| A | B |
| Active listening | the practice of paying close attention to a speaker and asking questions to ensure full comprehension |
| Analogy | a comparison between two things that are similar in some way, often used to help explain something or make it easier to understand |
| AP Courses | advanced placement, college courses taken in high school |
| Apprenticeship | One bound by legal agreement to work for another for a specific amount of time in return for instruction in a trade, art, or business |
| ASVAB | a test developed and maintained by the United States Department of Defense. |
| Attainment | the action or fact of achieving a goal toward which one has worked |
| Career Cluster | provide students with a context for studying traditional academics and learning the skills specific to a career, and provide U.S. schools with a structure for organizing or restructuring curriculum offerings and focusing class make-up by a common theme such as interest. |
| Certifications | an official document that gives proof and details of something such as personal status, educational achievements, ownership, or authenticity |
| Comprehension | the action or capability of understanding something |
| Concise | using as few words as possible to give the necessary information, or compressed in order to be brief |