Academic Vocabulary List 9
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) |
Note: These are general meanings for the words. You may encounter other
definitions depending on context.
Check a dictionary for other meanings.
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