Academic Vocabulary List 14
Alphabetical list of words and meanings
| Word
banknote cope dent desperate ensure exhausted gallery generous hop instinct lack lecturer mathematics perceive province punish reinforce significantly stow transfer |
Definition, meaning
paper money or currency handle or deal with a difficult situation weaken, lessen the value of something, usually by hitting without hope make certain, insure extremely tired place where art is displayed for the public giving unselfishly, usually large amounts jump a short distance, sometimes on one foot natural or innate ability absence, deficiency a university professor course subject dealing with numbers and calculations sense, notice, observe through the senses a designated political area within a country; similar to a state impose a penalty for wrongful behavior give support to, strengthen in an important or meaningful way put something in a small space for storage change vehicles or methods of transportation en route to one’s destination |
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 14.
See also Boy Runs Away from Homework for words in context.