Education & Learning

enlighten C2+

/ɪnˈlaɪtən/ to give greater knowledge or understanding to someone M S

ethics C2+

/ˈɛθɪks/ moral principles governing conduct, or the study thereof M S

familiarity C2+

/fəˌmɪliˈærɪti/ close acquaintance with or knowledge of something M S

imbibe C2+

/ɪmˈbaɪb/ to drink, especially alcohol; to absorb ideas or knowledge M S

learned C2+

/ˈlɝnɪd/ having or showing deep, extensive knowledge from study M S

provost C2+

/ˈproʊvoʊst/ a senior academic administrator; the head of certain colleges M S

don C2+

/dɑn/ to put on a garment; also a university teacher or distinguished man M S

pervert C2+

/pɚˈvɝt/ to distort or corrupt from the original or proper course M S

politic C2+

/ˈpɑləˌtɪk/ prudent and shrewd in pursuing a sensible course; expedient M S

regimen C2+

/ˈrɛdʒəmən/ a prescribed course of diet, exercise, or treatment M S

tutelage C2+

/ˈtuːtəlɪdʒ/ instruction or guardianship under a teacher or protector M S

deviate C2+

/ˈdiviˌeɪt/ to depart from an established course, standard, or norm M S

disclaim C2+

/dɪsˈkleɪm/ to renounce or deny any claim to, knowledge of, or responsibility for M S

doctorate C2+

/ˈdɑktərət/ the highest academic degree awarded by a university M S

errant C2+

/ˈɛrənt/ straying from the proper course or standards; wandering M S

indoctrinate C2+

/ɪnˈdɑktrɪneɪt/ to teach someone to accept a set of beliefs uncritically M S

instructive C2+

/ɪnˈstrʌktɪv/ useful in providing knowledge or information; enlightening M S

preceptor C2+

/prɪˈsɛptər/ a teacher or instructor, especially a tutor or mentor M S

prognosis C2+

/prɑɡˈnoʊsɪs/ a forecast of the likely course of a disease or situation M S

sophistication C2+

/səˌfɪstɪˈkeɪʃən/ refined worldly knowledge, or complexity of design M S

academism C2+

/əˈkædəˌmɪzəm/ adherence to traditional academic conventions or doctrines M S

antiquary C2+

/ˈæntəˌkwɛri/ a student or collector of antiquities M S

bursary C2+

/ˈbɝsəri/ a grant or scholarship awarded to a student; a treasury office M S

canalize C2+

/ˈkænəˌlaɪz/ to convert into or direct through a channel; to channel into a fixed course M S

casebook C2+

/ˈkeɪsˌbʊk/ a book recording cases for study; serving as a textbook example M S

cram C2+

/kræm/ to force into a tight space, or to study intensively before an exam M S

dean C2+

/din/ a senior official of a college, university, or cathedral M S

deviation C2+

/ˌdiviˈeɪʃən/ the act of departing from an established course or norm M S

divinity C2+

/dɪˈvɪnəti/ the state of being divine, a deity, or the study of theology M S

erudition C2+

/ˌɛrʊˈdɪʃən/ extensive knowledge acquired through study; learning M S

frosh C2+

/frɑʃ/ a first-year student at a college or high school; a freshman M S

hilary C2+

/ˈhɪləri/ the spring legal and university term in parts of the British Isles M S

meteorologic C2+

/ˌmitiərəˈlɑdʒɪk/ relating to weather or the study of the atmosphere M S

paroemia C2+

/pəˈrimiə/ a proverb or adage, especially as a subject of study M S

perversion C2+

/pɚˈvɜrʒən/ a distortion or corruption of something from its proper course M S

phenomenalism C2+

/fəˈnɑmənəˌlɪzəm/ the doctrine that knowledge is limited to phenomena or sense data M S

piscatology C2+

/ˌpɪskəˈtɑlədʒi/ the study or art of fishing M S

specialism C2+

/ˈspɛʃəlɪzəm/ a particular branch of study or work in which one specializes M S

teachable C2+

/ˈtitʃəbəl/ able to be taught; willing and able to learn M S

academical C2+

/ˌækəˈdɛmɪkəl/ relating to a school, college, or scholarly learning M S

academically C2+

/ˌækəˈdɛmɪkli/ in a manner relating to education or scholarship M S

afterknowledge C2+

/ˈæftərˌnɑlɪdʒ/ knowledge gained after an event; hindsight M S

alumnus C2+

/əˈlʌmnəs/ a male former student or graduate of a school or college M S

drilling C2+

/ˈdrɪlɪŋ/ the act of boring holes or of repeated practice or training M S

erudite C2+

/ˈɛrjʊˌdaɪt/ having or showing great learning or scholarship M S

experienceless C2+

/ɪkˈspɪriənsləs/ lacking experience; without practical knowledge M S

headmaster C2+

/ˈhɛdˌmæstər/ the male head teacher in charge of a school M S

inquisitive C2+

/ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv/ eager for knowledge; curious, sometimes unduly prying M S

knowledgeably C2+

/ˈnɑlɪdʒəbli/ in a manner showing knowledge or expertise M S

lear C2+

/lɪr/ learning or lore; (dialect) to teach or learn M S

magister C2+

/ˈmædʒɪstɚ/ a master or teacher, especially in a medieval or academic context M S

nescient C2+

/ˈnɛʃənt/ lacking knowledge; ignorant M S

orthoepy C2+

/ɔrˈθoʊəpi/ the study of correct or accepted pronunciation of words M S

physicist C2+

/ˈfɪzɪsɪst/ a scientist who specializes in the study of physics M S

phytology C2+

/faɪˈtɑlədʒi/ the scientific study of plants; botany M S

poetics C2+

/poʊˈɛtɪks/ the study or theory of the principles and forms of poetry and literature M S

scholarism C2+

/ˈskɑlɚˌɪzəm/ pedantic or doctrinaire scholarship; rigid academic learning M S

sidetrack C2+

/ˈsaɪdtræk/ to divert from the main course or topic M S

syllabus C2+

/ˈsɪləbəs/ an outline of the subjects and topics covered in a course of study M S

trajectory C2+

/trəˈdʒɛktəri/ the curved path of a moving object; a course of development M S

uneducated C2+

/ʌnˈɛdʒəˌkeɪtɪd/ lacking formal schooling or knowledge M S

unlearned C2+

/ʌnˈlɜrnɪd/ lacking education or knowledge; not acquired by training M S

unskilled C2+

/ʌnˈskɪld/ not having or requiring special training or skill M S

varsity C2+

/ˈvɑrsɪti/ the principal team representing a university or school in a sport M S

epistemic C2+

/ˌɛpɪˈstiːmɪk/ relating to knowledge, its nature, and its justification M S

book-body C2+

/ˈbʊkˌbɑː.di/ a learned or book-educated person, in northern English dialect M S

Ollendorffian C2+

/ˌɑlənˈdɔɹfiən/ relating to Heinrich Ollendorff or his method of language teaching through highly repetitive questions, answers, and substitutions M S