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  1. anthropology
    science of the origins and social relationships of humans
  2. cosmology
    metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe
  3. ethology
    the study of the behavior of animals
  4. ethnology
    branch of anthropology dealing with divisions of humankind
  5. paleontology
    the earth science that studies fossil organisms
  6. archaeology
    the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people
  7. epistemology
    the philosophical theory of knowledge
  8. jurisprudence
    the branch of philosophy concerned with the law
  9. philology
    the humanistic study of language and literature
  10. etymology
    a history of a word
  11. orthography
    representing the sounds of a language by written symbols
  12. phonetics
    the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes
  13. dissertation
    a treatise advancing a point of view resulting from research
  14. disquisition
    an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
  15. treatise
    a formal text that treats a particular topic systematically
  16. miscellany
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  17. document
    a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
  18. compilation
    the act of putting together
  19. savant
    a learned person
  20. pundit
    an expert who publicly gives opinions via mass media
  21. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  22. literati
    well-educated people who are interested in books
  23. mentor
    a wise and trusted guide and advisor
  24. idiot savant
    person who is mentally challenged but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory)
  25. preceptor
    a teacher or tutor, especially at Cambridge or Oxford
  26. pedagogue
    someone who educates young people
  27. pedagogy
    the profession of a teacher
  28. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  29. pedantry
    an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
  30. pedant
    a person who is preoccupied with rules and learning
  31. doctrine
    a belief accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  32. tenet
    a basic principle or belief that is accepted as true
  33. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  34. pore
    any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid
  35. rote
    memorization by repetition
  36. anthropologist
    a social scientist specializing in the study of humanity
  37. intelligentsia
    an educated elite
  38. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
  39. cartographer
    a person who makes maps
  40. taxonomist
    a biologist specializing in the classification of organisms
  41. addendum
    textual matter that is appended to the end of a publication
  42. tome
    a large and scholarly book
  43. bibliophile
    someone who loves and usually collects books
  44. lexis
    all of the words in a language
  45. lexicon
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words
  46. lexicographer
    a compiler or writer of a dictionary
  47. thesaurus
    a book containing a classified list of synonyms
  48. terminology
    a system of words used to name things in a discipline
  49. nomenclature
    a system of words used to name things in a discipline
  50. palimpsest
    a manuscript on which more than one text has been written
  51. lectern
    desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text
  52. seminary
    a school for training ministers or priests or rabbis
  53. academic
    associated with an educational institution
  54. matriculate
    enroll as a student
  55. ratiocination
    the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning
  56. rationale
    an explanation of the fundamental reasons
  57. rational
    consistent with or based on or using reason
  58. rationalization
    the process of making something seem consistent with reason
  59. alchemy
    a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
  60. alchemic
    related to or concerned with alchemy
  61. algorithm
    a precise rule specifying how to solve some problem
  62. symposium
    a meeting for the public discussion of some topic
  63. synopsis
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument
  64. synoptic
    presenting a summary or general view of a whole
  65. promulgate
    state or announce
  66. annals
    a chronological account of events in successive years
  67. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  68. hieroglyphic
    a writing system using picture symbols
  69. solecism
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  70. ellipsis
    a mark indicating that words have been omitted
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