THE LONELY PLANET - WORDS Flashcards
imposible to reach or to get to
inaccessible
(double C, double S)
based on imagination and not on facts (nestvaren)
fanciful
( “i”, ne “y”)
ridiculously and unreasonably, that you cannot take seriously (absurden)
LUDICROUSLY
not having much experience of the world, simple and basic (primitiven, nerazgledan)
UNSOPHISTICATED
willing to take risks or to do something shocking (predrzen)
AUDACIOUS
activity that is thought to be suitable for one particular group (ohranjati)
PRESERVE
done quickly and immediately
SWIFT
become different
ALTER
to think that something is not good enough to deserve your respect (prezir)
DISDAIN
state of not having enough food or money
DEPRIVATION
piece of writing taken from a longer whole (citat, izvleček)
EXCERPT
to produce something such as a magazine
ISSUE
behaving in a way that most people think is wrong (svojeglav)
PERVERSE
not in accordance with the existing system, trying to destroy it (prevratniški)
SUBVERSIVE
nepogrešljivo
INDISPENSABLE
fenomen
phenomenon
pisati, vklesati
TO INSCRIBE
far away
FAR-FLUNG
iskanje
QUEST (for)
brez denarja
PENNILESS
raziskovalec
WANDERER
pomol
DOCK
spét skupaj
STAPLED TOGETHER
propadajoč, zapuščen
DILAPIDATED
wish to travel
WANDERLUST
izogiben, zavračan
SHUNNING
to do something innovative
to BREAK GROUND
arousal of inspiration
TO BE STRUCK WITH INSPIRATION
the generation born after World War II
baby boomers
constantly traveling
globe-trotting
poveljstvo, sedež
headquarters
izkoristiti, kapitalizirati
capitalize on
razširjeno bralstvo
broadening readership
fashionable
tony
those who travel carrying bags on their backs
backpackers
conventional
beaten
low cost
budget
heal
cure
in poor condition
dilapidated
depending
relying
avoiding
shunning
bound with metal staples
stapled