Synonyms: junior, next-to-last, third-year
Definition: used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college
Usage: the junior class; a third-year student
Similar words: intermediate
Definition: lying between two extremes in time or space or state
Usage: going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands; intermediate stages in a process; intermediate stops on the route; an intermediate range plane
Synonyms: next-to-last, penultimate
Definition: next to the last
Usage: the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter; the figures in the next-to-last column
Similar words: intermediate
Definition: lying between two extremes in time or space or state
Usage: going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands; intermediate stages in a process; intermediate stops on the route; an intermediate range plane