 | pass (verb), a pass (noun) be successful in an exam Did you pass your driving test? I just managed to scrape a pass. The exam was really difficult.
fail be unsuccessful in an exam She failed her driving three times before she passed.
a border line pass a mark on a test that's only just above the pass mark The pass mark was 60% and I got a borderline pass of just 62%. But at least I passed.
a clear pass a mark on a test that's much higher than the pass mark She got a clear pass on her chemistry exam and is sure to graduate at the top of her class.
re-sit take an exam again because you didn't pass it the first time you sat it I failed geography and am going to re-sit it in September.
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 | an undergraduate someone who is studying for their first degree He's an undergraduate at Yale.
graduate (verb), a graduate (noun) someone who has passed all their final exams at university and has been awarded a degree He graduated in 2003. She's an Edinburgh graduate.
a postgraduate / a postgrad someone who is studying for a second degree after getting a first one After graduating in Chemistry, he started his postgrad in Biochemical Engineering.
lecture (verb), a lecture (noun) give a lesson on a specialist subject to a large group of students at university She's been lecturing in Medicine for years. We have our Business Administration lectures on Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
a tutorial a lesson or period of study with a tutor involving one student or a small group of students His professor helped him planned his essay in his tutorial.
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 can't bear not wanting to do something because it will make you scared or uncomfortable
dawdling (informal) doing something very slowly, taking more time than you need to
on the line at risk. You might get something, you might not
ecstatic very happy
noticeboard (US bulletin board) a board on a wall on which people can put notices, adverts etc.
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