| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | absorb | Take in knowledge or information. |
| 2. | acquaint yourself with | Make yourself knowledgeable about. |
| 3. | acquire | Gain knowledge, skill, or information. |
| 4. | analyze | Study parts to understand. |
| 5. | apprehend | Understand or grasp mentally. |
| 6. | appropriate | Take in as one’s own knowledge. |
| 7. | ascertain | Find out with certainty. |
| 8. | assimilate | Absorb into one’s knowledge. |
| 9. | be advised | Be formally informed. |
| 10. | be informed | Receive official or clear information. |
| 11. | be told | Receive information from someone. |
| 12. | become proficient in | Gain competence in. |
| 13. | become skilled at | Gain ability in. |
| 14. | bone up on | Review or study intensively. |
| 15. | brush up on | Refresh old knowledge or skill. |
| 16. | build | Develop knowledge or skill. |
| 17. | catch on to | Begin to understand. |
| 18. | check out | Investigate or examine informally. |
| 19. | collect | Gather facts or information. |
| 20. | comprehend | Understand fully. |
| 21. | construe | Interpret in a particular way. |
| 22. | consult | Refer to for information. |
| 23. | cram | Study intensively before a test. |
| 24. | cultivate | Develop knowledge or ability. |
| 25. | decipher | Work out unclear meaning. |
| 26. | decode | Interpret hidden or difficult meaning. |
| 27. | detect | Notice or discover something. |
| 28. | determine | Find out after investigation. |
| 29. | develop | Acquire a skill gradually. |
| 30. | digest | Understand after thinking about it. |
| 31. | discern | Detect or understand clearly. |
| 32. | discover | Find out something new. |
| 33. | drill | Practice repeatedly to master. |
| 34. | educate yourself about | Study to gain knowledge. |
| 35. | embrace | Accept and take up an idea. |
| 36. | examine | Look at carefully to understand. |
| 37. | explore | Examine to discover more. |
| 38. | familiarize yourself with | Make yourself familiar with. |
| 39. | fathom | Understand something difficult. |
| 40. | figure out | Solve or understand through thought. |
| 41. | find out | Discover information or facts. |
| 42. | gain | Acquire knowledge or skill. |
| 43. | gather | Collect information or infer. |
| 44. | get | Understand or receive knowledge. |
| 45. | glean | Gather information bit by bit. |
| 46. | grasp | Understand something clearly. |
| 47. | hear | Receive news or information. |
| 48. | hone | Improve a skill through practice. |
| 49. | imbibe | Absorb ideas or knowledge. |
| 50. | ingest | Take in information. |
| 51. | inquire | Ask to obtain information. |
| 52. | inspect | Examine closely. |
| 53. | internalize | Make knowledge part of oneself. |
| 54. | interpret | Explain or understand meaning. |
| 55. | investigate | Examine to discover facts. |
| 56. | latch onto | Begin to understand or accept. |
| 57. | look into | Investigate or examine. |
| 58. | look up | Search for information. |
| 59. | make out | Understand with difficulty. |
| 60. | make sense of | Understand something confusing. |
| 61. | master | Gain complete skill or knowledge. |
| 62. | memorize | Commit information to memory. |
| 63. | mug up | Study quickly, chiefly British. |
| 64. | notice | Become aware of something. |
| 65. | observe | Notice through watching. |
| 66. | obtain | Get knowledge or information. |
| 67. | orient yourself to | Become familiar with a situation. |
| 68. | parse | Analyze for meaning. |
| 69. | penetrate | Understand deeply. |
| 70. | perceive | Become aware or understand. |
| 71. | peruse | Read carefully. |
| 72. | pick up | Acquire casually or gradually. |
| 73. | plumb | Understand deeply or fully. |
| 74. | practice | Work repeatedly to improve skill. |
| 75. | probe | Investigate deeply. |
| 76. | read up on | Read to become informed. |
| 77. | realize | Become aware of something. |
| 78. | recognize | Identify or understand as true. |
| 79. | research | Investigate to gain knowledge. |
| 80. | review | Study again to remember. |
| 81. | revise | Review study material, chiefly British. |
| 82. | scan | Look through for information. |
| 83. | scrutinize | Examine very carefully. |
| 84. | see | Understand or notice something. |
| 85. | skim | Read quickly for main ideas. |
| 86. | solve | Find the answer to something. |
| 87. | study | Gain knowledge through focused reading or practice. |
| 88. | suss | Figure out, informal British. |
| 89. | swot up on | Study hard, especially before tests. |
| 90. | take in | Absorb and understand information. |
| 91. | take to | Begin to like or master. |
| 92. | train | Develop skill through instruction. |
| 93. | twig | Suddenly understand, chiefly British. |
| 94. | uncover | Discover hidden information. |
| 95. | understand | Grasp the meaning of something. |
| 96. | unearth | Discover after searching. |
| 97. | unravel | Solve or understand something complex. |
| 98. | wake up to | Become aware of a reality. |
| 99. | wise up to | Become aware of the truth. |
| 100. | work out | Find the answer by reasoning. |