English Fourth Section Flashcards
token
something that you do, or a thing that you give someone, that expresses your feelings or intentions, although it might have little practical effect:
excavation
the act of removing earth that is covering very old objects buried in the ground in order to discover things about the past:
property
a building or area of land, or both together:
an object or objects that belong to someone:
inscribe
to write words in a book or carve (= cut) them on an object:
carve
to make something by cutting into especially wood or stone, or to cut into the surface of stone, wood, etc
encompass
to include different types of things:
deed
an intentional act, especially a very bad or very good one:
literacy
the ability to read and write:
evoke
to make someone remember something or feel an emotion:
reign
to be the main feeling or quality in a situation or person:
to be the king or queen of a country:
gesture
a movement of the hands, arms, or head, etc. to express an idea or feeling:
prop
to support something physically, often by leaning it against something else or putting something under it:
culminate
culminate in/with something
If an event or series of events culminates in something, it ends with it, having developed until it reaches this point:
portray
to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work:
renowned
famous for something:
prominent
very well known and important:
emerge
to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something:
She emerged from the sea, blue with cold.
merge
to combine or join together, or to cause things to do this:
reminiscent
reminiscent of someone/something
making you remember a particular person, event, or thing:
considerable
B2 large or of noticeable importance:
frail
weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed:
