Unit 11 - Backpacking Around The World Flashcards

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1
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Having or showing great beauty, power, scale

A

Majestic

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2
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To blind someone temporarily with light

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Dazzle

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3
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Extremely beautiful, exciting or surprising, as though taking someone’s breath away

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Breathtaking

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4
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Heroic or grand

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Epic

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5
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Containing a large amount of something beautiful, valuable or interesting

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Rich

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6
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Nothing except; emphasising the importance, greatness or power of a quality or feeling / absolute

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Sheer

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7
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Difficult or unpleasant

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Rough

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8
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An unexpected meeting with someone or something

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Encounter

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9
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In abundance

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Aplenty

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10
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A small or inadequate amount of money

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Shoestring

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11
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Some but not many

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Several

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12
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Feeling worried that something bad or unpleasant will be about to happen

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Apprehensive

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13
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Pleasant and friendly behaviour among people

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Amicable

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14
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Characteristics of or represent something important or famous

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Iconic

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A narrow boat with high points at both ends, used on canels in venice

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Gondola

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16
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Visually attractive, especially because it is charming or old fashioned

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Picturesque

17
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A sudden sharp pain or emotion

A

Pang

18
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Related to preparing or eating good food

A

Gastronomical

19
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A long narrow stick of french bread

A

Baguette

20
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Food that is not sweet, but salty or spicy

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Savoury

21
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An arabian market

A

Souk

22
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An impressive display or wide range of things or people

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Array

23
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Having lot of tiny, complicated details

A

Intricate

24
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An object that is beautiful but with not much practical use

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Ornament

25
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Objects or equipment needed for particular activity

A

Paraphernalia

26
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So large, powerful or capable that it causes great fear or respect

A

Formidable