# Education & Learning **Type:** Topic **Words:** 228 ## About Classrooms, exams, study, and the vocabulary of learning. ## Words by Level ### A1 - find — To discover or get something after searching or by chance.; frequency rank 138 - course — A series of lessons or classes on a particular subject.; frequency rank 210 - school — A place where children go to be taught.; frequency rank 320 - learn — To gain knowledge or a skill, especially by studying or practising.; frequency rank 680 - class — A group of students who are taught together.; frequency rank 731 - college — A place where students study after secondary school, often to earn a degree.; frequency rank 990 - teacher — A person whose job is to teach, especially in a school.; frequency rank 1003 - teach — To help someone learn something by giving them lessons or information.; frequency rank 1008 - study — To spend time learning about a subject, often at school or college.; frequency rank 1275 - student — A person who is studying at a school, college, or university.; frequency rank 1492 - lesson — A period of time in which a teacher teaches a subject or skill to students.; frequency rank 1864 - subject — The thing being talked or written about.; frequency rank 1868 - library — A place where books and other materials are kept for people to read or borrow.; frequency rank 2592 - homework — Work that a teacher gives students to do at home.; frequency rank 3023 - classroom — A room in a school where lessons take place.; frequency rank 7166 - classmate — A person who is in the same class at school as you.; frequency rank 11246 ### A2 - final — Coming last; happening at the end.; frequency rank 1120 - training — The process of teaching or learning the skills needed to do a job or activity.; frequency rank 1527 - university — A place of higher education where students study for degrees and do research.; frequency rank 1912 - knowledge — Information, facts, and understanding that you gain through learning or experience.; frequency rank 2011 - senior — Higher in rank, position, or importance than others.; frequency rank 2472 - learning — The process of gaining knowledge or skills.; frequency rank 2494 - education — The process of teaching or learning, especially at a school or university.; frequency rank 2590 - degree — A unit for measuring temperature.; frequency rank 3049 - exam — A formal test of knowledge or skill, especially in school.; frequency rank 3348 - drill — To make a hole using a drill or other pointed tool.; frequency rank 3647 - advanced — At a higher level of skill, knowledge, or training.; frequency rank 4181 - method — A particular way of doing something, especially a planned or organized one.; frequency rank 4262 - campus — The grounds and buildings of a university, college, or school.; frequency rank 4967 - graduate — To complete your studies and receive a degree from a university or college.; frequency rank 4971 - semester — one of the two main periods that a school or university year is divided into; frequency rank 7562 - educational — Relating to education or teaching.; frequency rank 10421 - textbook — A book used to study a subject at school or college.; frequency rank 12476 - schoolwork — Work that students do for school, both in class and as homework.; frequency rank 25070 - headteacher — The most senior teacher who is in charge of running a school.; frequency rank 135315 - schoolchild — A child who goes to school.; frequency rank 140658 - main course ### B1 - professor — A teacher at a college or university.; frequency rank 1016 - command — An order telling someone to do something.; frequency rank 1633 - term — A word or phrase used to name a particular thing, often in a special field.; frequency rank 2938 - investigate — To carefully examine something in order to find out the facts or the truth.; frequency rank 3564 - academy — a school or college, especially one that teaches a particular subject or skill; frequency rank 3605 - lecture — A talk that teaches something, usually given to a class or audience.; frequency rank 4600 - institute — An organization set up for a particular purpose, especially research, education, or a profession.; frequency rank 4995 - technical — Relating to a particular subject and needing special knowledge to be understood.; frequency rank 5019 - educated — Having received a good education and a lot of knowledge.; frequency rank 5741 - literature — Written works such as novels, poems, and plays valued as art.; frequency rank 5894 - scholarship — Money given to a student to help pay for their education, usually for good work.; frequency rank 5996 - inquiry — A question or request for information.; frequency rank 7437 - scholar — A person who studies a subject deeply and knows a lot about it.; frequency rank 8485 - academic — relating to education, schools, and study; frequency rank 8525 - freshman — A student in their first year at a high school, college, or university.; frequency rank 8556 - pharmacy — A shop where medicines are prepared and sold.; frequency rank 8590 - secondary — less important than the main thing; frequency rank 8722 - educate — To teach someone over a period of time, especially