| major |
|
noun , or, when used as a title before a person's name, Major
- A military rank between captain and lieutenant-colonel.
- He used to be a in the army.
- This is Major Jones.
- A person of legal age.
- The main area of study of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
- Midway through his second year of college, he still hadn't chosen a .
- A student at a college or university concentrating on a given area of study.
- She is a math .
verb
- To concentrate on a particular area of study as a student in a college or university.
- I have decided to in mathematics.
adjective
- Of great significance or importance.
- (music) Being the larger of two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number.
- (music) Containing the note which is a major third (four half steps) above the tonic.
|
|
| makeup |
|
noun - (uncountable) An item's composition.
- To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its .
- (uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to improve its appearance.
- She is wearing a lot of .
|
| master |
|
noun
- someone who has control over something or someone
- owner of an animal or slave
- the captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner
- someone who employs others
- an expert at something
- a tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices
- a skilled artist
- (dated) a courtesy title of a man; mister
- a courtesy title for a boy
- the original of a document or of a recording
- (context, Filmology) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
verb
- to be a master
- to control
- to learn to a high degree of proficiency
adjective
- masterful
- main, principal or predominant
- highly skilled
- original
|
| Master of Arts |
|
noun (plural Masters of Arts)
- A postgraduate degree usually in a non-science subject.
- A person holding such a degree.
|
| Master of Science |
|
noun
- A degree that usually requires 2-3 years beyond a Bachelor of Science and emphasizes science and scientific applications. The degree is less advanced than a Doctorate degree.
|
| matriculate |
|
verb to matriculate (intransitive or transitive)
- to enroll (or be enrolled) as a member of a body, especially of a college or university
|
| methodology |
|
noun (methodologies)
- A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.
- The study of such methods etc.
- The implementation of such methods etc.
|
| midterm |
|
noun
- a midterm exam
- I only got a C on the , so I really have to study for the final.
adjective
- relating to something that happens halfway through a term
- The administration is suffering from the usual drop in approval ratings.
|
| minor |
|
noun
- A person who is below the legal age of responsibility or accountability.
- A subject area of secondary concentration of a student at a college or university, or the student who has chosen such a secondary concentration.
- I had so many credit hours of English, it became my .
- I became an English .
verb
- To choose or have an area of secondary concentration as a student in a college or university.
- I had so many credit hours of English, I decided to in it.
adjective
- of little significance or importance.
- (music): Of a musical scale in which some notes are sounded flat.
|
| modernist |
|
noun
- a follower or proponent of modernism
adjective
- of, or relating to modernism
|
