banana pear peach

plum apple mango

grapes orange pineapple
coconut strawberry Lemon
apricot avocado blackberry
blueberry coconut grape
grapefruit guava jackfruit
kiwi fig mango
mangosteen melon papaya
peach pear pineapple
plum pomegranate star fruit
kumquat Longan Watermelon
Cherry Nectarine Orange
Tamarind Longan Durian
Lychee Mulberry Raspberry
Lime Persimmon Soursop
cat dog bird
pig goat sheep
chicken horse mouse
cow rabbit insect
frog tadpole toad
scorpion spider Bird
crow cuckoo canary
dove pigeon duck
eagle flamingo Goose
owl ostrich peacock
penguin parrot pelican
swan turkey rooster
vulture woodpecker butterfly
crab eel Goldfish
fish Jellyfish Lobster
salmon scallop shark
shrimp Ant Beetle
Caterpillar Bee Cockroach
Dragonfly Flea Fly
Grasshopper Ladybug Mouse
moth Anteater Antelope
Bat Bear Beaver
Camel Chimpanzee deer
Elephant Deer Dolphin
Fox Gazelle Giraffe
Goat Hamster Guinea pig
Hare Hedgehog Horse
Lion Llama Mammoth
Marmot Mule Otter
Panda Pig Polar bear
Pony Racoon Rat
Reindeer Rhinoceros Seal
Sheep Skunk Sloth
 Squirrel Tiger Weasel
Whale Wolf Zebra
Slug Snail Chameleon
Snake Lizard Iguana
Gecko Python Tortoise
Turtle Leech millipede

List of School Objects

 Desk  Pencil sharpener  Set square

 Chair  Stapler  Ruler
 Book  Calculator  Glue
 Notebook  Ballpoint  Beaker
 Pencil case  Highlighter  Flask
 Backpack  Rubber(U.K) – eraser  Test tube
 Scissors (U.S)  Funnel
 Compass  Globe  Binder
 Pins  Paint  Computer
 Clip  Palette  Paper
 Pencil  Paint brush  File holder
 Coloured pencil (U.K)  Protractor  Map
– Colored pencils  Scotch tape  Magnifying glass
(U.S)  Clock
 Blackboard
List of School Rooms, places and education term

 Schoolyard  Pool
 Principal’s office  Baseball field
 Classroom  Playground
 Music room  Toilet
 Art room  Library
 Computer room  Locker9
 Canteen

School Subjects Vocabulary

 Maths (U.K) – Math (U.S)  History

 Art  Science
 English  Geography
 Music  Information technology
 Swimming  Biology
 Physical education  Drama
 Exam  Homework
 Experiment  Study
 Learn  Teach

List of people at school with English names.

 Teacher  Janitor  Professor

 Classmate  Librarian  Secretary
 Coach  President  Students
 Cook  Principal

Related to Institutions:

 Kindergarten– A class for young children, usually four and five years old, which is often the first year of formal
education.
 Primary school– In the U.K. and other countries, a school for children between five and eleven years old.
 Secondary School– A school for children between the ages of 11 and 18, approximately.
 College– a place where you can study for an undergraduate (= first) degree.
 Higher education– Education at a college or university where subjects are studied at an advanced level.
 Postgraduate school– A place where students study beyond degree level.
 Law school– A University where people study law.
 Medical school– A university where people study medicine.

Related to Course

 Certificate– The documentation you receive when you are successful in an exam.
 Diploma– A document issued by a college or university to show that you have passed a particular exam or
finished your studies.
 Online course– An online course is a course that is focused on the use of information and communications
technology for learning.
 Distance learning course– A course in a university that is far away from your location, for which you receive
study materials by mail and take the exams in allotted centres.
  Vocational course– A course which teaches you the skills required for a specific job. For example: welding,
tailoring etc.
 Non-vocational course– A course, that is not related to any particular job, but to a general subject like
Geography or Biology.
 Integrated Course– An integrated course means a combined course. For example A 4year B.Tech combined with
2year M.Tech, which can be done in a span of 5 years.

Related to University Work

 Presentations– A talk to a group in which information about a new idea is presented.

