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- accountancy/əˈkaʊnt.ən.si/noun · B2+The study and practice of keeping financial records.
- agriculture/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃə/noun · B2+The science and business of farming.
- anthropology/ˌænθɹəˈpɒləd͡ʒi/noun · C1The study of human cultures and their history.
- architecture/ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/noun · B1+The study of designing buildings.
- arithmetic[əˈɹɪθmətɪk]noun · B1+The part of maths dealing with adding and dividing.
- art historynoun · B2The study of painting and sculpture through time.
- assembly/əˈsɛmb.lɪ/noun · B1The gathering of a whole school at the start of a day.
- assignment/əˈsaɪn.mənt/noun · B1A piece of work a teacher officially gives you to complete.
- astronomy/əˈstɹɒn.ə.mi/noun · B2The science of stars, planets, and everything beyond Earth.
- axis/ˈæksɪs/noun · B2+One of the reference lines a graph is measured from.
- biology/baɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/noun · B1+The subject about plants, animals, and the human body.
- calculus/ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs/noun · B2+The maths of change and of areas under curves.
- cartography/kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹəfɪi̯/noun · C1The making of maps.
- chemistry/ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/noun · B1The subject with test tubes, reactions, and the table of elements.
- classicsnoun · C1The study of ancient Greece and Rome.
- composition/ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/noun · C1The arrangement of everything inside the frame.
- comprehension/ˌkɒmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/noun · B2A test of how well you understood what you read.
- compulsory/kəmˈpʌlsəɹi/adjective · B2+Required by the rules — you have no choice.
- computing/kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/noun · B1+The study of computers and what they can do.
- coordinate/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nɪt/noun · C1A number that fixes a position on a grid.
- courseworknoun · B2The assignments done during a course that count toward the grade.
- crammingnoun · B2+Trying to learn a great deal at the last minute.
- curriculum/kəˈɹɪk.jʊ.ləm/noun · B2+The official plan of everything a school must teach.
- degree/dɪˈɡɹiː/noun · B1The qualification you earn after years of university study.
- design technologynoun · B2Lessons in designing and making practical objects.
- detention/dɪˈtɛnʃn̩/noun · C1The punishment of staying at school after everyone goes home.
- dictation/dɪkˈteɪʃən/noun · B2+Writing down words exactly as they are spoken.
- diploma/dɪˈpləʊmə/noun · B2The official paper that proves you finished a course.
- distinction/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/noun · C1A grade awarded for outstanding work.
- doctorate/ˈdɒk.tə.ɹɪt/noun · B2+The highest university qualification, won by research.
- drama/ˈdɹɑːmə/noun · A2+A serious story of strong feelings, on stage or on screen.
- economics/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/noun · B2+The study of money, markets, and how people trade.
- elective/ɪˈlɛktɪv/noun · B2+A course you choose freely rather than must take.
- electronics/ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪks/noun · B2The study of circuits and the devices built from them.
- engineering/ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə.ɹɪŋ/noun · B1+The study of designing and building machines and structures.
- equation/ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/noun · C1A mathematical statement with an equals sign balancing two sides.
- ethics/ˈɛθ.ɪks/noun · B2The study and rules of right and wrong conduct.
- foreign language/fɔːɹɪn lɛŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/noun · B1A language other than your own, studied at school.
- formula/ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/noun · B1+A rule written in symbols and numbers, like E=mc².
- geography/dʒiˈɒɡɹəfi/noun · A2+The subject about countries, mountains, rivers, and maps.
- geology/d͡ʒiˈɒləd͡ʒi/noun · B2+The study of the rocks the earth is made of.
- geometry/d͡ʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tɹi/noun · B2+The mathematics of shapes, lines, and angles.
- grade/ɡɹeɪd/noun · B1The letter or number that shows how good your work was.
- graduation/ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/noun · B1The ceremony with caps and gowns when students finish their studies.
- grammar/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/noun · A2+The rules for putting words together correctly in a language.
- graph/ɡɹæf/noun · B1+A drawing showing how two quantities relate.
- handwriting/ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/noun · B1The way a person forms letters by hand.
- home economicsnoun · B2The study of running a household and cooking.
- homework/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/noun · A1The school tasks you must finish at home in the evening.
- horticulture/ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/noun · C1The science of growing garden plants.
- invigilator/ɪnˈvɪd͡ʒɪleɪtəɹ/noun · C1The person who watches over an examination room.
