| background |
the sum of a person's experience, education, and origins, esp. as they relate to his present character or situation. [1/5 definitions] |
| blue-ribbon jury |
a jury specially selected for high intelligence, education, or other elite qualities. |
| book learning |
formal instruction or education; schooling. [1/2 definitions] |
| Coll. |
abbreviation of "College," a school or institution of higher learning, usu. providing education in general studies or liberal arts (used in a proper name). |
| college |
a school or institution of higher learning beyond the level of high school, usu. providing education in general studies or liberal arts. [1/3 definitions] |
| color barrier |
unspoken social code of racial segregation or discrimination, esp. in sports, education, public service, and the like. |
| common sense |
practical judgment based on experience or native intelligence, and not on education or training. |
| cultivate |
to refine and improve, as through education. [1/5 definitions] |
| cultured |
refined in manners or education; sophisticated. [1/4 definitions] |
| ed. |
abbreviation of "education." [1/2 definitions] |
| Ed.D. |
abbreviation of "Doctor of Education." |
| educable |
capable of learning through education. |
| educated |
having an education. [1/3 definitions] |
| educational |
of or relating to education. [1/2 definitions] |
| educationist |
a person specializing in the methods and theories of teaching or education, often one considered to be out of touch with the actual practice of teaching. |
| elementary |
pertaining to primary education. [1/3 definitions] |
| elementary school |
a school in which the first six to eight years of a child's education is taught. |
| genteel |
displaying traits such as refinement and politeness that are traditionally associated with wealth and education. [1/2 definitions] |
| godchild |
a child whom a godparent promises at baptism to assume partial responsibility for, esp. in overseeing his or her religious education. |
| godparent |
an adult who promises at baptism to assume partial responsibility for a child, esp. to oversee his or her religious education. |
| gracious |
polite or indulgent to those of lower rank, education, or position. [1/5 definitions] |