 Lectures– A formal talk on a serious subject given to a group of people, especially students.
 Tutorials– A period of study with a tutor involving one student or a small group
 Thesis– A piece of writing that involves an original idea on the study of a subject for a college or university
degree.
 Dissertation– A long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree
 Hypothesis– An idea or explanation of something that is based on a few known facts but that has not yet been
proved to be true or correct
 Assignment– A task or piece of work that somebody is given to do, usually as part of their job or studies
 Project work- A planned work that is designed to find information about a particular thing, to produce
something new, or to improve something.
 Research- A careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts or information about it.

General Educational Vocabulary Word with Meaning:

 Literacy Rate- The percentage of people in a country or region, who can read and write.
 Comprehensive Education- A well-rounded, broad education that covers a variety of subjects.
 Scholarship- An award of either fee or supported education for high achievers.
 Student loan- An amount of money loaned by students, that they must pay back after graduating.
 Intensive course- A course that runs for a short duration of time, but contains a lot of information and training.
 Truancy- Being absent from school without permission.
 Gap year- To take a year out between high school and university.

1 attorney n. 1 a person appointed to act for or represent another 2US lawyer

2 barristerUK n. a lawyer who pleads before a superior court
3 brief n. 1UK instructions to a barrister - also v. 2US written statement of facts for a court
4 case n. statement of the facts in a trial, esp. the argument of one side
5 contract n. a formal agreement, usually in writing, between two or more parties
6 court of law n. the place where law cases are hear and decided; court - courtroom n.
7 evidence n. information presented to a court to prove or support a point in question
8 guilty adj. responsible for wrong; culpable - guilt n. not guilty adj.
9 judge n. public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law - also v.
10 jury n. a group of people chosen to hear the evidence of a case and give a decision
11 lawsuit n. a trial at court between two private parties
12 lawyer n. a person trained in law and who advises or represents others
13 plead v. 1 to defend a law case 2 to declare oneself to be guilty or not guilty - plea n.
14 sentence n. 1 decision of a court, esp. as to the punishment 2 the punishment - also v.
15 solicitor n. 1UK lawyer advising clients & briefing barristers 2US law officer for a city etc
16 sue v. to start legal action against someone in a court of law - lawsuit n.
17 sum up v. to summarise & review the evidence of a case [said of a judge] - summing up n.
18 trial n. a formal examination of a case in a court of law - to try v.
19 verdict n. the formal decision or finding of a judge or jury
20 without prejudice without detriment or damage to a legal right or claim

1. overconfidence

total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant

Human beings are overconfidence machines.

2. cohere

cause to form a united, orderly, and consistent whole

Once their lives were permanently joined, they discovered that their maps did not entirely cohere.

3. stigmatize

condemn or openly brand as disgraceful

He could tell how many guys a girl could hook up with and not be stigmatized.

4. epiphany

an inspiration or divine manifestation

After the lecture, Harold joined his family and they went downtown to their favorite gelato shop, where
Harold had his life-altering epiphany.

5. bonding

the act of fastening firmly together

They are giving us a better understanding of emotions, intuitions, biases, longings, predispositions,
character traits, and social bonding, precisely those things about which our culture has least to say.

6. self-effacing

reluctant to draw attention to yourself

He could sense who was the leader of any group, who was the jester, who played the role of
peacemaker, daredevil, organizer, or self-effacing audience member.

7. dazzle

cause to lose clear vision, especially from intense light

He didn’t dazzle his teachers with academic brilliance, but, even in kindergarten, he could tell you who
in his class was friends with whom; he was aware of social networks.

8. bias
 a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue

Many members of this class, like many Americans generally, have a vague sense that their lives have
been distorted by a giant cultural bias.

9. trait

a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

The traits that do make a difference are poorly understood, and can’t be taught in a classroom, no matter
what the tuition: the ability to understand and inspire people; to read situations and recognize the
underlying patterns; to build trusting relationships; to recognize and correct one’s weaknesses; to
imagine alternate futures.

10. predisposition

an inclination to interpret statements in a particular way

They are giving us a better understanding of emotions, intuitions, biases, longings, predispositions,
character traits, and social bonding, precisely those things about which our culture has least to say.

11. atrophy

a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

Brain science helps fill the hole left by the atrophy of theology and philosophy.

