Skip to contentacademicB2/ˌækəˈdemɪk/ · adjectiveSimple meaningConnected to school, university, or serious study.Courses, Classes & University StudyachievementB1TBC · nounSimple meaningSomething you successfully do.Commonly Misspelled WordsadmissionB2TBC · nounSimple meaningOfficial acceptance or entry.University Administration, People & Student LifeapplicantB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA person who submits an application.Jobs & Recruitment | University Administration, People & Student LifeapplicationB1TBC · nounSimple meaningA formal request or form.Jobs & Recruitment | University Administration, People & Student LifeapproachB2/əˈprəʊtʃ/ · noun;verbSimple meaningA method; or to come near.Research & Academic InvestigationassessB2/əˈses/ · verbSimple meaningTo check how good or serious something is.Assignments, Assessment & ResultsassignmentB1TBC · nounSimple meaningWork a teacher asks a student to complete.Academic / WFD spelling | Assignments, Assessment & ResultsattendanceB1TBC · nounSimple meaningBeing present.Assignments, Assessment & ResultsbachelorB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA first university degree.University Administration, People & Student LifebenefitB1/ˈbenɪfɪt/ · noun;verbSimple meaningA good result or advantage.Employment ConditionscampusB1TBC · nounSimple meaningThe place where a university is located.Academic / WFD spelling | Courses, Classes & University StudycandidateB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA person being tested or considered.Jobs & Recruitment | University Administration, People & Student LifecertificateB1TBC · nounSimple meaningAn official proof document.Assignments, Assessment & ResultscommunicationB1TBC · nounSimple meaningThe act of exchanging information.Commonly Misspelled WordscompetenceB2TBC · nounSimple meaningThe ability to do something well.Assignments, Assessment & ResultsconceptB2/ˈkɒnsept/ · nounSimple meaningAn important idea.Research & Academic InvestigationcourseA2TBC · nounSimple meaningA program of study.Courses, Classes & University Study | Procedures & TrainingcriterionC1/kraɪˈtɪəriən/ · nounSimple meaningA rule for judging.Assignments, Assessment & ResultscurriculumC1TBC · nounSimple meaningWhat a school or course teaches.Academic / WFD spelling | Courses, Classes & University StudydeadlineB1TBC · nounSimple meaningThe final time for submitting work.Academic / WFD spelling | Assignments, Assessment & ResultsdebateB2TBC · noun;verbSimple meaningA structured discussion of opposing views.Academic Reading, Writing & CommunicationdegreeB1TBC · nounSimple meaningA university qualification.Courses, Classes & University StudydisciplineB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA subject area or self-control.Commonly Misspelled WordsdiscussionB1TBC · nounSimple meaningA talk or examination of a subject.Academic Reading, Writing & CommunicationdissertationC1TBC · nounSimple meaningA major university research paper.Academic / WFD spelling | Assignments, Assessment & Resultsdistance learningB2TBC · nounSimple meaningLearning from another location.Courses, Classes & University StudydoctorateC1TBC · nounSimple meaningThe highest university qualification.Courses, Classes & University StudyeducationA2TBC · nounSimple meaningLearning through teaching and study.Commonly Misspelled Words | ParaphrasingelectiveB2TBC · noun;adjectiveSimple meaningAn optional subject.Courses, Classes & University StudyenrolB1TBC · verbSimple meaningTo register for a course.Courses, Classes & University StudyenrolmentB2TBC · nounSimple meaningJoining a course, or the number who join.Academic / WFD spelling | Courses, Classes & University StudyevidenceB2TBC · nounSimple meaningFacts or information that help show whether something is true.Research & Academic InvestigationexaminationB1TBC · nounSimple meaningA formal test.Assignments, Assessment & ResultsexperimentB1TBC · noun;verbSimple meaningA scientific test.Research & Academic InvestigationfacultyB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA university department group or teaching staff.Courses, Classes & University StudyfeedbackB1TBC · nounSimple meaningComments that help you improve.Assignments, Assessment & Resultsfoundation courseB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA course that prepares students for further study.Courses, Classes & University StudygraduateB1TBC · noun;verb;adjectiveSimple meaningA person who finishes university, or to finish university.University Administration, People & Student LifegraduationB1TBC · nounSimple meaningFinishing a course or degree.Assignments, Assessment & ResultsidentifyB2TBC · verbSimple meaningTo recognise or name someone or something.Research & Academic InvestigationinstructionB1TBC · nounSimple meaningDirections or teaching.Academic Reading, Writing & Communication | Procedures & TraininginstructorB1TBC · nounSimple meaningA person who teaches.University Administration, People & Student LifeinternshipB2TBC · nounSimple meaningTemporary work experience for learning.Jobs & Recruitment | University Administration, People & Student LifeinterviewB1TBC · noun;verbSimple meaningA formal question-and-answer meeting.Jobs & RecruitmentknowledgeB1TBC · nounSimple meaningWhat someone knows.Commonly Misspelled WordslanguageA1TBC · nounSimple meaningA system people use to communicate.Commonly Misspelled Wordslearning outcomeB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA result students should achieve.Assignments, Assessment & ResultslectureB1TBC · noun;verbSimple meaningA university teaching talk.Academic / WFD spelling | Courses, Classes & University StudylecturerB1TBC · nounSimple meaningA university teacher.Academic / WFD spelling | Courses, Classes & University StudyliteracyB2TBC · nounSimple meaningThe ability to read and write well.Academic Reading, Writing & Communicationmaster's degreeB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA university degree after a bachelor’s degree.Courses, Classes & University StudymoduleB1TBC · nounSimple meaningOne section of a course.Courses, Classes & University Studynote-takingB1TBC · nounSimple meaningWriting down key information.Academic Reading, Writing & CommunicationobjectiveC1TBC · noun;adjectiveSimple meaningA goal; as an adjective, based on facts rather than personal feelings.Research & Academic InvestigationobservationB2TBC · nounSimple meaningSomething carefully noticed.Research & Academic Investigationonline learningB1TBC · nounSimple meaningLearning through the internet.Courses, Classes & University StudyparticipantB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA person who joins an activity.Research & Academic InvestigationpolicyB2TBC · nounSimple meaningAn agreed plan or set of rules that guides decisions.Procedures & TrainingprerequisiteC1TBC · nounSimple meaningSomething required first.Academic / WFD spelling | Courses, Classes & University StudypresentationB1TBC · nounSimple meaningA planned talk to an audience.Assignments, Assessment & ResultsprojectA2TBC · nounSimple meaningA planned task with a goal.Assignments, Assessment & ResultsqualificationB1TBC · nounSimple meaningAn official proof of education or skill.Assignments, Assessment & Results | Jobs & RecruitmentquestionnaireB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA form containing questions for research.Academic / WFD spelling | Commonly Misspelled Words | Research & Academic InvestigationquizA2TBC · nounSimple meaningA short test.Assignments, Assessment & ResultsresearcherB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA person who carries out research.Research & Academic InvestigationrubricC1TBC · nounSimple meaningA marking guide.Assignments, Assessment & ResultsscholarshipB2TBC · nounSimple meaningFinancial support for study.Academic / WFD spelling | University Administration, People & Student LifesemesterB1TBC · nounSimple meaningHalf of an academic year in many systems.Academic / WFD spelling | Courses, Classes & University StudyskillA2TBC · nounSimple meaningSomething you can do well.Jobs & RecruitmentsyllabusB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA course outline.Academic / WFD spelling | Courses, Classes & University StudytuitionB2TBC · nounSimple meaningTeaching or education fees.Academic / WFD spelling | University Administration, People & Student LifetutorialB1TBC · nounSimple meaningA small practical class.Academic / WFD spelling | Courses, Classes & University StudyundergraduateB2TBC · noun;adjectiveSimple meaningA bachelor-level student or course.Academic / WFD spelling | Courses, Classes & University StudyuniversityA1TBC · nounSimple meaningA place for higher education.Commonly Misspelled Words | Paraphrasing