Education & Learning
Classrooms, exams, study, and the vocabulary of learning.
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informant
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/ɪnˈfɔɹmənt/
A person who secretly gives information, especially to the police.
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viva
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/ˈvaɪvə/
chiefly British: an oral examination, especially one for an academic degree
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proctor
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/ˈprɑːk.tɚ/
especially in the US, a person who supervises an examination to prevent cheating
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devious
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/ˈdiː.vi.əs/
deviating from a straight course
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headmistress
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/ˈhɛdˌmɪstrəs/
A woman who is in charge of a school.
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physiological
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/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/
Relating to how the body and its organs normally work.
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dictation
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/dɪkˈteɪʃən/
the act of speaking words for another person or a device to write or record
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extracurricular
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/ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/
Outside the regular school or college curriculum.
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awry
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/əˈɹɑɪ/
away from the correct or expected course
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methodology
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/ˌmɛθ.əˈdɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
The set of methods and procedures used to do something in a particular field.
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truant
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/ˈtɹuənt/
a pupil who stays away from school without permission
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vocational
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/voʊˈkeɪʃənəl/
Relating to a job, or to the skills and training needed for a particular kind of work.
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meteorological
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/ˌmitiəɹəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/
Relating to the weather or the study of the weather.
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inexperience
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/ˌɪnɪkˈspɪriːəns/
lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
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scholarly
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/ˈskɑːlɝli/
Connected with serious academic study and research
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recitation
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/ˌɹɛsəˈteɪʃən/
The act of saying a poem, speech, or passage aloud, usually from memory.
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lyceum
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/laɪˈsiːəm/
a hall or association providing public lectures, debates, readings, or concerts
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refectory
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/rɪˈfɛktəri/
a communal dining hall in a monastery, school, college, or other institution
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pedagogue
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/ˈped.ə.ɡɑːɡ/
a teacher, especially one who is strict, formal, or old-fashioned
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impressionistic
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/ˌɪmˌprɛʃəˈnɪstɪk/
Based on personal impressions and feelings rather than careful facts or research.
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stoicism
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/ˈstoʊɪsɪzəm/
The quality of accepting pain or hardship calmly, without complaining.
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copybook
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/ˈkɑpiˌbʊk/
historical: a school exercise book containing models of handwriting for a pupil to copy
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classicist
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/ˈklæs.ɪ.sɪst/
a scholar who studies the languages, literature, and cultures of ancient Greece and Rome
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pedantry
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/ˈpɛdəntri/
an ostentatious or ill-timed display of learning
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obscurantism
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/əbˈskjʊrəntɪzəm/
deliberate opposition to the spread of knowledge, education, reform, or public understanding
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aitch
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/eɪtʃ/
the name of the Latin-script letter H or h
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pedagogic
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/ˌpɛdəˈɡɑd͡ʒɪk/
of or relating to pedagogy
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precocity
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/prɪˈkɑsəti/
unusually early development of intelligence, talent, or maturity
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orthography
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/ɔɹˈθɑɡɹəfi/
the conventional spelling and writing system of a language
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methodological
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/ˌmɛθ.ə.dəˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/
Relating to the methods used in research or in a particular field.
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inculcation
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/ˌɪnkʌlˈkeɪʃən/
the process of firmly instilling an idea, value, or habit through persistent instruction or repetition
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conversazione
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/ˌkɑnvɚsɑtsiˈoʊni/
a formal social gathering devoted to discussion of literature, art, science, or another learned subject
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schoolman
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/ˈskuːl.mən/
historical: a medieval scholar or teacher, especially one associated with scholastic philosophy or theology
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methodologically
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In a way that relates to the methods used in research.
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lucubration
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/ˌluː.kjəˈbreɪ.ʃən/
intensive, prolonged, or laborious study or thought, historically especially work done late at night
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propaedeutic
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/ˌproʊpɪˈduːtɪk/
preparatory or introductory to a more advanced field of study
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sizar
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/ˈsaɪzər/
historical: a Cambridge or Trinity College Dublin student receiving financial support, sometimes in return for duties
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cloze
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/kloʊz/
an exercise or test in which words are removed from a passage and the learner fills the gaps using the context
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