The Garden Of Eden Flashcards

Master the vocabulary in chapter one of Sophie's World

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Outskirts (noun)

/ˈaʊtskəːts/

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(noun): The outer part of a town or city.
“Sophie lived on the outskirts of a sprawling suburb”
“he built a new factory on the outskirts of Birmingham”

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sprawling. (Adj.)
/ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/

sprawl. (verb)
/sprɔːl/

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(adj): spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way.
“the sprawling suburbs”

(verb):
1. sit, lie, or fall with one’s arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way.
“the door shot open, sending him sprawling across the pavement”

  1. spread out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way.
    “the town sprawled along several miles of cliff top”
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Suburb (noun)
/ˈsʌbəːb/

suburban (adj.)
/səˈbəːb(ə)n/

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(noun): an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.
“Model Town is a highly respectable suburb of Lahore.”

(adj.):
1. of or characteristic of a suburb.
“Wapda town and Model town are suburban areas of Lahore.”
“Suburban life.”

  1. contemptibly dull and ordinary.
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Urban area

Urban lifestyle

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An urban area is the region surrounding a city. Most inhabitants of urban areas have nonagricultural jobs. Urban areas are very developed, meaning there is a density of human structures such as houses, commercial buildings, roads, bridges, and railways. “Urban area” can refer to towns, cities, and suburbs.

  • Busy life, people usually have jobs at big corporations or run their own small or medium size businesses.
  • Urban areas have a lot of traffic
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Suburban area

Suburban lifestyle

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A suburb is a residential district located on the outskirts of a city. If you live in the suburbs, you probably travel to the city for work. Suburb comes from Latin: sub means “below or near” and urbis means “city.” You also will recognize this root in urban.

  • Suburbs a great place to raise a family
  • Suburbs have less traffic
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Rural area

Rural lifestyle

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Rural areas are the opposite of urban areas. Rural areas, often called “the country,” have low population density and large amounts of undeveloped land. Usually, the difference between a rural area and an urban area is clear.
- People usually have land that they use for agriculture (growing crops) purpose.

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seldom (adverb) / (adj.)

/ˈsɛldəm/

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(adverb): not often; rarely.
“Rawalpindi is seldom visited by tourists”
“People seldom went to the forest except on the weekend.”

(adj.): not common; infrequent.
“a great but seldom pleasure”

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