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