English unit 7 vocabulary Flashcards
erupting
throwing smoke, rocks and lava into the air
lava
liquid from an erupting volcano
layers
a number of sections, each on top of the other
molten
made liquid by heat
nickel
a silver-white metal
hesitation
being nervous to do something
official
the person put in charge of a certain job
retreating
moving away from
revelation
a surprise
sewer
a tunnel or pipe for carrying away waste water and human waste
archaeologists
people who study objects from the past
barn
wooden building which farm animals live in
brooches
jewellery items for fastening clothes
converting
changing
excavation
digging up an area of land
mosaic titles
colourful pieces of stone used to make patterns
ping pong
table tennis
unearthed
found in the ground