Exam: Cambridge English: B2 First (FCE)

Definition: To allow oneself to be controlled or influenced by someone or something else.

Example: After much consideration, she decided to submit to the rules of the competition.

Definition: To present something for someone else to consider or decide about, often in a formal way.

Example: Please submit your application by the end of the month.

Definition: A small and lightweight computer that is more compact than a standard notebook computer, designed for portability and ease of use.

Example: I bought a subnotebook for traveling because it's easy to carry around.

Definition: Relating to something that is lower in rank or importance compared to something else.

Example: In the company, the subordinate staff members report to the managers.

Definition: A person who has a lower rank or position than someone else in an organization or group.

Example: In the meeting, the manager asked his subordinate to present the report.

Definition: To make someone or something less important or to place them in a lower position compared to others.

Example: In the new organization, the manager decided to subordinate some tasks to junior staff.

Definition: Describing a clause that is connected to a main clause and depends on it for meaning.

Example: In the sentence, 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk,' the word 'although' introduces a subordinating clause.

Definition: To make something less important or to place it in a lower rank or position compared to something else.

Example: The manager is subordinating the team's needs to the company's goals.

Definition: A word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause, showing the relationship between them.

Example: In the sentence 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk', the word 'although' is a subordinator.

Definition: A smaller story or theme that is part of a larger story, often found in books, movies, or plays.

Example: The movie had a subplot that explored the main character's childhood.

Definition: A process that is part of a larger overall process.

Example: The main program runs several subprocesses to handle different tasks simultaneously.

Definition: A part of a computer program that can run on its own but is still part of a larger program.

Example: The main program calls a subprogram to perform specific tasks more efficiently.

Definition: A set of instructions in programming that performs a specific task and can be called from other parts of a program.

Example: The programmer wrote a subroutine to handle user input efficiently.

Definition: Referring to a character or symbol that is written or printed below the normal line of text.

Example: In the chemical formula, the number of atoms is often shown as a subscript.

Definition: A special character or symbol that is written below and to the side of a letter or number, often used in mathematics or chemistry to indicate a specific meaning.

Example: In the chemical formula H₂O, the '2' is a subscript that shows there are two hydrogen atoms.