- latinnoun · B1The ancient language of Rome, still studied today.
- law/lɔː/noun · A2The study of the rules a society enforces.
- linguistics/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/noun · B2+The scientific study of language.
- literature/ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/noun · B1+The subject where you read and discuss great books.
- logic/ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪk/noun · B2Careful step-by-step reasoning from facts to conclusions.
- management/ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/noun · B1The study of running organisations and people.
- marketing/ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ/noun · B1+The study of how goods are promoted and sold.
- marking schemenoun · B2The rules by which answers are given marks.
- mechanics/məˈkænɪks/noun · B2+The study of forces and how things move.
- media studies/ˈmiːdi.ə ˈstʌdiz/noun · B2The study of newspapers, film and broadcasting.
- medicine/ˈmɛd.ɪ.s(ɪ)n/noun · B1The study and practice of healing.
- metalworknoun · B2+The craft of shaping and joining metal.
- mock examnoun · B2A practice test taken before the real one.
- module/ˈmɒdjuːl/noun · B1+One self-contained unit of a longer course.
- music theorynoun · B2The study of how music is put together.
- nursing/ˈnɝsɪŋ/noun · B2The study and practice of caring for the sick.
- pass marknoun · B2The lowest score that counts as a pass.
- past papernoun · B2An exam from an earlier year, used for practice.
- philosophy/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fi/noun · B2The study of truth, existence, and how to live — by pure thinking.
- physical education/ˈfɪ.zɪ.kl̩ ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪʃn̩/noun · B1Lessons in sport and exercise.
- physics/ˈfɪz.ɪks/noun · B1+The subject about energy, movement, light, and how the universe works.
- poetry/ˈpəʊ.ɪ.tɹi/noun · B1The art of writing in rhythm and imagery rather than plain prose.
- politics/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/noun · B1The study of government and power.
- prefect/ˈpɹiːfɛkt/noun · B2+An older pupil given some responsibility for others.
- probability/ˌpɹɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/noun · B2The branch of maths dealing with how likely things are.
- programming/ˈpɹəʊɡɹəmɪŋ/noun · B2Writing the instructions computers follow.
- proof/pɹuːf/noun · B1The reasoning that shows something must be true.
- psychology/saɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/noun · B1+The science of the mind and why people behave as they do.
- punctuation/ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/noun · B1+The dots, commas, and marks that organize written sentences.
- recitation/ˌɹɛsɪˈteɪʃən/noun · C2Saying a learned piece aloud from memory.
- resitnoun · B2Taking an exam again after failing it.
- revision/ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/noun · B2+Going over old lessons again before a big test.
- rhetoric/ˈɹɛtəɹɪk/noun · C1The art of speaking to persuade — and, often, empty grand talk.
- robotics/ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪks/noun · B2+The study of building machines that act on their own.
- scholarship/ˈskɒləʃɪp/noun · B2Money given to a talented student so they can afford to study.
- semester/sɪˈmɛstə/noun · B1+One half of the university year.
- sociology/ˌsəʊsiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/noun · B1+The science of how societies and groups work.
- spelling/ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/noun · A2+Writing a word with its letters in the right order.
- statistics/stəˈtɪs.tɪks/noun · B2The branch of maths that makes sense of collected data.
- student loannoun · B2Money borrowed to pay for study, repaid later.
- syllabus/ˈsɪləbəs/noun · B2+The official list of everything one course will cover.
- syntax/ˈsɪn.tæks/noun · C1The way words are arranged into sentences.
- term/tɜːm/noun · A2+One of the divisions of the school year.
- textilesnoun · B2+The study and craft of cloth and clothing.
- theology/θiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/noun · C1The study of religion and belief.
- theorem/ˈθiː.ə.ɹəm/noun · B2+A statement proved to be true from other truths.
- timetable/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/noun · A2+The table that shows which lesson happens at which hour.
- transcript/ˈtɹæn.skɹɪpt/noun · C1The official record of all your courses and grades.
- trigonometry/ˌtɹɪɡəˈnɒmətɹi/noun · B2+The maths of angles and triangles.
- truancynoun · C1Staying away from school without permission.
- tuition feenoun · B2The money paid for being taught.
- veterinary/ˈvɛtɪnɹi/adjective · B2Having to do with the medical care of animals.
- vocabulary/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/noun · B1All the words you know in a language.
- woodwork/ˈwʊdˌwɜːk/noun · B2+The craft of making things from timber.