familiarizing oneself with Synonym

knowledge, learning, scholarship, discipline, field, study, branch, area, subject, domain, research, inquiry, investigation, experimentation, exploration, analysis, examination, scrutiny, observation, discovery, understanding, comprehension, insight wisdom, erudition, education, academia, technology, methodology, systematization, empiricism, natural science, physical science, life science social science, formal science, applied science, theoretical science, practical science, scientific method, scientific knowledge, scientific discipline, scientific study, scientific research, scientific inquiry, scientific investigation, scientific exploration, scientific analysis, scientific examination, scientific scrutiny [x]

Erudition, scholarship, learning, knowledge, academia, wisdom, enlightenment, rationalism, thoughtfulness, sagacity, insight, discernment, reason, intellect, brainpower, mentalism, highbrowism, bookishness, culture, sophistication, education, literacy, eruditeness, sapience, understanding, comprehension, acumen, perspicacity, profundity, sagaciousness, cleverness, brilliance, astuteness, judiciousness, prudence, philosophy, logic, rationality, intelligence, mind, wit, braininess, smartness, erudition [x]

achievements, accomplishments, attainments, fulfillments, successes, completions, executions, implementations, manifestations, materializations, actualizations, consummations, realizings, performances, productions, creations, developments, outcomes, results, conclusions, culminations, enactments, deliveries, realizements [x]

intelligence, intellect, brainpower, mental capacity, cognitive ability, reasoning, understanding, acumen, insight, wisdom, knowledge, erudition, scholarship, learning, sagacity, discernment, perception, comprehension, enlightenment, thoughtfulness, profundity, astuteness, cleverness, brilliance, sharpness, wit, smartness, sagaciousness, perspicacity, rationality, judiciousness, prudence, sapience, mental acuity, mental sharpness, mental keenness, mental agility, mental prowess, mental strength, mental faculties, cognitive faculties, cognitive prowess, cognitive strength, cognitive sharpness, cognitive acuity, cognitive keenness, cognitive agility, cognitive capacity, cognitive insight, cognitive understanding [x]

learning by heart, retention, recall, remembrance, rote learning, committing to memory, mental storage, internalization, recollection, memorizing [x]

empiricism [x]

learning, comprehension, understanding, assimilation, grasp, acquisition, intake, retention, cognition, internalization [x]

learning, schooling, instruction, teaching, training, tuition, tutoring, enlightenment, edification, cultivation, development, upbringing, pedagogy, scholarship, literacy, study, coaching, indoctrination, preparation, formation, guidance, nurturing, erudition, knowledge, information, brainwashing, discipline, apprenticeship, drilling, mentoring, tutelage, academic, didactics, coursework, curriculum, syllabus, lesson, class, seminar, workshop, lecture, orientation, practicum, internship, residency [x]

greedy, avaricious, covetous, acquisitive, rapacious, grasping, materialistic, mercenary, insatiable, voracious, selfish, possessive, predatory, hoggish, gluttonous, cupidity-driven, money-grubbing, money-hungry, self-seeking [x]

determine, discover, ascertain, understand, realize, comprehend, deduce, conclude, solve, unravel, decipher, decode, work out, make out, discern, identify, recognize, find out, get to the bottom of, get a handle on, get the hang of, get the picture, get wise to, piece together, puzzle out, see through, suss out, fathom, grasp, crack [x]

intensify, strengthen, enhance, amplify, augment, expand,, magnify, reinforce, escalate, heighten, broaden, extend, enlarge, develop, advance, boost, fortify, consolidate, solidify, deepen [x]

common sense, traditional knowledge, popular wisdom, collective wisdom, ancestral wisdom, cultural wisdom, folk knowledge, traditional wisdom, inherited wisdom, age-old wisdom, grassroots wisdom, native wisdom, indigenous wisdom, time-honored wisdom, customary wisdom, conventional wisdom, communal wisdom, rustic wisdom, peasant wisdom, rural wisdom, village wisdom, old wives' tales, lore, folklore, folk tradition, folk beliefs, folk sayings, folk proverbs, folk lore [x]

knowledge, skill, expertise, proficiency, background, practice, exposure, familiarity, know-how, understanding, insight, competence, capability, mastery, wisdom, involvement, participation, acquaintance, contact, encounter, engagement, adventure, trial, observation, experiment, action, event, incident, occurrence, episode, affair, happening, ordeal, test, training, apprenticeship, internship, tenure, service, career, history, past, life, journey, passage, maturation, growth, development, learning [x]

learned, knowledgeable, informed, enlightened, schooled, literate, cultured, erudite, well-read, well-versed, trained, tutored, instructed, scholarly, academic, intellectual, brainy, savvy, proficient, skilled, adept, accomplished, experienced, polished, refined, cultivated, sophisticated, wise, sagacious, perceptive, discerning, astute, sharp, smart, clever, bright, brilliant, intelligent, insightful, aware, cognizant, conscious, mindful, judicious, prudent, sensible, rational, reasonable [x]

grasp, understand, comprehend, master, get the hang of, get to grips with, get the gist of, figure out, make sense of, get the picture get the idea, get the drift, get the knack of, get a grip on, fathom, catch on to, get wise to, see the light, get clued in, get a feel for [x]