12. inherently

in an essential manner

Living is an inherently emotional business.

13. perceptive

of or relating to awareness via the senses

People in conversations begin to mimic the body language of the other person, and, the more closely
they mimic the body language, the more perceptive they are about the other person’s emotions.

14. covertly

in a covert manner

Happiness is determined by how much information and affection flows through us covertly every day
and year.”

15. self-sufficient

able to provide for your own needs without help from others
 Human babies require years to become self-sufficient, and a single woman in that environment could
not gather enough calories to provide for a family.

16. complaisance

a tendency to try to please or yield to the will of others

They had demonstrated wit, complaisance, empathy, tact, and timing.

17. flirting

playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

Harold and Erica licked their lips, leaned forward in their chairs, glanced at each other out of the corners
of their eyes, and performed all the other tricks of unconscious choreography that people do while
flirting.

18. epitome

a standard or typical example

You can see a epitome of the Composure Class having lunch outdoors at some bistro in Aspen or San
Francisco.

19. sentimentality

the quality of being falsely emotional in a maudlin way

He had been trained, as a guy, to be self-contained and smart and rational, and to avoid sentimentality.

20. deterioration

the process of changing to an inferior state

People who lose their sense of smell eventually suffer greater emotional deterioration than people who
lose their vision.

21. primeval

having existed from the beginning

They smiled broadly as they approached, and a deep, primeval process kicked in.

22. brilliance

the quality of being extremely bright or glittering

He didn’t dazzle his teachers with academic brilliance, but, even in kindergarten, he could tell you who
in his class was friends with whom; he was aware of social networks.

23. indicative
 pointing out or revealing clearly

Harold liked what he saw, from the waist-to-hip ratio to the clear skin, all indicative of health and
fertility.

24. feigned

not genuine

Both Harold and Erica subliminally understood that the quirks that seemed charming and lovable in the
early stages of love—Erica’s tendency to fire up the laptop in bed at 6 A.M., Harold’s feigned
helplessness in the face of any domestic chore—would eventually cause the other to harbor homicidal
urges.

25. foresight

seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

He was apparently smarter than every football coach he had ever watched, but he lacked the foresight to
see why you might not want to leave your shoes in the path that leads from the bed to the bathroom.

26. absorbed

retained without reflection

French babies cry differently from babies who’ve heard German in the womb, because they’ve
absorbed French intonations before birth.

27. flourish

grow vigorously

I’ve come to think that flourishing consists of putting yourself in situations in which you lose self-
consciousness and become fused with other people, experiences, or tasks.

28. glimpse

a brief or incomplete view

Harold and Erica got their first glimpse of each other in front of a Barnes & Noble.

29. gauge

an instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity

They had measured their emotional responses with discriminations so fine that no gauge could quantify
them.

30. mood

a characteristic state of feeling

 Harold’s mother, in return, read his moods.

31. aspiration

a cherished desire

And what about the way Harold made sense of his life as he lived it, the everyday vocabulary of morals,
moods, character, aspirations, temptations, values, ideals?

32. striving

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

Nor, for all their striving, do they understand the qualities that lead to the highest achievement.

33. foster

providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties

What mattered most was not the substance of the course so much as the way she thought, the style of
learning she fostered.

34. wisdom

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

Far from being dryly materialistic, their work brightens the rich underwater world where character is
formed and wisdom grows.

35. morals

motivation based on ideas of right and wrong

And what about the way Harold made sense of his life as he lived it, the everyday vocabulary of morals,
moods, character, aspirations, temptations, values, ideals?

36. engage

consume all of one's attention or time

But, in the first few months of their relationship, Harold and Erica were also engaged, as new couples
must be, in a sort of map-meld.

37. inherit

receive from a predecessor

I believe we inherit a great river of knowledge, a flow of patterns coming from many sources.

38. glance
 take a brief look at

That’s in part because, while Pleistocene men could pick their mates on the basis of fertility cues
discernible at a glance, Pleistocene women faced a more vexing problem.

39. longing

prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

They are giving us a better understanding of emotions, intuitions, biases, longings, predispositions,
character traits, and social bonding, precisely those things about which our culture has least to say.