How I got my First-class degree

195. student lounge COL = British English the main room in a house where people relax, watch television etc SYN living room

196. eventually = after a long time, or after a lot of things have happened

197. fresher DEF = a student who has just started at a college or university

198. to be cut off from civilization COL/PHR = 1) to be a long way from other places and be difficult to get to; 2) if someone is cut off, they are lonely and not able to meet many other people

199. social outcast COL = someone who is not accepted by the people they live among, or who has been forced out of their home SYN pariah

200. to be immersed in sth PREP = to become completely involved in an activity

201. to be bothered COL = worried or upset

202. to be mystified by sth PREP = if something mystifies you, it is so strange or confusing that you cannot understand or explain it SYN baffle

203. inspiration /inspirational WF = a good idea about what you should do, write, say etc, especially one which you get suddenly

204. to have a feel for sth COL = informal to have or develop an understanding of something and skill in doing it

205. an unwelcome interruption to sth WF =

206. to pitch essays COL =

207. contribution to PREP = something that you give or do in order to help something be successful

208. debate DEF = discussion of a particular subject that often continues for a long time and in which people express different opinions

209. iconoclastic SP = iconoclastic ideas, opinions, writings etc attack established beliefs and customs

210. to pull down monuments IDIOM =

211. key concepts DEF/COL = an idea of how something is, or how something should be done

212. to be out

213. to seek shortcuts COL = a quicker and more direct way of getting somewhere than the usual one

214. to flick through PHR = to look at a book, magazine, set of photographs etc quickly

215. to skim (the index) DEF = to read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas in it SYN scan

216. to discard DEF = to get rid of something SYN throw away

217. to lead up to exam PHR = if a series of events or a period of time leads up to an event, it comes before it or causes it

218. to drag sth out of smb PHR = to make someone tell you something when they had not intended to tell you or were not supposed to tell you

219. spontaneous SP = someone who is spontaneous does things without planning them first – used to show approval

220. discipline SP =a way of training someone so that they learn to control their behaviour and obey rules

221. perseverance SP = determination to keep trying to achieve something in spite of difficulties – use this to show approval

222. to get a degree COL =

223. tutorial TERM = a period of teaching and discussion with a tutor, especially in a British university

224. to strike the right balance between sth and sth COL/PREP =

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