at a school.; frequency rank 11775 - exploration — The act of travelling through an unfamiliar area to learn about it.; frequency rank 11781 - sophomore — A second-year student at a US high school or university.; frequency rank 13580 - nutrition — The food a living thing needs to grow and stay healthy.; frequency rank 16808 - encyclopedia — A reference work with articles on many subjects, usually arranged alphabetically; frequency rank 19709 - revise — To change or improve something, especially a piece of writing.; frequency rank 20615 - flunk — To fail an exam or class.; frequency rank 22705 - qualification — An official record, such as a diploma or degree, showing you have completed training or passed an exam.; frequency rank 24367 - reread — to read a text again; frequency rank 36027 - schoolbook — a book written or selected for students to use in school; a textbook; frequency rank 104546 - primary school - secondary school ### B2 - ignorant — Not knowing about a particular fact or situation.; frequency rank 6376 - unlock — To open something that is locked, usually with a key or code.; frequency rank 7247 - dorm — A building at a college or university where students live; short for "dormitory".; frequency rank 8025 - tutor — A person who teaches one student or a small group, often privately.; frequency rank 8164 - ignorance — A lack of knowledge or information about something.; frequency rank 8304 - liberal — Willing to respect and accept ideas, behaviour, or opinions different from your own.; frequency rank 8736 - skilled — good at doing something because of training or experience; frequency rank 8867 - thesis — A long piece of writing based on research, especially for a university degree.; frequency rank 9255 - pupil — A child or young person who is being taught at school.; frequency rank 9292 - electronics — Devices that run on electric power, such as phones, computers, and televisions.; frequency rank 9756 - faculty — All the teachers and academic staff at a school or university.; frequency rank 9768 - tuition — The money you pay for being taught, especially at a college or university.; frequency rank 9830 - seminar — A small class in which students and a teacher meet to discuss a topic in depth.; frequency rank 9869 - transcript — A written copy of words that were spoken, such as in an interview or trial.; frequency rank 10792 - diploma — An official document showing that you have completed a course of study or earned a qualification.; frequency rank 11464 - upgrade — To improve something by replacing it with a better or newer version.; frequency rank 11598 - instruct — To officially tell someone what they should do.; frequency rank 14656 - philosophical — Relating to philosophy or the study of ideas about life and knowledge.; frequency rank 15194 - astronomy — The scientific study of the stars, planets, and the universe.; frequency rank 15209 - inexperienced — Lacking knowledge or skill because you have not done something much before.; frequency rank 16432 - schoolgirl — A girl who goes to school.; frequency rank 16693 - dormitory — A building at a college or university where students live.; frequency rank 16802 - acquisition — the act of getting or buying something; frequency rank 17935 - novice — a person who is new to and inexperienced in a field or activity; frequency rank 18364 - curriculum — The set of subjects and courses taught at a school, college, or university.; frequency rank 19453 - lecturer — A person who gives lectures, especially as a teacher at a university or college.; frequency rank 21288 - hooky — informal, especially in play hooky: unauthorized absence from school or work; frequency rank 21532 - enroll — To officially join a course, school, or organization.; frequency rank 22495 - mastery — Great skill in or thorough knowledge of a subject or activity.; frequency rank 24388 - athletics — Sports such as running, jumping, and throwing.; frequency rank 25069 - dropout — A person who leaves school or college before finishing their course.; frequency rank 25079 - primer — a small introductory book, especially one used to teach children to read or to explain the basics of a subject; frequency rank 29864 - elective — Not required; chosen freely.; frequency rank 30552 - schoolhouse — a building used as a school, especially a small or one-room school; frequency rank 30765 - undergraduate — A university student who has not yet finished their first degree.; frequency rank 34470 - formative — strongly influencing the development of a person, idea, or thing; frequency rank 39607 - familiarize — To learn about something or make someone learn about it.; frequency rank 39684 - housemaster — A teacher in charge of a house at a boarding school.; frequency rank 71554 - cyberschool — A school that teaches its courses over the Internet instead of in a physical building.; frequency rank 824115 - lore — traditional knowledge or beliefs passed through generations, often orally ### C1 - detention — The act of officially holding someone in custody, usually for a short time.; frequency rank 6745 - suspension — The act of officially stopping something for a time, or the period of this