vocabs for student life Flashcards
assignment
a piece of work that is given to someone as a part of their job
controversy
a disagreement, often a public one
curriculum
all the courses given in a school, college, etc.
dissertation
a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done in order to receive a degree at college or university
findings
information that has been discovered esp. by detailed study
graduation
finishing a degree or other course of study at a university or school
funding
money given by a government or organization for an event or activity
grant
a sum of money given by the government, a university, or a private organization to another organization or person for a special purpose
junior school
a school in the UK for children who are seven to eleven years old
kindergarten
a nursery school; a school for children between the ages of about two and five
learning disorder
a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills
nursery
nursery
a place where small children are cared for while their parents are at work
lecturer
someone who teaches at a college or university
resource
resource
something that can be used to help you
specialization
the limiting of one’s study or work to one particular area, or a particular area of knowledge
daunting
/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
placement
placement
a temporary position or job in an organization
scholarship
scholarship
money given to someone to help pay for that person’s education.
scope
scope
the range of a subject covered by a book, programme, discussion, class, etc.
syllabus
syllabus
a plan showing the subjects or books to be studied in a particular course
tutor
tutor
a teacher paid to work privately with one student or a small group
eligible
eligible
being able or allowed to do it
relevant
relevant
connected with what is happening or being discussed
mixed
mixed
including both sexes
seniors
seniors
older people, usually retired
studious
studious
someone who enjoys studying or spends a lot of time studying
adopt
adopt
to accept or begin to use something
conduct
conduct
to organize and perform a particular activity
consider
consider
to think about sth carefully
overcome
overcome
to control or defeat something
review
review
to consider something in order to make changes in it, study it, or give an opinion about it
struggle
struggle
to work hard to do something
distraction
distraction
something that prevents someone from giving their attention to something else
protractor
/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
dyslexia
dyslexia
word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read
knit
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.
artefact/artifact
artefact
an object that is made by a person, such as a tool or a decoration, especially one that is of historical interest
internship
on-the-job training
overcome a problem
go back to basics
comfortable environment
personal preference
take a … course
quiet space
have sth to hand
doing math homework
revise
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
what is on your curriculum
clear understanding
background noise
homework
project
assignment
primary school
junior part of school
first grade
went up to the senior school
receive a scholarship
private school
single-sex school
mixed school
generation gap
illiterate
multiplication
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
know
already have the information
find out
get the information
study
learn about a subject through book or a course
studying law
study for my exam
not study about
learn
get new knowledge or skills
preposition after laern
about
from
to
despair
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.
abandon your ideas
make enquiries into funding
are willing to
providing a grant
it’s always worth looking around
to make good use of your tutor
when it comes to making sure
accurate
archaeological dig
ancient artefacts
architectural plan
economic policy
recession
/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
dissertation
thesis
ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən $ ˌdɪsər-/ ●○○ noun [countable]
a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree → thesis
is easier
more straight forward
wide
broad
field of study
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
research area
consider
ask your self
establish
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.
ascertain
MS
think about
take into account
results
findings
continue studying toward a master
keep in mind
do your research
current illiterate
on the top of this
this will be crucial in helping you
narrow your choices down
controversies
to take into account
involve costly equipment
daunting
/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
