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Related to education, schools, universities, etc; related to subjects that involve thinking and studying and not technical or practical skills; clever and good at studying start learning		Academic (adj)
Someone who teaches at a university or college, or is paid to study there start learning		Academic (n)
To carefully consider a situation, person or problem to make a judgment; to calculate what sth costs or is worth start learning		Assess (v)
To believe that sth is true, even though no one has told you or even though you have no proof start learning		Assume (v)
To cannot understand a problem, sb’s behaviour, etc or can’t solve it start learning		Baffle (v)
Showing unfair support for or opposition to sob or sth because of your personal opinions start learning		Biased (adj)
To give all your attention to the thing you are doing start learning		Concentrate (adj)
Always doing your work with a lot of care start learning		Conscientious (adj)
To think carefully about a decision or sth you might do; to think about particular facts when you are making a decision about something start learning		Consider (v)
To consider doing sth in the future; to think about something for a long time or in a serious way start learning		Contemplate (v)
To study hard in order to learn a lot in a short time, especially for exam start learning		Cram (v)
All the subjects taught in a school, college, etc or on an educational course start learning		Curriculum (n)
Believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere start learning		Cynical (adj)
To decide that something is true using the available information start learning		Deduce (v)
To consider something carefully before making an important decision start learning		Deliberate (v)
Done intentionally, or planned; careful and without hurry start learning		Deliberate (adj)
A difficult choice you have to make between two things you could do start learning		Dilemma (n)
To treat someone unfairly because of their sex, race, religion, etc; to notice a difference between two things start learning		Discriminate (v)
A way of studying, especially for a degree, where you study mostly at home, receiving and sending off work by post or over the internet start learning		Distance learning (n phr)
Thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted; feeling doubt or not feeling certain: start learning		Dubious (adj)
To guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of sth start learning		Estimate (v)
An amount that you guess or calculate using the information available start learning		Estimate (n)
Great trust or confidence in sth or sb start learning		Faith (n)
To collect several things, often from different places or people; to understand or believe sth as a result of sth that has been said or done start learning		Gather (v)
Very great and rare natural ability or skill, especially in a particular area such as science or art; a person who has this start learning		Genius (n)
A person who has a first degree from a university or college start learning		Graduate (n)
To complete a first university degree successfully; to move forward or improve start learning		Graduate (v)
To quickly take something in your hand(s) and hold it firmly; to understand something, especially something difficult start learning		Grasp (v)
The process of making a guess when you do not know all the facts start learning		Guesswork (n)
An idea that is based on feeling and for which there is no proof start learning		Hunch (n)
A set of beliefs or principles, especially one on which a political system, party, or organization is based start learning		Ideology (n)
Not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something start learning		Ignorant (adj)
To communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly; to involve something or make it necessary start learning		Imply (v)
Not to giving attention to sb or sth start learning		Inattentive (adj)
(for a person) very intelligent and skilful; (for a thing) skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods start learning		Ingenious (adj)
A sudden feeling of enthusiasm or a new idea that helps you to do or create sth start learning		Inspiration (n)
Sb who is well educated and interested in art, science, literature etc at an advanced level start learning		Intellectual (n)
Relating to the ability to think in an intelligent way and to understand things, especially difficult or complicated ideas and subjects; well educated and interested in art, science, literature etc an advanced level start learning		Intellectual (adj)
Good at thinking clearly and quickly. At understanding difficult ideas and subjects, and at gaining and using knowledge start learning		Intelligent (adj)
Involving a lot of work in a short period of time start learning		Intensive (adj)
The feeling that you know something without being able to explain why start learning		Intuition (n)
To give a good enough reason to make something seem acceptable start learning		Justify (v)
Knowing a lot start learning		Knowledgeable (adj)
To give a formal talk to a group of people, often at a university; to talk angrily to someone in order to criticize their behaviour start learning		Lecture (v)
A formal talk given to a group of people in order to teach them about a subject; an angry or serious talk given to someone in order to criticize their behaviour start learning		Lecture (n)
An examination you take for practice before an important examination start learning		Mock exam (n phr)
Believe things too easily and do not have enough experience of the world. start learning		Naïve (adj)
An idea or belief start learning		Notion (n)
Always believing that good things will happen start learning		Optimistic (adj)
A situation that seems very strange or impossible because of two opposite qualities or facts start learning		Paradox (n)
Always believing that bad things will happen start learning		Pessimistic (adj)
To copy someone else's work or ideas start learning		Plagiarise (v)
Likely to be true, honest or suitable start learning		Plausible (adj)
To think carefully about something start learning		Ponder (v)
The feeling of not liking a group of people or unfair treatment of them because they are a different race, sex, religion, etc start learning		Prejudiced (adj)
To think that something is likely to be true, although you are not certain start learning		Presume (v)
To ask questions in order to check that something is true or correct start learning		Query (v)
A question start learning		Query (n)
To think that something is probably true; to guess that a particular number is correct start learning		Reckon (v)
To show or be a sign of something; to think in a serious and careful way; send back; image start learning		Reflect (v)
Doubting that something is true or useful start learning		Sceptical (adj)
A way of learning about a subject that involves studying alone at home, rather than in a classroom with a teacher start learning		Self-study (n)
An occasion when a teacher or expert and a group of people meet to study and discuss something: start learning		Seminar (n)
The particular things needed by or provided to help people who have an illness or condition that makes it difficult for them to do the things that other people do; the people included in this group, for example within the educational system start learning		Special needs (n phr)
To guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain start learning		Speculate (v)
To think that something is likely to be true; start learning		Suppose (v)
Teaching, especially when given to a small group or one person, such as in a college or university: start learning		Tuition (n)
A period of study with a tutor involving one student or a small group start learning		Tutorial (n)

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