Education & Studying

Lectures, exams, and everything between enrolment and graduation.

20 words

1. School n. /ˈskuɫ/

a place where people go to learn from teachers. It can also mean the time you spend there or the group of people in the building.
2. University n. /ˌjunəˈvɝsəti/

a high-level school where students go to study for a degree after they finish high school. It is also a place where teachers do research and discover new things.
3. college n. /ˈkɑɫɪdʒ/

a place where people go to study after high school, or a professional group with shared goals.
4. student n. /ˈstudənt/

a person who is learning at a school, college, or university, or someone who is very interested in a particular subject.
5. teacher n. /ˈtitʃɝ/

a person whose job is to help others learn, usually in a school or college.
6. professor n. /pɹəˈfɛsɝ/

a high-level teacher at a university or college.
7. lecture n. /ˈɫɛktʃɝ/

a formal talk given to a group of people to teach them about a subject, usually at a university; it can also mean a long, angry scolding.
8. lesson n. /ˈɫɛsən/

a period of time for learning with a teacher, or a piece of wisdom you learn from an experience.
9. classroom n. /ˈkɫæsˌɹum/

a room in a school or college where students have lessons. It usually contains desks, chairs, and a board for the teacher to write on.
10. homework n. /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

tasks that a teacher gives you to do at home after school; it can also mean the preparation you do before a meeting or event.
11. assignment n. /əˈsaɪnmənt/

a piece of work you are given to do, especially for school or your job; it can also mean the act of giving someone a specific task or position.
12. exam n. /ɪɡˈzæm/

a formal test of your knowledge or skills in a subject; it is the short, common word for 'examination'.
13. grade n. /ˈɡɹeɪd/

a common word used for school marks, levels of quality, or the steepness of a slope.
14. degree n. /dɪˈɡɹi/

a word for measuring things: it can mean a university qualification, a unit of temperature, an angle in math, or the amount of a feeling.
15. diploma n. /dɪˈpɫoʊmɑ/

an official document that shows you have finished a course of study or graduated from a school.
16. scholarship n. /ˈskɑɫɝˌʃɪp/

a common word in education that means either money given to a student to pay for their studies or the high-quality work done by serious researchers.
17. tuition n. /tjuˈɪʃən/

the money you pay for classes at a college or university, or the teaching you receive from a tutor.
18. semester n. /səˈmɛstɝ/

one of the two periods that a school or university year is divided into.
19. textbook n. /ˈtɛkstˌbʊk/

a book used for studying a specific subject in school; as an adjective, it describes something that is a perfect or typical example of its kind.
20. study v. /ˈstədi/

to learn about a subject by reading or going to school; also a room for working or a detailed piece of research.