lesson8

Question 1

bygone

Answer 1

belonging to or happening in a past time

spectacular monuments from a bygone era

Question 2

heyday

Answer 2

the most successful or popular period of someone or something

during their heyday, they were places of gathering, of leisure and relaxation

Question 3

comprise

Answer 3

to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of

stepwells comprise a series of stone steps descending from ground level to the water source

Question 4

recede

Answer 4

to move further away into the distance, or to become less clear or less bright

the painful memories gradually receded in her mind

Question 5

negoatiate

Answer 5

to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them

when it was low, several layers would have to be negotiated

Question 6

sloping

Answer 6

(of a surface) lying at an angle to the horizontal so that some points on it are higher than others

the bedroom is in the attic so it has a sloping ceiling

Question 7

tier

Answer 7

one of several layers or levels

Question 8

elaborate

Answer 8

containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts

others are more elaborate, with long stepped passages leading to the water via several storeys

Question 9

relentless

Answer 9

continuing in a severe or extreme way

pavilions that sheltered visitors from the relentless heat

Question 10

intricate

Answer 10

having a lot of small parts that are arranged in a complicated or delicate way

intricate decorative sculptures