Academic Vocabulary List 8
| Word | Definition, meaning | |
| bargain | something you can buy cheaply | |
| blackout | electric power outage | |
| challenge | call for energetic work or action | |
| charge | postpone or delay payment until the bill comes | |
| combination | joining together of things or ideas | |
| contact | to get in touch with; get together to talk with | |
| deposit | put money into a bank account | |
| enthusiastic | very interested or excited about something | |
| inform | to tell, give the facts | |
| irrational | impossible to explain reasonably | |
| nationwide | everywhere in the country | |
| personality | the nature or character of a person | |
| prevent | stop something from happening | |
| profit | money people make from business | |
| slang | informal language | |
| teller | a person who works at a bank window | |
| trend | a fad that lasts for a long time | |
| waste | use wrongly, use too much of | |
| withdraw | take money out of the bank | |
| workaholic | compulsive worker |
Note:
These are general meanings for the words. You may encounter other definitions depending on context.
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