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level: Level 1 of Education

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level questions: Level 1 of Education

QuestionAnswer
a very deep hole that seems to have no bottomABYSS
the process of gradually learning something or gaining something such as a skillACQUISITION
used to say that a person has many different types of skills and abilitiesALL-ROUND
(an example of) the fact of something having more than one possible meaning and therefore possibly causing confusionAMBIGUITY
wrong, not suitable, or not as expectedAMISS
strong dislike, opposition, or angerANIMOSITY
the act of judging or deciding the amount, value, quality, or importance of something, or the judgment or decision that is madeASSESSMENT
possible to achieveATTAINABLE
relating to someone learning bythemselves, rather than being taught by a teacherAUTODIDACTIC
a small area of ink made by mistakeBLOT
noisy, energetic, and roughBOISTEROUS
an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationshipBREACH
causing great damage or sufferingCALAMITOUS
a serious accident or bad event causing damage or sufferingCALAMITY
the area served by a schoolCATCHMENT AREA
If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or lawCOMPULSORY
the basic and most important part of somethingCORE
a place where young children are cared for during the day while their parents do something else, especially work, study, or shopCRÈCHE
someone who has done something wrongCULPRIT
to examine something carefully in order to discover more information about someone or somethingDELVE INTO STH
something that has no use or no valueDROSS
believing that all people are equally important and should have the same rights and opportunities in lifeEGALITARIAN
a subject that someone chooses to study, in addition to the subjects that they have to study as part of a courseELECTIVE
to include different types of thingsENCOMPASS
to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painfulENDURE
to put yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a course, college, or groupENROLL
the state of having or containing a lot of knowledge that is known by few peopleERUDITION
a student in the first year of high school, college, or universityFRESHMAN
to develop or make progress in somethingFURTHER
a small animal, similar to a mouse with long back legs, that is often kept as a petGERBIL
If someone's face is impassive, it expresses no emotion, because the person seems not to be affected by the situation they are experiencing.IMPASSIVE
lack of interest in someone or somethingINDIFFERENCE
unable to be separated, released, or escaped fromINEXTRICABLE
If two or more things are inseparable, they are so closely connected that they cannot be considered separatelyINSEPARABLE
to give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with it allINUNDATE
a student in the third year of a course that lasts for four years at a school or collegeJUNIOR
to cause a fire to start burning by lighting paper, wood, etc.KINDLE
a bag carried on the back or over the shoulder, used especially by people who go walking or climbing for carrying food, clothes, etc.KNAPSACK
sadness and feeling sorry, or something that expresses these feelingsLAMONTATION
a piece of rope, chain, etc. tied to an animal, especially to a dog at its collar when taking it for a walkLEASH
a formal talk on a serious subject given to a group of people, especially studentsLECTURE
to make progress or get closer to achieving somethingMAKE HEADWAY
the process of formally becoming a student at a university or college, or the ceremony at which this happensMATRICULATION
often getting involved in situations where you are not wanted, especially by criticizing in a damaging or annoying wayMEDDLESOME
to try to change or influence someoneMOULD
how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or an activityPERFORMANCE
to spread through something and be present in every part of itPERMEATE
a serious or formal promise, especially one to give money or to be a friend, or something that you give as a sign that you will keep a promisePLEDGE
very well known and importantPROMINENT
parent-teacher associationPTA
to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch him, her, or itPURSUE
an uncomfortable feeling when you doubt if you are doing the right thingQUALM
to keep or continue to have somethingRETAIN
a serious disagreement that separates two people who have been friends and stops their friendship continuingRIFT
a long, thin pole made of wood or metalROD
noisy and possibly violentROWDY
Standard Assessment Task: a test taken by children in England and Wales at various ages to find out the level of the National Curriculum that they have reached:SAT
to rub something hard in order to clean it, especially using a stiff brush, soap, and waterSCRUB
an occasion when a teacher or expert and a group of people meet to study and discuss somethingSEMINAR
a student in their final year of high school or universitySENIOR
done or made in a hurried and careless waySLAPDASH
untidy and dirtySLOVENLY
a student studying in the second year of a course at a US college or high school (= a school for students aged 15 to 18)SOPHOMORE
to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your advantageSQUANDER
to pay part of the cost of somethingSUBSIDIZE
strange or mysterious, often in a way that is slightly frighteningUNCANNY
Unruly people are difficult to control and often do not obey rulesUNRULY
a school where students learn skills that involve working with their handsVOCATIONAL SCHOOL
to become weaker in strength or influenceWANE
great tirednessWEARINESS