
2. problem solving skills - the ability to define a problem, determine the cause of it and
identify, prioritize and select alternatives for a solution
3. calculus – an area of mathematics in which continuously changing values are studied
4. humanities – subjects that are not connected with science, such as literature and philosophy
5. curriculum – all the courses given in a school, college, or university
6. rigidity – inability to be changed or adapted
7. falling within the scope of sth – being qualified as sth
8. parochial – relating to a parish (an area that has its own church or priest)
9. petitioner – a person who organizes or signs a petition
10. enrollment – the act of putting yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of
a course, college, or university
11. undeniable – certainly true
12. distressing – upsetting or worrying
13. staggering – shocking because of being extremely large
14. rush – something moving very quickly, or the need for quick action
15. capture headlines – to be the main story in the news
16. in the not – so – distant future – at the time that is not long from now
17. dropout rate – the percentage of students failing to complete a particular school or college
course
18. perform at your full academic potential – do your best at school or university
19. basic essentials – material things that are necessary and indispensable for every human
being
20. lawmaker – someone, such as a politician, who is responsible for making and changing laws
21. substance use disorder – a condition that makes you unable to stop taking drugs or drinking
alcohol and that has a very negative effect on your physical and mental health
22. illicit – illegal or disapproved of by society
23. absenteeism – a situation in which people are not at school or work when they should be
24. aptitude – a natural ability or skill of a person
25. torment – great physical pain or mental suffering and unhappiness
26. impairment – the act of spoiling sth or making it weaker so that it is less effective
27. cardiovascular – relating to the heart and blood vessels (tubes that carry blood around the
human body)
28. deteriorate – to become worse
29. cannabis – a drug, illegal in many countries, that is made from dried leaves and flowers of
the hemp plant
30. tardiness – the quality or fact of being late

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