undergraduate
adjective/ˌʌndərˈɡrædʒuɪt/
Frequency rank: #5,097 most common English word
Meaning
a university student who has not yet earned a bachelor's degree
Example sentence
The professor encouraged every undergraduate student to apply for the research internship.
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