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  • 1Grade retention — or grade repetition is the process of having a student who repeats a course, usually one previously failed. Students who repeat a course are referred as repeaters . [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/repeater] Definition of repeater,… …

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  • 2inferior — in·fe·ri·or adj: of lower status, rank, or priority Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. inferior I …

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  • 3inferior — [adj1] less in rank, importance back seat*, bottom, bottom rung*, entry level, junior, less, lesser, lower, menial, minor, minus, nether, peon, second, secondary, second banana*, second fiddle*, second string*, smaller, subjacent, subordinate,… …

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  • 4inferior — inferiority /in fear ee awr i tee, or /, n. inferiorly, adv. /in fear ee euhr/, adj. 1. lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often fol. by to): a rank inferior to colonel. 2. lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base:… …

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  • 5inferior — in•fe•ri•or [[t]ɪnˈfɪər i ər[/t]] adj. 1) low or lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often fol. by to) 2) low or lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base 3) of comparatively low grade; poor in quality; substandard 4) bot Bot …

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  • 6inferior — /ɪnˈfɪəriə / (say in fearreeuh) adjective 1. (sometimes followed by to) lower in station, rank, or degree. 2. of comparatively low grade; poor in quality: an inferior brand. 3. less important, valuable, or excellent: an inferior worker. 4. lower… …

  • 7grade — I. noun Etymology: Latin gradus step, degree, from Latin gradi to step, go; akin to Lithuanian gridyti to go, wander Date: 1526 1. a. (1) a position in a scale of ranks or qualities (2) a stage in a process b. a degree of severity in illness <&#8230; …

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  • 8inferior — 1. adjective 1) poorer people were thought to be innately inferior Syn: second class, lesser, lower in status, lower ranking, subordinate, second fiddle, junior, minor; subservient, lowly, humble, menial, beneath one Ant …

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  • 9inferior — 1. adjective 1) she regards him as inferior Syn: second class, lower ranking, subordinate, junior, minor, lowly, humble, menial, beneath one 2) inferior accommodation Syn: second rate …

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  • 10inferior — adj 1. inferior to lower than, less than, below, under, subordinate to. 2. lower, subordinate, secondary, junior, second fiddle; subsidiary, ancillary, tributary, Law. puisne; second class, small time, one horse, bush, bush league, Sl. two bit,&#8230; …

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