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| a1 |
a grade given for excellent academic work. [1/6 definitions] |
| ace |
to get a grade of A on or in. [1/7 definitions] |
| b |
a grade given for good, but not excellent, academic work. [1/5 definitions] |
| bond |
a type of high-grade writing paper. [1/6 definitions] |
| bond paper |
a high-grade paper with some proportion of rag content, used for stationery and documents; bond. |
| buck1 |
of the lowest grade or rank in a particular military category. [1/3 definitions] |
| c1 |
a grade given for average, satisfactory, or mediocre academic work. [1/5 definitions] |
| class rank |
a student's position on a list ordered by grade point average of all students in the same grade or year at a school. |
| coursework |
written, oral, or practical work done by a student during a course of study, usually evaluated as part of the student's grade. [1/2 definitions] |
| crucible steel |
a high-grade steel smelted in a crucible or fused from flux, wrought iron, and carbon, and used to make knives, tools, and dies. |
| d |
a grade given for poor, but not failing, academic work. [1/4 definitions] |
| dean's list |
a list of students with the highest overall academic grade averages in a given term. |
| demote |
to lower in position, grade, class, or rank. |
| denim |
a finer grade of the same fabric used in upholstery. [1/3 definitions] |
| f |
a grade given for failing or unsatisfactory academic work. [1/4 definitions] |
| fail |
to receive any grade below passing in a test or course. [3/10 definitions] |
| first class |
the best, finest, or highest in quality, class, grade, or rank. [1/3 definitions] |
| first-class |
of the highest in quality, rank, or grade; foremost; best. [1/4 definitions] |
| flunk |
to give a failing grade to, or prohibit from continuing in a course or school because of such failure. [1/3 definitions] |
| GPA |
abbreviation of "grade-point average." |
| grade |
to assign a rank according to quality; give a grade to; evaluate. [1/9 definitions] |
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