Education: Values and
Expectations
Vocabulary Exercises
Section 1: Vocabulary List
As you read the vocabulary list below, find two or three words you
already know. Give their definition.
| Paragraph A |
norms |
|
humbly |
|
contradict |
|
forbidden |
|
diverse |
| Paragraph B |
substantial |
|
leisure |
| Paragraph D |
participation |
| Paragraph E |
appropriate |
|
incompetent |
| Paragraph F |
managerial |
|
initiative |
| Paragraph H |
design |
|
theoretical |
|
stress |
| Paragraph I |
motivated |
| Paragraph J |
conducive |
|
innovative |
|
subordinate |
|
egalitarianism |
| Paragraph K |
maintain |
|
deadlines |
|
treat |
| Paragraph L |
resentful |
|
compartmentalized |
| Paragraph M |
violation |
|
suspended |
|
expelled |
|
jeopardized |
| Paragraph N |
plagiarism |
|
cheating |
|
fabrication |
|
falsification |
| Paragraph O |
accused |
|
tantamount |
| Paragraph P |
bureaucratic |
|
administrators |
| Paragraph Q |
cooperative |
|
competitive |
|
calculated |
|
reluctant |
| Paragraph S |
circumstance |
| Paragraph T |
intimidated |
| Paragraph V |
predictable |
|
extracurricular |
|
cliquish |
| Paragraph W |
resources |
| Paragraph X |
enhancing |
Phrases and Expressions
| hands-on (H): applied; direct involvment |
| honor system (M): system where by students
are trusted by their professors and assumed to be honest |
| beat the system (P): use dishonest ways to
succeed |
| peer counseling (U): counseling or advice
given from student to student |
| learning the ropes (W): learning the
system |
Vocabulary exercises taken from: Beyond Language by Levine and Adelman.
Prentice Hall 1993.
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