Vocab Ch 1-5 Flashcards

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rote-learning

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learning purely by repetition

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2
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mnemonics

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tricks that help you remember something

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3
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composition

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50-100 words

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4
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essay

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hundreds or thousands of words

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5
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assignment

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long essay, part of a course, thousands of words

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6
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project

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assignment on student’s own topic and material

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7
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dissertation

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10-15000 words, for degree or diploma

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8
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thesis

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80-100000 words, for PhD

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9
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selective schooling

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pupils are chosen for entry

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10
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comprehensive schooling

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everyone can enter

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11
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elitism

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when you favour a small group

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12
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leauge tables

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list of school or colleges, from best to worst

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13
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perpetuate

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to make something continue

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14
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well-endowed

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recieving a lot of money in gifts

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15
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bursaries

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money given to pay for studies on the basis of need

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16
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competitive salary

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as good, or better than, other salaries for similar jobs

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cover letter

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sent with a job application

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shortlisted

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selected from a larger group

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panel

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group of people

20
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line manager

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person responsible for your work

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notice period

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time to work after resignation

22
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opposite number

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same position

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rapport

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communication/relationship

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pecking order

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some people get rights/benefits before others

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talk shop
talk about work
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mundane
ordinary, not interesting
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mechanical
you don't have to think about what you're doing
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glamorous
very exiting
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anti-social
do not enable one to have a normal social life
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stuck in a rut
stuck in a job
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dead-end
no prospects on promotion
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going in with
forming a buisness partnership with
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start-up
a company that just started