VOA慢速英语:UK Minorities More Likely Than Whites to Attend University

attainment – n. a skill or ability gained by practice or training

proportion – n. an amount that is a part of a whole

emphasize – v. to give special attention to something

motivate – v. to give (someone) a reason for doing something

disadvantage – n.  something that causes difficulty : something that makes someone or something worse or less likely to succeed than others

contradict – v. to say the opposite of (something that someone else has said)