Education

Terms	Definitions
nursery	(adj) [only before noun] connected with the education of children from 2 to 5 years old
infant	(n) [formal] a baby or very young child (adj) [only before noun] new and not yet developed (5-6 years old)
junior	(adj) connected with the year before the last year in a high school or college (12- 13 years old) (n) (countable) a student in the year before the last year at high school or college
comprehensive	(adj) including all, or almost all, the items, details, facts, information, etc, that may be concern (of education) designed for students of all abilities in the same school
polytechnic	(n) a college for higher education, especially in scientific and technical subjects.
diploma	(n) [Bre] a course of study at a college or university - a document showing that you have completed a course of study or part of your education
mark	e.g 60%
grade	e.g A, B, C
grant	(n) a sum of money that is given by the government or by another organization to be used for a particular purpose ( student ____ = to pay for their education)
undergraduate	(n) a university or college student who is studying for their first degree
anthropology	(n) the study of the human race, especially or its origins, development, customs and beliefs
resit	(v) to take an exam or a test a gain, usually after falling it the first time
kindergarten	(n) a school or class to prepare children aged five for school
satisfy	to make sb pleased by doing or giving them whatever they want
vitality	(n) energy and enthusiasm
philosophy	(n) the study of the nature and meaning of the universe and of human life
instructor	(n) a person whose job is to teach sb a practical skill or sport
associated	(adj) the two things are connected because they happen together or one thing causes the other
major	(adj) very large or important (n) the main subject or course of a student at college or university
literacy	(n) the ability to read and write
enrol	(v) to arrange for yourself or some sb else to officially join a course, school, etc
continual	(adj) continuing without interruption
qualification	(n) a pass of an examination or an official completion of a course, especially one conferring status as a recognized practitioner of a profession or activity
degree	(n) an academic rank conferred by a college or university after examination or after completion of a course, or conferred as an honour on a distinguished person
secondary	(adj,n) relating to education for children from the age of eleven to sixteen or eighteen
discipline	(n) the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience
numeracy	(n) the ability to understand and work with numbers
senior	(adj) of or for older or more experienced people high or higher in rank or status (n) a person who is a specified number of years older than someone else
promote	(v) support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.) - raise (someone) to a higher position or rank
master	(n) a second university degree - a person who is skilled at sth