 Academic Vocabulary List 1 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. Complete commercial control. Monopoly. Get closer. Defeat. Overcome. Develop slowly. Evolve. Fall down. Resident. Inhabitant. Very valuable. Priceless. Terrible hunger. Starvation. Huge. Immense. Cruel. Harsh. Severe. Expansion. Fighter. Top of the mountain. Highest point. Large building for storage. Warehouse. Simple farmer. Wild, unsettled area. Wilderness. Unbelievable. Incredible. Person who is not brave. Bookshifts.