ABC's |
the fundamental principles of any branch of knowledge; basics. [1/2 definitions] |
acquaintance |
personal familiarity; knowledge. [1/3 definitions] |
acquainted |
having personal knowledge or familiarity (often fol. by "with"). |
acquirement |
something acquired, such as knowledge or skill. [1/2 definitions] |
arborist |
a person with specialized knowledge of trees and experience in their care. |
ask |
to request knowledge of (something). [1/11 definitions] |
assimilate |
to absorb and incorporate (knowledge, experience, or the like). [1/8 definitions] |
athirst |
eager, as for knowledge or experience. |
augur |
one who predicts the future or tries to obtain hidden knowledge by interpreting signs and omens, esp. an ancient Roman religious official with such a duty; soothsayer. [1/5 definitions] |
augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. [1/2 definitions] |
auspice |
the practice of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens, esp. those derived from the observation of birds. [1/3 definitions] |
authority |
compelling force; confidence in one's power or knowledge; mastery. [1/5 definitions] |
backstage |
hidden from public or common knowledge; secret. [1/4 definitions] |
beginner |
someone just beginning to acquire new knowledge or learn a new skill. |
blaze2 |
to lead in making or opening, as a new pathway in knowledge. [1/4 definitions] |
book learning |
knowledge acquired from books or in school rather than through practical experience. [1/2 definitions] |
breakthrough |
an important discovery in a particular field that encourages an acceleration in knowledge or expertise. [1/2 definitions] |
brush up on |
to study again to bring one's knowledge up to date or to remember what might have been forgotten; review. |
byway |
any area of knowledge or study that is rarely investigated. [1/2 definitions] |
campcraft |
the knowledge, techniques, or practice of camping outdoors. |
canonist |
a person with a high degree of knowledge in church law. |