front 1 adulthood | back 1 the part of your life when you are an adult EXAMPLE: When Yuri turned 18, he left childhood behind and entered adulthood. |
front 2 beneficial | back 2 helpful or useful EXAMPLE: Exercise is beneficial for our health. |
front 3 fulfilled | back 3 feeling happy that you are receiving everything that you want out of life EXAMPLE: Now that his children are grown and he is about to retire, Hector feels fulfilled. |
front 4 in-service training | back 4 training that employees receive at work EXAMPLE: Yasmin's employer said she can't take her vacation next week. He doesn't want her to miss the in-service training. |
front 5 perception of | back 5 what you think or believe about someone or something EXAMPLE: After she saved her family from the house fire, their perception of her changed completely. They used to think she was a little child. Now they consider her a hero. |
front 6 sustain | back 6 to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time EXAMPLE: The basketball team was not able to sustain their winning streak. After 10 wins, they finally lost a game. |
front 7 youth | back 7 the period of time when someone is young EXAMPLE: I was very shy in my youth. |
front 8 employable | back 8 having enough skills and abilities for someone to employ you (give you a job) EXAMPLE: After she finished her degree, Sahra was employable. Several employers offered her jobs. |
front 9 job satisfaction | back 9 the feeling of pleasure and achievement you get from your job EXAMPLE: People who work for School District One91 report a high level of job satisfaction. They enjoy their work. |
front 10 make an impact on | back 10 affect, influence EXAMPLE: Lifelong learning causes you to move up the ladder quickly. It can make a positive impact on your career. |
front 11 master | back 11 (verb) to learn how to do something well EXAMPLE: Marcos lived in Italy for 10 years. He studied hard during that time and he mastered the Italian language. |
front 12 sufficient | back 12 enough for a particular purpose EXAMPLE: The job she wanted required the ability to speak and write English. Unfortunately, her knowledge of English was not sufficient. She did not get the job. |
front 13 threat | back 13 the possibility that something unwanted will happen EXAMPLE: Today there is a threat of rain. We had better cancel our plan to have a picnic at the park. |
front 14 throughout | back 14 in every part of EXAMPLE: People throughout the country are worried about the election. EXAMPLE: Carmen studied English throughout her life. |
front 15 compare | back 15 (verb) show how things are the same Use the phrases just like, and similar to if you want to compare two things. |
front 16 contrast | back 16 (verb) show how things are different Use the phrases in contrast to, and unlike if you want to contrast two things. |