1. Sponsor [a
person or institution which supports a person or idea by arguing for it and /or
providing money for it, an advocate]
The Saudi Educational Mission is the
major sponsor of Saudi Arabian
students studying abroad.
2. Nursery School
[a school for children under age five]
Children may go to Nursery School before they begin
elementary school
3. Nursery [a]
[a room especially for children]
Some babies sleep with their parents
instead of in a nursery.
[b] [a place where plants are grown for sale experimentation]
Nuseries sell both houseplants and small trees.
4. Rudimentary
[ elementary; related to basic facts]
A rudimentary knowledge of computers may soon be a requirement for
getting a good job.
5. Outstanding
[a] [excellent; superior to others in the same category]
Students with outstanding academic records may win scholarship.
[b] [not resolved (used with problems or debts)]
6. Vocation [an
occupation, especially one that is very suitable for a person]
High school counselors sometimes
give students advice about choosing a vocation.
7. Degree [a]
[an academic title given to a person who has completed certain studies at the
university level]
Students in the United States
receive a Bachelor of Arts [B.A] degree
if they successfully finish four years of study.
[b] [a relative measurement or amount of relationship, progress, or
distance]
Our degree
of ignorance about how people learn language is surprising, considering how
much research has been done.
[c] [a measure of temperature]
Zero degrees Celsius is the same as thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit.
8. Comprehensive
[a] [including a wide range of knowledge or material]
A final exam in a class may be comprehensive, including questions
about every subject discussed during the semester.
[b] Comprehend [to
understand]
She did not comprehend most of what the teacher
said and decided to change to the beginning class.
9. Theme [a] [a
topic (often of a piece of writing, music, or art.
Religious themes are common in European art of the fourteenth century.
[b] [a short piece of writing done as a school exercise]
When I was studying French,
the teacher required us to write a one-page theme every week.
10. Suspend [a]
[to take away an advantage or permission, usually a punishment]
If a driver is caught drinking alcohol while he is driving, his license
will be suspended for one year.
[b] ]to hang, usually in a way that allows free movement]
A lamp may be suspended from a rope to dry.
11. Certificate
[a document that confirms that something is true or that something has been done]
To get a university identification
card, you must have a letter that certifies
that you are a full-time student.
12. Background [a]
[a person’s experience and education]
I have studied music, but my background is limited to traditional
pieces.
[b] [ancestry]
My family’s background is German, Irish, and Czech.
I have ancentors of all those nationalities.
[c] [the historical or supporting causes for a situation]
To understand the
organization of the school systems in the United States, you must have
political and religious backgroung
information.
[d] [a noise, picture, or space that is not the main focus]
The photograph showed a
small city with distant mountains in the background.
13. Dull [a]
[not intelligent or clever, not alert]
Instructors must have extra patience
with dull students.
[b] [not sharp]
A dull knife is not very useful.
[c] boring, not interesting or bright]
The student fell asleep
during the dull class.
14. Faculty [a]
the instructors at a school
The faculty of the physics department voted to request a salary
increase.
[b] [an ability]
Good poets have an
extraordinary faculty of
observation.
15. Narrative [a
story; a description of real or fictional events]
History books are usually written in
narrative style, describing
political and social changes in chronological order.
16. Intellectual
[related to the mind and reasoning rather than to the emotions]
Universities are centers of intellectual activity.
17. Keep up with
[a] [to maintain the same speed as; not to fall behind in]
To keep up with the work in this course, you need to study for several
hours every night.
[b] [to maintain contact with]
It is difficult for me to keep up with my friends in other cities
because I rarely write letters.
18. Determine [a]
[to be the cause of; to be influence]
The climate and the materials
available determine the kinds of
houses people build.
[b] [to find an answer or explanation
Using complex tools,
astronomers were able to determine
the exact temperature of three areas of the moon.
[c] determination [a strong and firm purpose or intention]
A winning team needs both
skills and determination.
19. Go back [to]
[to return]
Ali came here from Turkey. After earning
a degree in computer science, he went
back.
20. Get through with [to finish]
Most students get through with high school when they are eighteen years old.
21. Get through
[to endure]
It is easy to get through a severe winter if you have warm clothing and a
well-heated house.
22. Go through with [to carry out, to put a plan into effect despite difficulties or
hesitation]
The government will go through with the new tax plan
although many of the delegates oppose it.
23. Go on [with]
[to continue]
Many people go on with their education after finishing high school.
24. Ignorance [a]
[lack of knowledge]
Someone who has little formal
education may be ignorant of
history, but very knowledgeable about practical matters.
[b] [to leave someone out of a group; not to pay attention to someone or
something]
After the teacher had
answered five of Jim’s questions, she decided to ignore him for the rest of the lesson.
25. Classmate [a
person who is in the same class at school]
Children in nursery school must
learn to share with their classmates.
26. Context[the
part of a written or spoken statement where a word occurs, the situation in
which an event occurs]
The context in which a word is used can help you understand it; other
words and the main idea of the paragraph give clues to the meaning.