delay.; frequency rank 8543 - disciplinary — relating to a specific field of academic study; frequency rank 13951 - accomplishment — Something impressive that you have achieved through effort.; frequency rank 15663 - conservatory — A room with glass walls and roof attached to a house, used for plants or relaxing.; frequency rank 17761 - tenure — The period during which someone holds a job or position.; frequency rank 18088 - seminary — an institution that trains candidates for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate; frequency rank 18465 - stationery — writing and office materials such as paper, envelopes, pens, pencils, and notebooks; frequency rank 21805 - dissection — The act of cutting open a body to study its parts.; frequency rank 25837 - protege — a less experienced person whose career or development is guided and supported by an influential mentor; frequency rank 30194 - delve — to examine or investigate a subject carefully and in detail; frequency rank 31933 - rote — memorization or learning through repetition, often without full understanding; frequency rank 46332 - schoolmistress — a woman who teaches in or is in charge of a school, now chiefly in historical contexts; frequency rank 79667 - plagiarize — to use another person's words, ideas, or creative work and present them as one's own, especially without proper acknowledgment; frequency rank 82806 - glossary — an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; frequency rank 99172 - educative — serving to educate or produce intellectual and moral development; frequency rank 122212 - subject-matter — the topic or material being discussed, studied, or represented ### C2 - informant — A person who secretly gives information, especially to the police.; frequency rank 8407 - viva — chiefly British: an oral examination, especially one for an academic degree; frequency rank 11522 - proctor — especially in the US, a person who supervises an examination to prevent cheating; frequency rank 14357 - devious — deviating from a straight course; frequency rank 14821 - headmistress — A woman who is in charge of a school.; frequency rank 20319 - physiological — Relating to how the body and its organs normally work.; frequency rank 24020 - dictation — the act of speaking words for another person or a device to write or record; frequency rank 24550 - extracurricular — Outside the regular school or college curriculum.; frequency rank 26094 - awry — away from the correct or expected course; frequency rank 26408 - methodology — The set of methods and procedures used to do something in a particular field.; frequency rank 29795 - truant — a pupil who stays away from school without permission; frequency rank 34877 - vocational — Relating to a job, or to the skills and training needed for a particular kind of work.; frequency rank 35379 - meteorological — Relating to the weather or the study of the weather.; frequency rank 38617 - inexperience — lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience; frequency rank 39205 - scholarly — Connected with serious academic study and research; frequency rank 39448 - recitation — The act of saying a poem, speech, or passage aloud, usually from memory.; frequency rank 45961 - lyceum — a hall or association providing public lectures, debates, readings, or concerts; frequency rank 56190 - refectory — a communal dining hall in a monastery, school, college, or other institution; frequency rank 56520 - pedagogue — a teacher, especially one who is strict, formal, or old-fashioned; frequency rank 80455 - impressionistic — Based on personal impressions and feelings rather than careful facts or research.; frequency rank 85244 - stoicism — The quality of accepting pain or hardship calmly, without complaining.; frequency rank 88795 - copybook — historical: a school exercise book containing models of handwriting for a pupil to copy; frequency rank 88856 - classicist — a scholar who studies the languages, literature, and cultures of ancient Greece and Rome; frequency rank 127771 - pedantry — an ostentatious or ill-timed display of learning; frequency rank 128461 - obscurantism — deliberate opposition to the spread of knowledge, education, reform, or public understanding; frequency rank 131781 - aitch — the name of the Latin-script letter H or h; frequency rank 134838 - pedagogic — of or relating to pedagogy; frequency rank 144481 - precocity — unusually early development of intelligence, talent, or maturity; frequency rank 181443 - orthography — the conventional spelling and writing system of a language; frequency rank 198287 - methodological — Relating to the methods used in research or in a particular field.; frequency rank 203274 - inculcation — the process of firmly instilling an idea, value, or habit through persistent instruction or repetition; frequency rank 301352 - conversazione — a formal social gathering devoted to discussion of literature, art, science, or another learned subject; frequency rank 386356 - schoolman — historical: a medieval scholar or teacher, especially one associated with scholastic philosophy or theology; frequency rank 748788 - methodologically — In a way that relates to the methods