Vocabulary

  • third year: The third year of a course of study, especially at a university or college.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • goes well: To happen in the way desired
  • for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • get at: To criticize someone, often personally
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • have to: Must do
  • very top: The highest point or part of something.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • in charge: To be responsible for
  • university: High-level educational institution; college
  • year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • student: Person studying at school
  • class: To place things into groups by common qualities
  • teach: To help someone learn or do something
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • finish: To use or consume all of something
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • job: Something that must be done
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • school: Large group of fish that swim together
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
  • assistant: Person who helps another, usually as a job
  • call: A order or request for action
  • fourth: 4th
  • post: To send a letter or package using stamps
  • hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
  • higher: Farther above the ground
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • degree: Amount or extent of something
  • advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • spell: To lead to future trouble
  • quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
  • top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
  • boss: Person in charge of you at work
  • professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
  • instructor: Person who teaches or explains usually as a job
  • advisor: Someone giving advice in business, law etc.
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • principal: Leading person in a group of musicians or dancers
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • confusing: To make something unclear or hard to understand
  • silent: Without making any noise; soundless
  • lab: Short for 'laboratory'
  • differently: In another and different manner
  • charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
  • junior: Student in third year
  • senior: Person who has usually reached a specific old age
  • lecturer: A junior teacher in university
  • psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
  • represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • thesis: Long paper presenting original research and ideas
  • informal: Casual; relaxed
  • graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
  • specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
  • faculty: Ability to do something with the power of the mind
  • pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
  • dissertation: An in-depth paper submitted for a higher degree
  • administrative: Concerning managing an organization
  • simplify: To make something easier to do, use or understand
  • undergrad: A college student studying for their first degree
  • freshman: Student in the first year of high school, college
  • grad: One-hundredth of a right angle
  • registrar: Someone in control of official records
  • dean: Official in charge of one part of a university
  • uni: Short for university
  • doc: Shortened form of “doctor”
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • undergraduate: A college student studying for their first degree
  • prof: Shortened form of 'Professor'
  • doctorate: A five-to-seven-year graduate degree
  • ph: Acidity or alkalinity value of a solution
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    • administrative

      US /ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtɪv/

      UK /ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning managing an organization
      • Relating to or characteristic of administration or those who administer.
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    • advice

      US /əd'vaɪs/

      UK /ədˈvaɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Suggestion about what would help someone
      • Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
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    • advisor

      US /ædˈvaɪzɚ/

      UK /əd'vaɪzə/

      • Noun
      • Someone giving advice in business, law etc.
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • assistant

      US /əˈsɪstənt/

      UK /əˈsɪstənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who helps another, usually as a job
      • Adjective
      • (Person) helping another, usually as a job
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    • assume

      US /əˈsum/

      UK /ə'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a false manner to mislead others
      • To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
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    • charge

      US /tʃɑrdʒ/

      UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To run quickly toward someone to attack them
      • To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An attack by running quickly toward someone
      • A price for a service or goods
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • confusing

      US /kənˈfjuzɪŋ/

      UK /kənˈfju:zɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or hard to understand
      • Adjective
      • Being hard to understand
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    • degree

      US /dɪˈɡri/

      UK /dɪˈgri:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount or extent of something
      • Unit for measuring temperature or angles
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • differently

      US /ˈdɪfərəntlɪ/

      UK /'dɪfrəntlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In another and different manner
      • In a way that shows a different opinion or perspective.
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    • dissertation

      US /ˌdɪsɚˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An in-depth paper submitted for a higher degree
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    • doctorate

      US /ˈdɑktərɪt/

      UK /ˈdɒktərət/

      • Noun
      • A five-to-seven-year graduate degree
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    • faculty

      US /ˈfækəlti/

      UK /'fækltɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability to do something with the power of the mind
      • The teachers in a school or college
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • for short

      US /fɔr ʃɔrt/

      UK /fɔ: ʃɔ:t/

      • Phrase
      • As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
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    • freshman

      US /ˈfrɛʃmən/

      UK /ˈfreʃmən/

      • Noun
      • Student in the first year of high school, college
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    • get at

