Tourism Flashcards
Rustic(adj)
simple,old-fashioned, and notspoiledbymoderndevelopments
Ex: The rustic beauty of the country attracted many prominent citizens/ That’s such a rustic design I’ve ever seen
Precarious(adj)
-A precarious situation or state is one which may very easily or quickly become worse
Ex: A lot of buildings seem really precarious
-Likely to fall
Ex: It seems like his position as a prime minister has become precarious
Be perched on/above etc sth
In a position on top of sth or on the edge of sth
Ex: I was perched on the lighthouse, looking all the ferry and ships going on
Mountainous(adj)
-Having a lot of mountains
Ex: A mountainous site
-Very big
Ex: A mountainous waves
Time-honored
Sth has been done or used in the same way for many years
Ex: Christmas is a time-honored tradition
Sys: historic, old-time l, conventional
Breathtaking(adj)
Extremely good, beautiful, or exciting
Ex: The views from my room is breathtaking
Mountainside(n)
The side or slope of mountain
Ex: The building locates right at the mountainside