used in research.; frequency rank 1390904 - lucubration — intensive, prolonged, or laborious study or thought, historically especially work done late at night - propaedeutic — preparatory or introductory to a more advanced field of study - sizar — historical: a Cambridge or Trinity College Dublin student receiving financial support, sometimes in return for duties - cloze — an exercise or test in which words are removed from a passage and the learner fills the gaps using the context ### C2+ - enlighten — to give greater knowledge or understanding to someone - ethics — moral principles governing conduct, or the study thereof - familiarity — close acquaintance with or knowledge of something - imbibe — to drink, especially alcohol; to absorb ideas or knowledge - learned — having or showing deep, extensive knowledge from study - provost — a senior academic administrator; the head of certain colleges - don — to put on a garment; also a university teacher or distinguished man - pervert — to distort or corrupt from the original or proper course - politic — prudent and shrewd in pursuing a sensible course; expedient - regimen — a prescribed course of diet, exercise, or treatment - tutelage — instruction or guardianship under a teacher or protector - deviate — to depart from an established course, standard, or norm - disclaim — to renounce or deny any claim to, knowledge of, or responsibility for - doctorate — the highest academic degree awarded by a university - errant — straying from the proper course or standards; wandering - indoctrinate — to teach someone to accept a set of beliefs uncritically - instructive — useful in providing knowledge or information; enlightening - preceptor — a teacher or instructor, especially a tutor or mentor - prognosis — a forecast of the likely course of a disease or situation - sophistication — refined worldly knowledge, or complexity of design - academism — adherence to traditional academic conventions or doctrines - antiquary — a student or collector of antiquities - bursary — a grant or scholarship awarded to a student; a treasury office - canalize — to convert into or direct through a channel; to channel into a fixed course - casebook — a book recording cases for study; serving as a textbook example - cram — to force into a tight space, or to study intensively before an exam - dean — a senior official of a college, university, or cathedral - deviation — the act of departing from an established course or norm - divinity — the state of being divine, a deity, or the study of theology - erudition — extensive knowledge acquired through study; learning - frosh — a first-year student at a college or high school; a freshman - hilary — the spring legal and university term in parts of the British Isles - meteorologic — relating to weather or the study of the atmosphere - paroemia — a proverb or adage, especially as a subject of study - perversion — a distortion or corruption of something from its proper course - phenomenalism — the doctrine that knowledge is limited to phenomena or sense data - piscatology — the study or art of fishing - specialism — a particular branch of study or work in which one specializes - teachable — able to be taught; willing and able to learn - academical — relating to a school, college, or scholarly learning - academically — in a manner relating to education or scholarship - afterknowledge — knowledge gained after an event; hindsight - alumnus — a male former student or graduate of a school or college - drilling — the act of boring holes or of repeated practice or training - erudite — having or showing great learning or scholarship - experienceless — lacking experience; without practical knowledge - headmaster — the male head teacher in charge of a school - inquisitive — eager for knowledge; curious, sometimes unduly prying - knowledgeably — in a manner showing knowledge or expertise - lear — learning or lore; (dialect) to teach or learn - magister — a master or teacher, especially in a medieval or academic context - nescient — lacking knowledge; ignorant - orthoepy — the study of correct or accepted pronunciation of words - physicist — a scientist who specializes in the study of physics - phytology — the scientific study of plants; botany - poetics — the study or theory of the principles and forms of poetry and literature - scholarism — pedantic or doctrinaire scholarship; rigid academic learning - sidetrack — to divert from the main course or topic - syllabus — an outline of the subjects and topics covered in a course of study - trajectory — the curved path of a moving object; a course of development - uneducated — lacking formal schooling or knowledge - unlearned — lacking education or knowledge; not acquired by training - unskilled — not having or requiring special training or skill - varsity — the principal team representing a university or school in a sport - epistemic — relating to knowledge, its nature, and its justification - book-body — a learned or book-educated person, in northern English dialect - Ollendorffian — relating to Heinrich Ollendorff or his method of language teaching through highly repetitive questions, answers, and substitutions