      US /ɡɛt æt/

      UK /ɡet æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To criticize someone, often personally
      • To imply something; hint at
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    • goes well

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To happen in the way desired
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be successful or satisfactory; to turn out favorably.
      • To be harmonious or matching; to look good together.
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    • graduate

      US /ˈɡrædʒuˌet/

      UK /'ɡrædʒʊət/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
      • Relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get a degree from school, college, university
      • To move up from a position to a higher, better one
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in charge

      US /ɪn tʃɑrdʒ/

      UK /in tʃɑ:dʒ/

      • Adverb
      • To be responsible for
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    • informal

      US /ɪnˈfɔrməl/

      UK /inˈfɔ:məl/

      • Adjective
      • Casual; relaxed
      • Not official; not done by the rules
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    • instructor

      US /ɪnˈstrʌktɚ/

      UK /ɪnˈstrʌktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person who teaches or explains usually as a job
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    • junior

      US /ˈdʒunjɚ/

      UK /ˈdʒu:niə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Student in third year
      • Adjective
      • Someone lower in rank
      • Concerning young people
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • lab

      US /læb/

      UK /læb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short for 'laboratory'
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    • lecturer

      US /ˈlɛktʃəɚ/

      UK /'lektʃərə(r)/

      • Noun
      • A junior teacher in university
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    • ph

      US /ˈpiˈetʃ/

      UK /ˈpi:ˈeɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • Acidity or alkalinity value of a solution
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    • principal

      US /ˈprɪnsəpəl/

      UK /ˈprɪnsəpl/

      • Noun
      • Leading person in a group of musicians or dancers
      • Head teacher of a school
      • Adjective
      • Being the main or most important
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    • prof

      US /prɑ:f/

      UK /prɒf/

      • Noun
      • Shortened form of 'Professor'
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    • professor

      US /prəˈfɛsɚ/

      UK /prəˈfesə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Teacher who teaches at a college or university
      • A title given to a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university.
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    • psychology

      US /saɪˈkɑlədʒi/

      UK /saɪ'kɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
      • Way in which a person or group thinks and behaves
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    • pyramid

      US /ˈpɪrəmɪd/

      UK /'pɪrəmɪd/

      • Noun
      • Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
      • With a small management and huge workforce
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    • quiz

      US /kwɪz/

      UK /kwɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A game in which players answer questions on topics
      • Brief spoken or written test, given to students
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a person many questions about something
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    • refer

      US /rɪˈfɚ/

      UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk about or write about something
      • To give information about something
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    • registrar

      US /ˈrɛdʒɪˌstrɑr, ˌrɛdʒɪˈstrɑr/

      UK /ˌredʒɪˈstrɑ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Someone in control of official records
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    • represent

      US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/

      UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
      • To show or describe something in a particular way
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • senior

      US /ˈsinjɚ/

      UK /'si:nɪə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person who has usually reached a specific old age
      • Person who is older than someone else
      • Adjective
      • Being older than another person
      • (Student) in the final year of school
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    • silent

      US /ˈsaɪlənt/

      UK /'saɪlənt/

      • Adjective
      • Without making any noise; soundless
      • Usually speaking very little
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    • simplify

      US /ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ/

      UK /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something easier to do, use or understand
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    • specifically

      US /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • As regards a particular thing; closely related to
      • In a definite and clear manner.
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    • spell

      US /spɛl/

      UK /spel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To lead to future trouble
      • To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Making some magic happen; form of words to do this
      • Period of time; time when an action is being done
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    • stay in

      US /ste ɪn/

      UK /stei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain inside one's home.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
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    • thesis

      US /ˈθisɪs/

      UK /ˈθi:sɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long paper presenting original research and ideas
      • A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • third year

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The third year of a course of study, especially at a university or college.
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    • undergraduate

      US /ˌʌndərˈgrædʒuət/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈgrædʒuət/

      • Countable Noun
      • A college student studying for their first degree
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    • very top

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The highest point or part of something.
      • Adjective
      • The most important or successful.
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    • work at

      US /wɚk æt/

      UK /wə:k æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a job at a particular place or organization.
      • To make an effort to improve something.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

    Vocabulary
    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

    Explanation
    a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step". forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead". The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.

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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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