VQ Academic Vocabulary List 1

Academic Vocabulary List 1


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

These are general meanings for the words. You may encounter other definitions depending on context. Check a dictionary for other meanings.

See Academic Vocabulary Exercise 1 for quiz matching words and definitions.