Unit 11 - Backpacking Around The World Flashcards
Having or showing great beauty, power, scale
Majestic
To blind someone temporarily with light
Dazzle
Extremely beautiful, exciting or surprising, as though taking someone’s breath away
Breathtaking
Heroic or grand
Epic
Containing a large amount of something beautiful, valuable or interesting
Rich
Nothing except; emphasising the importance, greatness or power of a quality or feeling / absolute
Sheer
Difficult or unpleasant
Rough
An unexpected meeting with someone or something
Encounter
In abundance
Aplenty
A small or inadequate amount of money
Shoestring
Some but not many
Several
Feeling worried that something bad or unpleasant will be about to happen
Apprehensive
Pleasant and friendly behaviour among people
Amicable
Characteristics of or represent something important or famous
Iconic
A narrow boat with high points at both ends, used on canels in venice
Gondola
Visually attractive, especially because it is charming or old fashioned
Picturesque
A sudden sharp pain or emotion
Pang
Related to preparing or eating good food
Gastronomical
A long narrow stick of french bread
Baguette
Food that is not sweet, but salty or spicy
Savoury
An arabian market
Souk
An impressive display or wide range of things or people
Array
Having lot of tiny, complicated details
Intricate
An object that is beautiful but with not much practical use
Ornament
Objects or equipment needed for particular activity
Paraphernalia
So large, powerful or capable that it causes great fear or respect
Formidable
