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accredit
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verb
(= recognize, recognise)
grant credentials to
The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution
recognize an academic degree
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verb
provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials
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verb
(= credit)
ascribe an achievement to
She was not properly credited in the program
council
Noun
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A council is a group of people who are chosen or elected to make laws, rules, and decisions.
Town council is considering a road-widening proposal.
The student council has collected $5,000 to buy new books for the library.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
independent
Adjective
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If something or someone is independent, they are free; they are not dependent on anything.
independent
Noun
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An independent is a person who does not relies on another person for support.
The USA declared itself independent from Britain in 1776.
college
Noun
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A college is a school for adults who have finished high school.
I graduated from college in 1992 when I was 22 years old.
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A college is one part of a university.
I went to the college of medicine at the University of Wales.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
school
Noun
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A school is a place where you go to learn.
What grade are you in at school?
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A school is a group of fish.