School and university – English vocabulary
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26 English words with meanings: break up [end of term], nursery school, pretty [attractive], primary school, pupil… Study them with flashcards, quizzes and…
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- break up [end of term] /breɪk ʌp/ (phrase) — to finish the school term and start a holiday
Example:School breaks up next Friday.
Synonyms: finish, end, close - nursery school /'nɜ:səri sku:l/ (noun) — a school for very young children before primary school
Example:My little sister starts nursery school next week.
Synonyms: preschool, kindergarten, pre-K - pretty [attractive] /'prɪti/ (adjective) — attractive in a delicate or lovely way
Example:She looks pretty in that dress.
Synonyms: attractive, lovely, cute - primary school /'praɪməri sku:l/ (noun) — a school for children from about five to eleven years old
Example:I learned to read in primary school.
Synonyms: elementary school, grade school, primary education - pupil /'pju:pəl/ (noun) — a school student
Example:The pupil answered the question quickly.
Synonyms: student, learner, schoolchild - season (in the year) /'si:zən/ (noun) — one of the four parts of the year, with its own weather
Example:Summer is my favorite season.
Synonyms: time of year, period - secondary school /'sekəndəri sku:l/ (noun) — a school for older children after primary school
Example:He moved to secondary school when he was eleven.
Synonyms: high school, middle school, secondary education - serious [quiet] /'sɪriəs/ (adjective) — quiet and not joking or laughing much
Example:She was quiet and serious in class.
Synonyms: solemn, grave, earnest - shy /ʃaɪ/ (adjective) — nervous and uncomfortable with other people
Example:He is shy around new people.
Synonyms: timid, bashful, reserved - silly /'sɪli/ (adjective) — not serious and often a little foolish
Example:It was a silly mistake.
Synonyms: foolish, silly-minded, ridiculous - simple /'sɪmpəl/ (adjective) — easy to understand or do
Example:The instructions were simple and clear.
Synonyms: easy, straightforward - stay at school /steɪ æt sku:l/ (phrase) — to continue attending classes instead of leaving school
Example:She decided to stay at school for another year.
Synonyms: continue school, remain at school, keep studying - stupid /'stju:pɪd/ (adjective) — not intelligent or sensible
Example:That was a stupid mistake.
Synonyms: foolish, silly, dumb - synonym /'sɪnənɪm/ (noun) — a word that means the same or nearly the same as another
Example:“Big” is a synonym of “large.”
Synonyms: equivalent word, similar word, near synonym - tall person/tree/building /tɔ:l/ (adjective) — having a great height
Example:She lives in a tall building.
Synonyms: high, lofty, towering - tallish (person) /'tɔ:lɪʃ/ (adjective) — fairly tall, but not very tall
Example:He is tallish and easy to spot in a crowd.
Synonyms: fairly tall, somewhat tall, medium-tall - translate (sth into sth) /træns'leɪt/ (verb) — to change words from one language into another
Example:Can you translate this sentence into English?
Synonyms: render, convert, interpret - translation /,trænz'leɪʃən/ (noun) — a text changed from one language into another
Example:This translation is easy to read.
Synonyms: version, rendering, interpretation - ugly /'ʌɡli/ (adjective) — unpleasant to look at
Example:That old chair is ugly, but it is comfortable.
Synonyms: unattractive, unsightly, ugly-looking - uncountable (noun) /,ʌn'kaʊntəbəl/ (adjective) — a noun for something that is not usually counted one by one
Example:Water is an uncountable noun.
Synonyms: mass noun, noncount noun - unfriendly /ʌn'frendli/ (adjective) — not kind or friendly to other people
Example:The new neighbor seemed unfriendly.
Synonyms: cold, unsociable, hostile - unsociable /,ʌn'soʊʃəbəl/ (adjective) — not friendly and not wanting to be with other people
Example:He is unsociable and stays at home often.
Synonyms: shy, reserved, withdrawn - verb /vɜ:rb/ (noun) — a word that shows an action, event, or state
Example:Run is a verb.
Synonyms: action word, doing word - vowel /'vaʊəl/ (noun) — a speech sound made with an open mouth
Example:The word "cat" has one vowel sound.
Synonyms: vocal sound, speech vowel - What does X mean? /wɒt dʌz ɛks mi:n/ (phrase) — a question asking for the meaning of a word or phrase
Example:What does this word mean?
Synonyms: What is the meaning of X?, What is X? - What does X stand for? /wʌt dʌz ɛks stænd fɔ:r/ (phrase) — a question asking what letters mean or represent
Example:What does NASA stand for?
Synonyms: What does X mean?, What is X short for?
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