Graduate (Noun/Verb) Syllable division: grad·u·ate How to pronounce: UK: /ˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/ US: /ˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/
American Pronunciation of the word Graduate
Graduate as a NOUN #1 Meaning: A person with their first college or university degree. Example: > She is a Cambridge graduate. > Peter is a psychology graduate.
#2 Meaning: A person who has completed their education in a university, college, or other institution. Example: > They are all high-school graduates. > He is a graduate of Brown.
Graduate as a VERB #1 Meaning: To successfully obtain a first university degree. Example: > She successfully graduated after studying for four years. > He graduated with honours in economics.
#2 Meaning: To advance or get better. Example: > He graduated from watching how surgeries are done to helping with the equipment during surgery. > She graduated from student to teacher after finishing her degree.
Administration (Noun) Syllable division: ad·min·is·tra·tion How to pronounce: UK: /ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/ US: /ədˌmɪn.əˈstreɪ.ʃən/
American Pronunciation of the word Administration
#1 Meaning: The procedures and duties required to oversee how a strategy or organization is operating. Example: > I never knew that teachers have so much administration work until I became one myself. > Since she was 10 years old, she helped out at her father's business so she has a lot of experience in admin.
#2 Meaning: The individuals who oversee an organization's operations and business. Example: > His school's administration decided to book their class trip this year. > I need to call their administration to make an appointment.
#3 Meaning: The action of providing something to someone. Example: > The administration of drugs should be more strict. > The doctor has to take responsibility of the administration of medication to her patient.
#4 Meaning: The procedure that occurs when a corporation is unable to pay its debts and is permitted to make modifications to its structure in an effort to avoid falling into liquidation (= when a firm is closed and the assets it owns are sold). Example: > The company had to go into administration before they lost everything. > All employees are working had to prevent the company from going into administration.
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Accessory (Noun) Syllable division: ac·ces·so·ry How to pronounce: UK: /əkˈses.ər.i/ US: /əkˈses.ər.i/
American Pronunciation of the word Accessory
#1 Meaning: Something that is attached to a machine or to clothes with a decorative or functional purpose. Example: > She always looks stylish with the accessories that she wears with her outfits. > When he bought his car, he paid extra for the modern accessories e.g. leather upholstery, electrical windows, etc.
#2 Meaning: Someone who provides assistance to another person while refraining from participating in the crime. Example: > She was found guilty of being an accessory to the murder. > He was an accessory to the fraud at the firm.
#3 Meaning: Something additional that makes the item it is added to better or complete. Example: > We need to go and buy some garden accessories before the weekend. > When he bought his new phone he bought some extra accessories for it as well.
Comfortable (Adjective) Syllable division: com·fort·able How to pronounce: UK: /ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ US: /ˈkʌm.fɚ.t̬ə.bəl/
British Pronunciation of the word Comfortable
#1 Meaning: Comfortable clothing and furniture make you feel good and don't cause any bodily discomfort. Example: > I bought the most comfortable pillow last month! No more sleepless nights for me. > Are those shoes comfortable, or do you need a bigger size?
#2 Meaning: Pain-free and at ease. Example: > Are you comfortable or do you need anything? > Please come in, sit down and make yourself comfortable on the couch.
#3 Meaning: You are not worried about a situation if you are at ease in it. Example: > I am not comfortable with leaving you at home all by yourself. > He wasn't comfortable with the way his girlfriend acted around his friends.
#4 Meaning: Having enough funds to live with no worries. Example: > We are not millionaires but we are definitely living comfortable. > They do not have one of the best houses, but they sure do have a comfortable one.
#5 Meaning: If you win a game or competition by a comfortable amount, you win easily. Example: > The video game competition was a comfortable victory for him. > She found the competition to be a comfortable lead.
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Doctor (Noun/Verb) Syllable division: doc·tor How to pronounce: UK: /ˈdɒk.tər/ US: /ˈdɑːk.tɚ/
American Pronunciation of the word Doctor
Doctor as a NOUN Meaning: A medical professional whose job it is to care for those who are injured or ill. Example: > I have to go to the doctor this week to get rid of my cough. > She decided to study to become a doctor. > He was rushed to the doctor's office when he woke up with a high fever.
Doctor as a VERB #1 Meaning: To manipulate a document in an effort to deceive others. Example: > Her lawyer doctored the evidence before they were sent to the judge. > He doctored his CV so that he could get the job.
#2 Meaning: To secretly add toxic and dangerous ingredients to meals or beverages. Example: > He decided to doctor his brother's dinner because he wanted to inherit everything from their recently deceased father. > The police found a lot of doctored beverages at the party.
