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Alphabetical list of words and meanings

Word	Definition, meaning
adolescent	a teenager
authenticity	reality, certainty
cellophane	a plastic wrapping
coffin	a box in which a dead body is placed for burial
contemporary	from the same time period
cracker	a hard, salty, cookie-like food
devout	very religious
dweller	inhabitant, person who lives at a certain place
fantasy	imagination, dream world
fascinating	very interesting, exciting, fun
former	the first of two things
galaxy	a group of millions of stars
glance	to look at something quickly
havoc	a lot of trouble, chaos
latter	the second of two things
opaque	not transparent
perceive	to sense (see, hear, smell, touch)
subsequent	coming after, following
tipping	giving extra money for services
wrap	to put paper around something (a gift)