8-1 Vocabulary
ENGL115 - Unit 8
Nouns
degree
This is what you receive when you finish university.
desire
Desire is the feeling of wanting.
discipline
Discipline is a way of training someone’s behaviour so that they follow rules.
education
Education is a general word for learning, teaching, studying, school, etc..
effort
This is the energy or work done to do something.
fee
Money that you pay to do something.
freedom
This is being free to do what you want.
motivation
Motivation is the feeling of wanting to try.
opportunity
This is a chance to do something.
passion
This is a very strong feeling of liking something.
perseverance
Perseverance is when someone keeps trying if they make mistakes.
privilege
This means something that you are lucky to have the chance to do.
progress
This means to get better at doing something or improving.
qualification
A qualification is a skill that you have to do a job.
risk
Risk is another word for “danger.”
success
This is when you do what you wanted to do.
volunteer
A volunteer is someone who is willing to offer help.
willingness
Willingness means to be prepared to do something, or not having a reason not to want to do something.
Verbs
apply
To request or ask to get a job or enter a school.
correct
To fix or make right.
depend (on)
To need the help or support of someone or something.
deserve
If you deserve something, it is right or fair that you get it.
figure (something) out
To solve a problem or understand something.
register
To add a name to a list.
stick (to, on)
To attach or become attached.
succeed
To do what you wanted to do.
Adjectives
academic
This is an adjective for education at the university or college level.
eager
To be excited about something you want to do.
foolish
This means silly or stupid.
hard-working
To do something with a lot of effort.
motivated
This is a feeling of having a desire or effort to do something.
passive
This is when people let things happen to them without taking action.
willing to
This is to be prepared to something or not have a reason not to want to do something.
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