 academic vocabulary list 2. For the following items, choose the word which most closely matches the definition. For example, a place where people live. The correct answer is house. Small part or section. Portion. On the whole. Entirely. Desire to eat. Appetite. Improve the quality of something. Upgrade. Wander. Walk around without direction. Rome. A general name for cows. Cattle. Skinny or thin. Slim. Have difficulty doing something or fight. Struggle. Without covering or clothing. Naked. Boring. Not exciting. Not bright or sharp. Dull. Funny or silly. Goofy. Very angry. Outraged. Get bigger. Enlarge. Swell. A narrow passageway or street. Alley. Break out of an egg. Someone who sells things. Peddler. Huge. Large. Enormous. Gigantic. Bragg. Or say great things about yourself. Boast. The suburbs or area around a city. Outskirts. Hard. Uninteresting labor. Drudgery. For more academic vocabulary lists, please visit eslgoal.com.