Academic and Professional Vocabulary: Essential Terms
Understanding Key Terms
This document highlights common terms used in academic and professional settings. Mastering these terms can improve your communication and comprehension in various situations.
Academic Life
- Due Date: Do you know when the due date is?
- Hint: Just give me a hint.
- Syllabus: Why don’t you check the syllabus? It might help.
- Extension: I will need an extension to deliver the assignment. I’m behind schedule; I need an extension.
- Run it by: Excuse me, teacher, I have an idea. Can I run it by you?
- Getting the hang of: I think I’m getting the hang of backgammon.
- All set: Okay, I’ve finished my book; I’m all set. We are all set; we leave tomorrow morning.
- Expelled: She was expelled for dishonest behavior. He was expelled from school due to disciplinary issues.
- Probation: Because of the incident, she is now on probation.
- Keep in touch: I promise to keep in touch; we have lots of things to talk about.
- Semester: Next semester, I will take a literature course instead of drama.
- Scholarship: I’ve got a full scholarship thanks to my grades. They got a full scholarship regardless of their background.
- Tuition: She had to pay tuition for her French course.
Professional World
- Internship: She is about to start her internship. They will start their internship next month.
- Resume: They should improve their resume if they really want the job.
- Dress Shirt: I have to wear a dress shirt for my job.
- Context: If you want to understand, you’ll need more context.
- Put your best foot forward: Every time you do something, put your best foot forward.
- Narrow: They have to narrow the topic.
- Current: Our current situation is privileged.
- Vary: In my opinion, we should vary the way we work. Prices vary according to the type of room.
- Reputable: They are very reputable lawyers.
- Requirements: The requirements needed to get a visa are numerous. Do you know what the requirements for the passport are?
- Up Front: You have to pay up front whenever you buy something online.
Communication and Style
- Conservative: In my opinion, they are the most conservative people I’ve ever known. Her style of dress was never conservative.
- Furious: He looked so furious when his boss spoke to him.
- Check it up: You have to check my new laptop.
- Cited: The scientist cited the work of other researchers.
- Cross-Cultural: It is obvious the cross-cultural outcome of his work.
- Source: Do you know the source of this information?
- Broad: That is a broad area of study. Problems during the presentation were too broad for a one-hour lecture.
- In particular: I love the Beatles’ lyrics, in particular, the ones written by John Lennon.
- Search Criteria: What was the search criteria you used to look for information?
- Word for Word: I’m just telling you what she said word for word.
- Exaggerated: They said he caught a fish as long as his arm; he exaggerated.
- Give it a shot: Why don’t you give it a shot?
- Obsessed: My sister is obsessed with computers; she just spends hours on them. You are obsessed with that; please let it go.
- Sophisticated: She is pretty sophisticated; she knows a lot about the arts. Your parents are very sophisticated; they love going to museums.
- Traits: She’s got strong traits! She must have taken that from her father. My personality traits are very similar to my father’s.
- Oral Presentation: Their oral presentation was very convincing.
- Visuals: It would be a good idea to use some visuals for your presentation. The best part of the presentation was the visuals.
Ethical Considerations
- Plagiarism: If you use somebody else’s work without proper citation, it’s plagiarism.
- False Claims: The advertiser made two false claims. The sponsors made false claims about the event.
- Be Sued: Be careful with your comments; you could be sued.
- Held Liable: I could be held liable if I don’t fulfill my duties. She was held liable for the accident.
- Read the Fine Print: We should have read the fine print of the contract.
- Scam: The business I was planning turned out to be just a scam. The police caught the people responsible for last week’s online scam.
Other Important Terms
- Cruise: I’m going on a cruise to the Bahamas.
- Firm: The firm we work for is reputable.
- Environmental Impact: The environmental impact that these products have is significant.
- Pressure: He is under a lot of pressure right now.
- AB Machines: You should try his AB machines.
- Fell out of: Because of my poor grades, I fell out of college.
- Come on: Oh, come on, give me a break; do you really have to go?
- Infomercials: I hate TV at night; there are only infomercials.
- Transferred: They were transferred to the Orange County District High School.
- Better off: He is better off without her.
- Strategies: The best strategies we could follow are those used by successful companies. That was a very clever marketing strategy; they are making a lot of money.
- Keep in mind: My mother asked me to keep in mind how difficult it was to get a job. If you plan to go on vacation this summer, just keep in mind that you need to save money.
- Suspicious: I am suspicious about her plans.
- Minorities: Only a minority of the children had to take the exam again.
- Hang in there: If you’re planning to learn Chinese, it will be tough, but hang in there!
- What’s on your mind?: You look worried, what’s on your mind?