| acquaint |
If you acquaint yourself with someone, you introduce yourself to them and get to know them a little. If you acquaint yourself with a thing, you start to learn about it and get some knowledge about it. [1/2 definitions] |
| acquaintance |
knowledge of something that comes from personal experience. [1/2 definitions] |
| adviser |
An adviser is a person who helps you decide what to do by giving you information or by giving you their opinion. An adviser often has special knowledge of something and that's why they are able to help. |
| basic |
(often plural) the basic knowledge or skills required to do something. [1/3 definitions] |
| blog |
a journal posted on a website that someone regularly write entries in. When people have a blog, they write about personal experiences or opinions, or about particular topics they have special knowledge of or are interested in. The word "blog" is a short form of "Web log." |
| breakthrough |
an important discovery in a particular field. A breakthrough solves a problem that has been preventing progress in achieving something or in gaining greater knowledge of something. |
| certainty |
If you have certainty about something, you are completely sure about it. You have confidence in your knowledge or in your opinion about it. If you have certainty that you are going to get an A on a certain test, then you are completely sure that you will. You have no doubt. [1/2 definitions] |
| civilized |
having a high level of culture, education, legal sophistication, or knowledge. |
| consciousness |
If you have consciousness of something, you are aware of it. You know it exists, or you have some knowledge of it. Or maybe you knew about it in the past and now something reminded you of it. It is fresh in your mind. [1/2 definitions] |
| crude |
not having skill, intelligence, or knowledge of how to act appropriately. [1/3 definitions] |
| domain |
an area of knowledge, interest, or activity. [1/2 definitions] |
| educate |
to provide knowledge, training, and guidance to. |
| educated |
having received much knowledge from teachers, books, or other sources of information, usually through studying in a school over a number of years. |
| education |
the knowledge a person gets through learning. [1/2 definitions] |
| educational |
giving knowledge or skill. [1/2 definitions] |
| engineering |
the study and practice of using scientific and mathematical knowledge to do practical things. Knowledge of engineering is needed to design and build roads, bridges, tools, and machines. |
| enlighten |
to give information or knowledge to. |
| examination |
An examination is a test of knowledge or skill. You have examinations in school to find out how much you know or can do. [1/2 definitions] |
| experience |
the repeated practice, activity, or observations that result in skill, ability, or wisdom. [1/5 definitions] |
| expert |
having a great deal of skill or knowledge. [2/3 definitions] |
| expertise |
expert knowledge or skill. |