Academic Vocabulary List 9
Alphabetical list of words and meanings
|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|
|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|
|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.
See Matching Exercise for quiz withwords and definitions.