Vocabulary extension

Unit 7

Abbreviations: n/sln/pln = noun / single noun / plural noun; v = verb; adj = adjective; adv = adverb; p = phrase;
pv = phrasal verb; T/I = transitive/intransitive; C/U = countable/uncountable

additional qualifications pln official records showing non-academic adj related to technical subjects or
that you have extra skills, qualities or experience practical skills rather than studying
(get into) bad habits p something that you start to do one-to-one adj describes an activity in which one
that is bad for your health or is annoying person is teaching or giving information to another
person
campus n [C/U] the land and buildings belonging to a
college or university participate in p [T] to be involved with other people in
an activity
colleague n [C] someone that you work with
pressure n [C/U] difficult situations that make you feel
concept n [C] an idea or principle
worried or unhappy
do homework p to do the work which teachers give their
program(me) n [C] a plan of activities to be done or
students to do at home
things to be achieved
enable (somebody to do something) v [T] to make
schedule n [C/U] a plan that gives events or activities
someone able to do something, or to make something
and the times that they will happen or be done
possible
self-discipline n [U] the ability to make yourself do
further education n [U] education at a college for people
things that you do not want to do
who have left school but are not at a university
semester n [C] one of the two time periods that a school
get a place p to be given a position in an organisation
or college year is divided into
such as a university
spare time p time when you are not working
get a qualification p to be given an official record
showing that you have finished a training course or have take (a course or subject) v [T] to do a series of lessons
the necessary skills, etc. about a particular subject
give priority p to consider that something or someone is textbook n [C] a book about a particular subject, written
more important than other things or people for students
have a chance p to be given the opportunity to do undergraduate n [C] a student who is studying for their
something first university degree qualification
institution n [C] a large and important organisation, such
as a university or bank
keen to do something p wanting to do something very
much
level n [C] someone’s ability compared to other people
make progress p to improve skills, knowledge, etc.
measure performance p to judge how successful
someone or something is

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