English Vocabulary in Use Advanced - Practice Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards based on the 'English Vocabulary in Use Advanced' textbook, covering terms related to higher education, employment, work culture, and personality descriptors.

Dissertation

A long, research-based work, perhaps $10{,}000\text{--}15{,}000\,\text{words}$, written for a degree or diploma.

Thesis

A very long, original, research-based work, perhaps $80{,}000\text{--}100{,}000\,\text{words}$, written for a higher degree such as a PhD.

Plagiarism

A serious academic offence involving the use of other people’s work as if it were your own.

Rote-learning

A method of learning based purely on repetition.

Mnemonics

Tricks or techniques that help a person remember information, such as using 'i' before 'e' except after 'c' for spelling.

Selective schooling

An education system where pupils are chosen for entry based on academic reasons or the parents' ability to pay fees.

Comprehensive schooling

An education system where everyone enters without exams and tuition is free and government-funded.

League tables

Lists that rank schools or colleges from best to worst based on exam results and other specific criteria.

Two-tier system

A system resulting in two separate levels of quality, where one level is considered better than the other.

Bursary

Money provided to help pay for studies, typically awarded based on the student's financial need.

Tertiary education

Education provided at the university or college level.

Numeracy

The basic ability to count and perform mathematical calculations.

Fast-paced environment

A working or social setting where things happen very quickly.

Benefits package

All the extra advantages a company offers in addition to a salary, such as healthcare plans or pensions.

Shortlisted

Being selected from a larger group of applicants to be considered for an interview or position.

Notice period

The amount of time an employee must continue to work after indicating they are leaving their current job.

Opposite number

A person who has the same rank or performs the same job as you but in a different office, branch, or organization.

Hot-desking

An office policy where desks are shared and employees sit at whichever workstation is free on a given day.

Work–life balance

The relationship between the amount of time spent at work and the time spent on enjoyable personal activities.

Skeleton staff

The minimum number of workers required to keep an operation or organization functioning.

Loss leader

An item sold by a store for less than its cost to attract customers who may then purchase more profitable goods.

Niche market

A specialized group of customers with specific interests that a company aims to serve.

Red tape

A negative term referring to complex official rules and bureaucracy that result in delays.

Chauvinistic

A personality trait involving excessive or blind patriotism regarding one's own country.

Scrawny

An adjective describing someone as unattractively thin and bony-looking.

Unkempt

Describing an appearance that is untidy, messy, or scruffy.

Sallow

A descriptor for a skin complexion that appears yellowish and unhealthy.

Taciturn

A personality trait describing someone who is reserved and says very little.

Conceited

A negative trait for a person who thinks themselves wonderful or superior.

Besotted

To be romantically obsessed or almost blindly in love with someone.