Adolescence /ˌæd

high school noun [ C ]
1. ( informal high ) a school in the US for children aged from 14 to 18, or from 16 to 18 if there is also a junior high school Diane goes to Santa Ana High.
2. in the UK and Australia, sometimes used in the names of schools for children aged from 11 to 18
homework /ˈhəʊm.wɜːk/ /ˈhoʊm.wɝːk/ noun [ U ]
work which teachers give their students to do at home
You can't watch TV until you've done your homework.
history/geography homework
junior high (school) noun [ C ] US
a school in the US for children who are 12 to 15 years old
junior school noun [ C ]
a school in the UK for children who are 7 to 11 years old
My son goes to the local junior school.
kindergarten /ˈkɪn.dəˌgɑː.t ə n/ /-dɚˌgɑːr-/ noun [ C or U ]
1. mainly US the first year of school, for children aged 5
2. UK for nursery school
learning /ˈlɜː.nɪŋ/ /ˈlɝː-/ noun [ U ]
1. the activity of obtaining knowledge
This technique makes learning fun.
For the first month in her new job she was on a steep learning curve (= she learnt a lot quickly) .
2. knowledge obtained by study
His friends praised his generosity, wit and learning.
lecturer /ˈlek.tʃ ə r.ə r / /-tʃɚ.ɚ/ noun [ C ] mainly UK
In American English, lecturer is formal. Teacher or professor is usually used instead.
someone who teaches at a college or university
a senior lecturer a lecturer in psychology
library /ˈlaɪ.brər.i/ , /-brer.i/ noun [ C ]
1. a building, room or organization which has a collection, especially of books, for people to read or borrow usually without payment
a public/university library a record library a library book
2. a collection or set of books, records or other things, all produced in the same style or about the same subject
the Penguin Shakespeare Library
limit /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ noun
1. [ C ] the greatest amount, number or level of something that is either possible or allowed
Is there a limit on the amount of money you can claim?
I think we ought to put a strict limit on the amount of time we can spend on the project.
There's a limit to the number of times I can stop what I'm doing just so I can help him!
We set a time limit of thirty minutes for the test.
2. [ U ] informal the amount of something that is enough and not too much
Three martini cocktails are my limit.
I won't have any more - I know my limit!
3. the limit
old-fashioned informal something that is very annoying or not convenient
And now you're cutting your toenails in bed! - That really is the limit!
4. the largest amount of alcohol that is legally allowed to be present in the blood while a person is driving a vehicle
She was definitely driving over the limit.
5. limits
limit
I'd like to play squash, but I'm sixty and I know my limits.
His genius knows no limits.
The pay rise was in excess of spending limits imposed/set by the government.