TPO70

Question 1

dynasty

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a series of rulers or leaders who are all from the same family, or a period when a country is ruled by them

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terrain

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an area of land, when considering its natural features

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formidable

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causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult

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loess

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a type of light brown or greyish soil, consisting of very small pieces of quartz and clay, that is blown and left behind by the wind

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porous

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Something that is porous has many small holes, so liquid or air can pass through, especially slowly

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inundation

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a flood, or the fact of being flooded with water

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predicament

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an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of

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erect

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to build a building, wall, or other structure

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meritorious

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deserving great praise

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altitude

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height above sea level

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condensation

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the drops of water that appear on cold windows or other surfaces, as a result of hot air or steam becoming cool

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converge

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to move toward the same point and come closer together or meet

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imperial

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belonging or relating to an empire or the person or country that rules it

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nomad

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a member of a group of people who move from one place to another rather than living in one place all of the time

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customarily

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usually

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homogeneity

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the quality of consisting of parts or people that are similar to each other or are of the same type

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contraction

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the fact of something becoming smaller or shorter

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incandescent

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producing a bright light from a heated filament or other part

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basin

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the area of land from which streams run into a river, lake, or sea

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landmasses

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a large area of land such as a continent that is in one piece and not broken up by oceans

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perplexing

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confusing, often because you do not know how to solve something:

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interleave

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to put layers or flat pieces of something between layers or flat pieces of something else

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sediment

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solid material, such as dirt or minerals, that falls to the bottom of a liquid

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stratigraphic

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geology that deals with the origin, composition, distribution, and succession of strata
stratum: a layer of rock, soil, or similar material

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conundrum

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a problem that is difficult to deal with

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contiguous

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next to or touching another, usually similar, thing

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subsidence

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the process by which land or buildings sink to a lower level:

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sedimentary

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(of rock) made from sediment left by the action of water, ice, or wind

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adjacent

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very near, next to, or touching

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concise

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short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words

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in conjunction with

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idiom: in combination with or together with

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derived

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coming from or caused by something else

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cooperation

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the act of working together with someone or doing what they ask you

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conceivable

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possible to imagine or to believe

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detrimental

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causing harm or damage

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stance

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an opinion about something, esp. one that is publicly expressed

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inhabitant

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a person or animal that lives in a particular place

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millennium

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a period of 1,000 years, or the time when a period of 1,000 years ends

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modification

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a change to something, usually to improve it

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simony

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buying or selling of something spiritual or closely connected with the spiritual

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ingenuity

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someone’s ability to think of clever new ways of doing something

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bounty

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a sum of money paid as a reward

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egalitarian

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believing that all people are equally important and should have the same rights and opportunities in life

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stratification

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the fact that the different parts of something exist in or have been arranged into separate groups

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prevailing wind

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a wind that usually blows in a particular direction

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relatively

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quite good, bad, etc. in comparison with other similar things or with what you expect
example: allowing for relatively easy round-trips