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100 Words Every Apprentice Should Know

May 15, 2026

100 Words Every Apprentice Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. accuracy correctness and precision
2. adjustment a small change for fit
3. alignment correct positioning in line
4. angle space between two lines
5. apprentice a beginner learning a trade
6. approval official agreement or permission
7. assembly putting parts together
8. attitude a settled way of thinking
9. blueprint a technical building drawing
10. budget a plan for spending
11. calibration setting for accurate measurement
12. certificate official proof of qualification
13. cleaning removing dirt from surfaces
14. common sense practical good judgment
15. communication sharing information clearly
16. cost the amount something requires
17. courtesy polite behavior
18. craft skill in making things
19. damage physical harm to something
20. deadline the latest finish time
21. defect a fault in something made
22. delivery bringing goods to a place
23. design a planned form or layout
24. diagram a simple explanatory drawing
25. discipline self-control and orderly behavior
26. efficiency good results with little waste
27. effort physical or mental work
28. equipment tools and gear for work
29. error a mistake
30. estimate a rough calculation
31. ethics moral principles at work
32. experience knowledge gained by doing
33. failure lack of success or function
34. fastener a device that joins parts
35. feedback helpful response on performance
36. focus careful attention to work
37. hazard a possible source of harm
38. honesty truthfulness and fairness
39. improvement change for the better
40. initiative readiness to act independently
41. inspection careful checking for quality
42. installation putting equipment in place
43. instruction direction on what to do
44. integrity strong moral honesty
45. inventory a list of stored items
46. joint a place where parts meet
47. journeyman a trained worker below master
48. judgment good sense in decisions
49. knowledge what you know and understand
50. level a flatness or height measure
51. license official permission to operate
52. log a written work record
53. maintenance keeping equipment in good condition
54. master a highly skilled expert
55. material substance used to make things
56. measure to find size or amount
57. mentor an experienced guide or teacher
58. model a representation to follow
59. note a brief written reminder
60. operation the act of running equipment
61. order a request for goods
62. output the amount produced
63. patience calm endurance of delay
64. pattern a model to copy
65. plan a detailed intended method
66. practice repeated work to improve ability
67. precision exactness in work
68. procedure a standard way to act
69. project a planned piece of work
70. punctuality being on time
71. qualification a required skill or credential
72. quality how good something is
73. record to write down information
74. reliability being dependable and consistent
75. report an account of facts
76. request a polite ask
77. respect polite regard for others
78. responsibility duty to handle something
79. risk chance of harm or loss
80. rule an official instruction to follow
81. safety freedom from danger at work
82. sample a small example piece
83. scale a system of measurement
84. schedule a timetable of tasks
85. setup preparing equipment for use
86. shift a set work period
87. skill learned ability to do work
88. standard an accepted level or rule
89. supervision oversight by a senior worker
90. task a piece of work
91. teamwork working well with others
92. technique a skilled way of working
93. tolerance allowed variation from exact size
94. tool an instrument for work
95. trade a skilled kind of work
96. training instruction for a job
97. value worth compared with cost
98. warning notice of possible danger
99. waste unused or unwanted material
100. workbench a sturdy table for work

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