11-tourism Flashcards

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Ruin /ˈruːən, ˈruːɪn/

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1[uncountable] a situation in which you have lost all your money, your social position, or the good opinion that people had about you:
small businesses facing financial ruin
be on the road to ruin (=be doing something that will make you lose your money, position etc)
2[countable] (also ruins) the part of a building that is left after the rest has been destroyed:
an interesting old ruin
the ruins of a bombed-out office block

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Sacred /ˈseɪkrəd, ˈseɪkrɪd/

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relating to a god or religion:

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So-called

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باصطلاح

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Equinox /ˈiːkwənɒks, ˈiːkwɪnɒks, ˈe- $ -nɑːks/

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one of the two times in a year when night and day are of equal length → solstice:
the spring equinox

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Embody

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to be a very good example of an idea or quality SYN represent:
She embodies everything I admire in a teacher.

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Splendid

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Excellent

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Porter

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someone whose job is to carry people’s bags at railway stations, airports etc

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Pertain

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Be related to something
مربوط بودن

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Regulation

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An official rule or order

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Draw

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1-to attract, pull
2-to make a picture

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11
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Institute

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1-to start, put in place
2- o type of organization

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Arose

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Past tense of arise

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13
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Strive

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To work very hard to do something

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Artisan /ˌɑːtəˈzæn, ˌɑːtɪˈzæn $ ˈɑːrtəzən/

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someone who does skilled work, making things with their hands SYN craftsman

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Wilderness /ˈwɪldənəs, ˈwɪldənɪs $ -dər-/

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Natural region away from towns and cities

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16
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Culprit

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Guilty party; origin of a problem

17
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Dump

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To get rid of garbage and trash

18
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Coral reef

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تپه مرجانی

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Delicate

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Easy hurt and broken

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Wary

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Not completely trusting
محتاط

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Ongoing/adj/

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Continuing

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Botany /ˈbɒtəni $ ˈbɑː-/

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the scientific study of plants

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Survey

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A study of opinions in a sample of the population

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Endeavor /ɪnˈdevə $ -ər/

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Activity with a specific purpose; effort

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Hone/v/

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To sharpen, improve

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Hands-on

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doing something yourself rather than just talking about it or telling other people to do it:
a chance to get some hands-on experience of the job

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Acquisition /n/

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اکتساب
مالکیت

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Content
A-/KON-tent/
B-/kon-TENT/

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A-/n/subject matter
B-/adj/ happy

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Broad/adj/

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Wide or large

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Intrigue

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if something intrigues you, it interests you a lot because it seems strange or mysterious:
Other people’s houses always intrigued her.

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Inland

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An inland area, city etc is not near the coast