Academic Vocabulary List 1

Alphabetical list of words and meanings

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.

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written by yaver, February 08, 2008
thank.
could you possible give sentence to these vocabularies
for example.
henry have to pass a alley
Good
written by Lijun Li, March 10, 2008
a good website,thanks
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written by Violeta'Miranda, March 23, 2008
What a useful vocabulary.! smilies/wink.gif
its good way
written by kaju, March 25, 2008
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written by vuquyet, May 13, 2008
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written by n.ramarajan, June 01, 2008
i enjoy this site by its regular and systematic methodology of grammar usage
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written by Fan Fang Ying, August 24, 2008
I'm wondering how to improve my vocabulary in efficient way and how to use them naturally in my daily life!Please send to my your advice!Thanks! smilies/wink.gif

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