Academic Vocabulary List 8
Alphabetical list of words and meanings
| Word |
Definition, meaning |
| bargain |
something you can buy cheaply |
| blackout |
electric power outage |
| challenge |
call for energetic work or action |
| charge |
postpone or delay payment until the bill comes |
| combination |
joining together of things or ideas |
| contact |
to get in touch with; get together to talk with |
| deposit |
put money into a bank account |
| enthusiastic |
very interested or excited about something |
| inform |
to tell, give the facts |
| irrational |
impossible to explain reasonably |
| nationwide |
everywhere in the country |
| personality |
the nature or character of a person |
| prevent |
stop something from happening |
| profit |
money people make from business |
| slang |
informal language |
| teller |
a person who works at a bank window |
| trend |
a fad that lasts for a long time |
| waste |
use wrongly, use too much of |
| withdraw |
take money out of the bank |
| workaholic |
compulsive worker |
Note: These are general meanings for the words. You may encounter other
definitions depending on context.
Check a dictionary for other meanings.
