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inquisitive

/ɪŋˈkwɪzətɪv/

Meanings
adjective
Eager to acquire knowledge.

Examples :

"The inquisitive student asked many questions during the science lesson. "
mind character attitude person human quality ability education

Related Words

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knowledge noun

/ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ /ˈnɑlɪdʒ/

The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.

"My knowledge of history helped me understand the current political situation better. "

Illustration acquire

acquire verb

/əˈkwaɪə/ /əˈkwaɪəɹ/

To get.

"My younger sister acquired a new bicycle for her birthday. "

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interested verb

/ˈɪntəɹɛstəd/

To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.

"The teacher's passionate presentation interested the students in learning more about the rainforest. "

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overly adjective

/ˈoʊvərli/ /ˈoʊvərliː/

Superficial; not thorough; careless, negligent, inattentive.

"The student's research was overly reliant on a few quick online articles, making it superficial and lacking in depth. "

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curious adjective

/ˈkjɔː-/ /ˈkjɝ.i.əs/

Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.

"Young children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it."

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neighbor noun

/ˈneɪbər/

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

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always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

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student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

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questions noun

/ˈkwɛstʃənz/

A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.

"What is your question?"

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lesson noun

/ˈlɛsn̩/

A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.

"In our school a typical working week consists of around twenty lessons and ten hours of related laboratory work."

Illustration science

science noun

/ˈsaɪəns/

A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability.

"Of course in my opinion Social Studies is more of a science than an art."

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during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

To last, continue, endure.

"The storm during all night. "