Academic Vocabulary List 1
Alphabetical list of words and meanings
| Word |
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| alley |
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| appetite |
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| boast |
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| cattle |
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| drudgery |
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| dull |
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| entirely |
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| gigantic |
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| goofy |
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| hatch |
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| naked |
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| outraged |
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| outskirts |
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| peddler |
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| portion |
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| roam |
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| slim |
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| struggle |
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| swell |
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| upgrade |
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| Definition, meaning |
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| a narrow passageway or street |
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| desire to eat |
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| brag; say great things about yourself |
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| a general name for “cows” |
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| hard, uninteresting labor |
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| boring, not exciting; not bright or sharp |
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| on the whole |
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| huge, large, enormous |
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| funny, silly |
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| break out of an egg |
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| without covering or clothing |
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| upset, very mad |
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| the suburbs, area around a city |
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| someone who sells things |
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| small part or section |
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| wander, walk around without direction |
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| skinny; thin |
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| have difficulty doing something; fight |
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| get bigger, enlarge |
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| improve the quality of something |
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Note:
These are general meanings for the words. You may encounter other definitions depending on context.
Check a dictionary for other meanings.
See Academic Vocabulary Exercise 1 for quiz matching words and definitions.