Chapter 3 Unit 2 Flashcards
Public transportation is an intrinsic part of every modern city.
Intrinsic: the main or most important feature.
Many big cities have an underground rail system as their centerpiece.
Centerpiece: One that is of central importance or interest.
The roads are clogged with holiday traffic.
By that time horses and pedestrians had clogged the streets of London
Clog: to fill so much as to make movement difficult.
If you have a gas fire in a room, you should have some kind of outside vent.
Vent: a small opening that allows air, smoke, or gas to enter or leave a closed space.
Many people are very concerned about the destruction of the rainforests.
Destruction, destroy, destructive:
the act of destroying something or the fact of being destroyed.
She works in Construction industry
Construction: the work of building or making sth..
They are accused of trying to shield the General from US federal investigation.
That was functioned as a protective shield around the town.
Shield: to protect someone or something. N and V
Paris started designing an underground rail service to rival London’s.
No computer can rival a human brain in complexity.
who is her rival in the upcoming elections?
Rival: to be as good , clever, beautiful as someone or something else.
The venice film festival has always been the showcase of italian cinema.
The main aim of the exhibition is to showcase british design.
Showcase: V,N
To show the best parts or qualities of sth.
Some studies show that workers in the nuclear indusrty are more likely than the general populace to get cancer
All three underground systems were utilizied as bomb shelters for the populace.
Populace: the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place.
The Moscow subway was even used as a mikitary headquarters.
Headquarters: The main offices of an organization in a particular place,central office.
Thousands of new businesses have sprung up in the past couple of years.
Spring up: To appear, to start to exist suddenly.
The subway system was designed to be expandable.
The expansion of the subway system cost …
Expandable, expand , expansion:
