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  1. value
    the quality that renders something desirable
    Some parents may question the value of manual work in an age of high-tech change.
  2. manual
    doing or requiring physical work
    Some parents may question the value of manual work in an age of high-tech change.
  3. elite
    selected as the best
    But an elite education counts for little without self-discipline and resilience.
  4. resilience
    an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
    But an elite education counts for little without self-discipline and resilience.
  5. drudgery
    hard, monotonous, routine work
    Drudgery can teach humility: when hauling boxes, a brain full of algebra matters less than a teen’s muscles.
  6. humility
    a lack of arrogance or false pride
    Drudgery can teach humility: when hauling boxes, a brain full of algebra matters less than a teen’s muscles.
  7. breach
    make an opening or gap in
    At best, it can breach the social barriers that harm democracy.
  8. social
    relating to human society and its members
    At best, it can breach the social barriers that harm democracy.
  9. barrier
    anything maintaining separation by obstructing access
    At best, it can breach the social barriers that harm democracy.
  10. democracy
    the orientation of those who favor government by the people
    At best, it can breach the social barriers that harm democracy.
Created on Fri Jan 26 16:38:56 EST 2018 (updated Fri Jan 26 16:41:24 EST 2018)

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