TPO70 Flashcards
dynasty
a series of rulers or leaders who are all from the same family, or a period when a country is ruled by them
terrain
an area of land, when considering its natural features
formidable
causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult
loess
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
porous
Something that is porous has many small holes, so liquid or air can pass through, especially slowly
inundation
a flood, or the fact of being flooded with water
predicament
an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of
erect
to build a building, wall, or other structure
meritorious
deserving great praise
altitude
height above sea level
condensation
the drops of water that appear on cold windows or other surfaces, as a result of hot air or steam becoming cool
converge
to move toward the same point and come closer together or meet
imperial
belonging or relating to an empire or the person or country that rules it
nomad
a member of a group of people who move from one place to another rather than living in one place all of the time
customarily
usually
homogeneity
the quality of consisting of parts or people that are similar to each other or are of the same type
contraction
the fact of something becoming smaller or shorter
incandescent
producing a bright light from a heated filament or other part
basin
the area of land from which streams run into a river, lake, or sea
landmasses
a large area of land such as a continent that is in one piece and not broken up by oceans
perplexing
confusing, often because you do not know how to solve something:
interleave
to put layers or flat pieces of something between layers or flat pieces of something else
sediment
solid material, such as dirt or minerals, that falls to the bottom of a liquid
stratigraphic
geology that deals with the origin, composition, distribution, and succession of strata
stratum: a layer of rock, soil, or similar material
conundrum
a problem that is difficult to deal with
contiguous
next to or touching another, usually similar, thing
subsidence
the process by which land or buildings sink to a lower level:
sedimentary
(of rock) made from sediment left by the action of water, ice, or wind
adjacent
very near, next to, or touching
concise
short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words
in conjunction with
idiom: in combination with or together with
derived
coming from or caused by something else
cooperation
the act of working together with someone or doing what they ask you
conceivable
possible to imagine or to believe
detrimental
causing harm or damage
stance
an opinion about something, esp. one that is publicly expressed
inhabitant
a person or animal that lives in a particular place
millennium
a period of 1,000 years, or the time when a period of 1,000 years ends
modification
a change to something, usually to improve it
simony
buying or selling of something spiritual or closely connected with the spiritual
ingenuity
someone’s ability to think of clever new ways of doing something
bounty
a sum of money paid as a reward
egalitarian
believing that all people are equally important and should have the same rights and opportunities in life
stratification
the fact that the different parts of something exist in or have been arranged into separate groups
prevailing wind
a wind that usually blows in a particular direction
relatively
quite good, bad, etc. in comparison with other similar things or with what you expect
example: allowing for relatively easy round-trips
