Meaning: To not succeed in achieving a goal.

Part of speech: verb

Example: I hope I don't fail the exam.

Synonyms:

• flunk
• collapse

Antonyms:

• succeed
• achieve

Meaning: The act of not succeeding or falling short.

Part of speech: noun

Example: His failing in the test surprised everyone.

Category: Education › Assessment

Synonyms:

• failure
• defeat

Antonyms:

• success
• achievement

Meaning: The lack of success in achieving something.

Part of speech: noun

Example: His failure to meet the deadline was disappointing.

Synonyms:

• collapse
• defeat

Antonyms:

• success
• achievement

Meaning: A clean and final version of a written document.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Please submit the fair copy of your essay.

Category: Education › Writing

Synonyms:

• final draft
• clean copy

Meaning: To fail to keep up with others.

Part of speech: verb

Example: She fell behind in her studies.

Category: Education › Learning

Synonyms:

• lag
• trail

Antonyms:

• keep up
• advance

Meaning: A person who has some knowledge of a language but is considered a beginner.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She is a false beginner in Spanish because she learned some phrases in school.

Category: Education › Language Learning

Meaning: A word in one language that looks similar to a word in another language but has a different meaning.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The word 'actual' is a false friend in Spanish, meaning 'current' instead of 'real'.

Category: Education › Language Learning

Meaning: To make someone acquainted with something.

Part of speech: verb

Example: The teacher will familiarize the students with the new software.

Category: Education

Synonyms:

• acquaint
• introduce

Meaning: First Certificate in English, an English language exam.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She passed her FCE with flying colors.

Category: Education › Language Proficiency

Synonyms:

• English exam
• language test

Meaning: Further Education, post-secondary education in the UK.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He enrolled in an FE college.

Category: Education › Further Education

Synonyms:

• post-secondary education
• adult education

Meaning: A school that prepares students for a higher-level school.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The elementary school is a feeder school for the local high school.

Category: Education › Schooling

Synonyms:

• preparatory school
• primary school

Meaning: Requiring payment of a fee, especially for education.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: She attends a fee-paying school.

Category: Education › Schooling

Synonyms:

• tuition-based
• private

Antonyms:

• free
• public

Meaning: A group of people with shared interests or goals.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The fellowship of artists met every month.

Synonyms:

• association
• community

Meaning: Skills and techniques used in outdoor survival and navigation.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He learned field craft during his time in the military.

Category: Education › Survival Skills

Synonyms:

• survival skills
• outdoor skills

Meaning: A day of outdoor activities or events, often for children.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The school organized a field day with games and races.

Category: Education › Events

Synonyms:

• outing
• event

Meaning: Practical work conducted outside of a laboratory or office, often in research or agriculture.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The students participated in field work to study local ecosystems.

Category: Education › Research

Synonyms:

• practical work
• research

Meaning: last in a series

Part of speech: adjective

Example: This is the final exam of the semester.

Category: Education › Assessment

Synonyms:

• last
• ultimate

Antonyms: initial

Meaning: money given to help students pay for education

Part of speech: noun

Example: She received financial aid to attend college.

Category: Education › Funding

Synonyms:

• scholarship
• grant

Meaning: A school that teaches social graces and etiquette.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She attended a finishing school to learn proper manners.

Category: Education

Meaning: The language that a person learns first in life.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Her first language is Spanish.

Category: Education › Linguistics

Meaning: A type of primary school in the UK for young children.

Part of speech: noun

Example: My daughter attends a first school.

Category: Education › Primary Education

Meaning: A card with information used for studying or learning.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She used flash cards to memorize vocabulary words.

Category: Education › Learning Tools

Meaning: To struggle or have difficulty.

Part of speech: verb

Example: He began to flounder in his studies.

Category: Education › Learning

Synonyms:

• struggle
• flail

Antonyms: succeed

Meaning: The ability to speak or write a language smoothly.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Her fluency in Spanish impressed everyone.

Category: Education › Language

Synonyms: proficiency

Antonyms: incompetence

Meaning: Able to speak or write a language easily.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: He is fluent in three languages.

Category: Education › Language

Synonyms: proficient

Antonyms: incompetent

Meaning: To fail a test or course.

Part of speech: verb

Example: If you don't study, you might flunk the exam.

Category: Education › Exams

Synonyms: fail

Antonyms: pass

Meaning: Referring to someone who has returned from abroad.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The foreign returned students shared their experiences.

Category: Education

Meaning: A person's first name.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Her forename is Sarah.

Category: Education › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• first name
• given name

Antonyms:

• surname
• last name

Meaning: Serving to form something, especially in development.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: These years are formative for a child's growth.

Category: Education

Synonyms:

• developmental
• shaping

Meaning: To encourage or promote the development of something.

Part of speech: verb

Example: They aim to foster creativity in children.

Category: Education

Synonyms:

• encourage
• nurture

Meaning: An introductory course in a subject.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She enrolled in a foundation course in art.

Category: Education › Courses

Synonyms:

• introductory course
• basic course

Meaning: A social organization for male college students.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He joined a frat during his freshman year.

Category: Education › College Life

Meaning: A group of people sharing a common profession or interests, often associated with college.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He joined a fraternity to meet new friends.

Category: Education › Social Groups

Synonyms:

• brotherhood
• society

Meaning: A time during which students do not have scheduled classes.

Part of speech: noun

Example: I use my free period to study.

Category: Education › School

Synonyms: study hall

Meaning: A first-year student in high school or college.

Part of speech: noun

Example: As a freshman, she was excited to start her new school.

Category: Education › Students

Meaning: the highest score possible in an exam or assessment

Part of speech: noun

Example: She received full marks on her test.

Category: Education › Assessment

Synonyms:

• perfect score
• top marks

Meaning: a complete score in a game or assessment

Part of speech: noun

Example: He scored a full point for his answer.

Category: Education › Assessment

Synonyms:

• complete score
• full mark

Meaning: a senior academic rank at a university

Part of speech: noun

Example: She was promoted to full professor after many years.

Category: Education › Academia

Synonyms:

• senior professor
• tenured professor

Meaning: the entire duration of a period, especially in education

Part of speech: noun

Example: She attended the full term of classes.

Category: Education › Academic Calendar

Synonyms:

• entire term
• complete duration

Meaning: forming a necessary base or core; essential

Part of speech: adjective

Example: Understanding math is fundamental to science.

Category: Education

Synonyms:

• basic
• essential

Antonyms:

• superficial
• unimportant