Academic Vocabulary List 13
Alphabetical list of words and meanings
| Word | Definition, meaning |
| ardor | with great intensity |
| blissful | extremely happy |
| cite | give reference to |
| condominium | individual home within a building of similar homes |
| confront | raise an issue directly and argumentatively |
| evaluate | give feedback |
| issue | things that need to be discussed |
| parlance | language, usually used by a particular group |
| poll | survey from the general population |
| premarital | before marriage |
| proportion | segment or section, percentage of the whole |
| region | area, location |
| relationship | social connection between people |
| release | set free, allow to go out |
| reluctance | hesitation, unwillingness to do something |
| survey (noun) | a questionnaire, or a report showing results of a poll |
| survey (verb) | ask questions to find out people’s opinions |
| therapy | professional psychological counseling |
| unflattering | not in a complimentary way |
| wed | get married |
Note: These are general meanings for the words. You may encounter other definitions depending on context.
Check a dictionary for other meanings.
For matching exercise, see Vocabulary Matching Exercise 13.
See also You’re a Pain, but Let’s Get Married Anyway for words in context.