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vocabs for student life Flashcards

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assignment

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a piece of work that is given to someone as a part of their job

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controversy

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a disagreement, often a public one

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curriculum

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all the courses given in a school, college, etc.

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dissertation

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a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done in order to receive a degree at college or university

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findings

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information that has been discovered esp. by detailed study

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graduation

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finishing a degree or other course of study at a university or school

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funding

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money given by a government or organization for an event or activity

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grant

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a sum of money given by the government, a university, or a private organization to another organization or person for a special purpose

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junior school

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a school in the UK for children who are seven to eleven years old

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kindergarten

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a nursery school; a school for children between the ages of about two and five

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learning disorder

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a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills

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nursery

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nursery
a place where small children are cared for while their parents are at work

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lecturer

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someone who teaches at a college or university

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resource

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resource
something that can be used to help you

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specialization

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the limiting of one’s study or work to one particular area, or a particular area of knowledge

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daunting

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/ˈdɔːntɪŋ $ ˈdɒːn-/ ●○○ adjective
frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident
The trip seemed rather daunting for a young girl.
He’s got the daunting task of following in Ferguson’s footsteps.
the daunting prospect of asking for a loan
daunting
making you feel slightly frightened or worried about your ability to achieve something

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placement

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placement
a temporary position or job in an organization

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scholarship

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scholarship
money given to someone to help pay for that person’s education.

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scope

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scope
the range of a subject covered by a book, programme, discussion, class, etc.

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syllabus

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syllabus
a plan showing the subjects or books to be studied in a particular course

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tutor

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tutor
a teacher paid to work privately with one student or a small group

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eligible

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eligible
being able or allowed to do it

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relevant

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relevant
connected with what is happening or being discussed

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mixed

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mixed
including both sexes

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seniors

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seniors
older people, usually retired

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studious

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studious
someone who enjoys studying or spends a lot of time studying

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adopt

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adopt
to accept or begin to use something

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conduct

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conduct
to organize and perform a particular activity

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consider

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consider
to think about sth carefully

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overcome

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overcome
to control or defeat something

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review

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review
to consider something in order to make changes in it, study it, or give an opinion about it

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struggle

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struggle
to work hard to do something

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distraction

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distraction
something that prevents someone from giving their attention to something else

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protractor

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/prəˈtræktə $ proʊˈtræktər/ noun [countable]
Image of protractora piece of plastic in the shape of a half-circle, which is used for measuring and drawing angles → set square

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dyslexia

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dyslexia
word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read

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knit

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knit /nɪt/
to join together
(past tense and past participle knit) to join people, things, or ideas more closely together, or to be joined closely together
knit together
In a good report, individual sentences knit together in a clear way that readers can follow.
closely/tightly etc knit (=with all the members having close relationships)
a closely knit community
Harold is part of a tightly knit team.

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artefact/artifact

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artefact
an object that is made by a person, such as a tool or a decoration, especially one that is of historical interest

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internship

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on-the-job training

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overcome a problem

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go back to basics

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comfortable environment

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personal preference

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take a … course

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quiet space

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have sth to hand

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doing math homework

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revise

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rɪˈvaɪz/ ●●○ AWL verb
1 [transitive] to change something because of new information or ideas
The college has revised its plans because of local objections.
We have revised our estimates of population growth.
revise something upwards/downwards
Forecasts of economic growth are being revised downwards.
2 [intransitive, transitive] British English to study facts again, in order to learn them before an examination SYN review, study American English
I’ve got to revise my geography.
revise for
She’s revising for her history exam.
► see thesaurus at learn, study
3 [transitive] to change a piece of writing by adding new information, making improvements, or correcting mistakes → amend

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what is on your curriculum

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clear understanding

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background noise

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homework

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project
assignment

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primary school

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junior part of school

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first grade

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went up to the senior school

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receive a scholarship

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private school

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single-sex school

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mixed school

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generation gap

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illiterate

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multiplication

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ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
1 a method of calculating in which you add a number to itself a particular number of times → division
2 formal a large increase in the size, amount, or number of something
a multiplication of the number of forms to fill out

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know

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already have the information

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find out

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get the information

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study

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learn about a subject through book or a course
studying law
study for my exam
not study about

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learn

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get new knowledge or skills

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preposition after laern

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about
from
to

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despair

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verb [intransitive] formal
to feel that there is no hope at all
Despite his illness, Ron never despaired.
despair of (doing) something
He despaired of ever finding her.
despair of somebody
My teachers began to despair of me.

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abandon your ideas

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make enquiries into funding

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are willing to

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providing a grant

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it’s always worth looking around

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to make good use of your tutor

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when it comes to making sure

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accurate

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archaeological dig

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ancient artefacts

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architectural plan

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economic policy

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recession

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/rɪˈseʃən/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable]
a difficult time when there is less trade, business activity etc in a country than usual
the economic recession of the early 1980s
There is deep recession in the UK.
into/out of recession
attempts to pull the country out of recession

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dissertation

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thesis
ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən $ ˌdɪsər-/ ●○○ noun [countable]
a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree → thesis

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is easier

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more straight forward

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wide

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broad

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field of study

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area of specialisation
spe‧cial‧i‧za‧tion (also specialisation British English) /ˌspeʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [countable, uncountable]
1 an activity or subject that you know a lot about
2 the practice of limiting your interests or activities to one particular subject

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research area

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consider

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ask your self

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establish

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ascertain
/ˌæsəˈteɪn $ ˌæsər-/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive]
formal to find out something SYN establish
A postmortem was ordered to try to ascertain the cause of death.
ascertain whether/what/how etc
Tests were conducted to ascertain whether pollution levels have dropped.
ascertain that
Police had ascertained that the dead man knew his killer.
ascertain something from somebody/something
You should ascertain the level of insurance cover from the car rental company.

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ascertain

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MS

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think about

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take into account

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results

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findings

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continue studying toward a master

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keep in mind

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do your research

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current illiterate

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on the top of this

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this will be crucial in helping you

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narrow your choices down

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controversies

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to take into account

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involve costly equipment

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daunting

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/ˈdɔːntɪŋ $ ˈdɒːn-/ ●○○ adjective
frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident
The trip seemed rather daunting for a young girl.
He’s got the daunting task of following in Ferguson’s footsteps.
the daunting prospect of asking for a loan

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