Vocabulary lesson 45
Definitions and samples
- compress (v.) to press something into a smaller space
– Firmly compress the soil in the pot so that the plant is secure.
- structure (n.) something constructed, such as a building
– Would an architect assemble a structure without a good foundation?
- qualifications (n.) the education, experience, and other abilities or skills that make you able to do a certain job or other activity
– He left school without any qualifications.
- grade (n.) a particular level of quality that a product, material etc has
– The best grades of tea are expensive.
- internship (n.) a period of time spent doing a job as part of becoming qualified to do it
– Jane has a summer internship at a local TV station.