brush up
Polish rusty knowledge
To brush up is to refresh or improve skills or knowledge that have grown rusty: I need to brush up on my Spanish before the trip.
The image is of polishing something to restore its shine.
A brush-up is a quick review or refresher: a brush-up course in first aid.
Critical written assessment
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- refreshRestore energy or newness
- relearnGain knowledge anew
- revisitExamine again later
sharpen · hone · polish · improve · study · revise · drill · rehearse
Critical written assessment
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- rereadExamine text again
- revisitExamine again later
- refreshRestore energy or newness
memorize · recall · recollect · reacquaint · familiarize · reexamine · research · revise
One's word collection
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
phrases · idioms · accent · speaking · listening · reading · comprehension · practice
review
Critical written assessment
revisit · sharpen · hone · polish · improve · study · revise · drill · rehearse · recap
review
Critical written assessment
refresh · memorize · recall · recollect · reacquaint · familiarize · reexamine · research · revise · summarize
vocabulary
One's word collection
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
conversation · phrases · idioms · accent · speaking · listening · reading · comprehension · practice · immersion
- improvementget better, improvement, do better, enhance, make progress
- learninglearning, learn, classes, instruction, studying
- getting readyget ready, readying, be prepared, equipping, gear up
- theater preprun-through, blocking, lines, cue, script