Vocab Ch 26-30 Flashcards

1
Q

charter flight

A

with package-/all-inclusive holiday

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2
Q

stopover

A

a stop before you continue your travels

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3
Q

exotic

A

unusual or exciting

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4
Q

through train

A

direct train

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5
Q

half and full board

A

talking about meals you get

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6
Q

discerning

A

showing good judgement, especially about style and quality

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7
Q

tracts

A

areas of land

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8
Q

awe-inspiring

A

it fills you with a sense of power and beauty of what you are looking at

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9
Q

ramble

A

long, pleasant walk, not too demanding

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10
Q

trek

A

a walk over several days over wild country

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11
Q

scenic

A

having views of the attractive, natural things in the countryside

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12
Q

heartland

A

the inland areas furthers away from the sea or borders with other countries

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13
Q

arid

A

dry

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14
Q

tundra

A

area in the north with no trees and permanently frozen ground

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15
Q

coniferous

A

in leaf all year round

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16
Q

deciduous

A

lose leaves in winter

17
Q

prairies

A

flat grasslands in Canada and northern USA

18
Q

paddy fields

A

rice fields

19
Q

cereals

A

type of grass cultivated to produce a grain

20
Q

indigenous

A

existing naturally in that place

21
Q

nippy

A

cold

22
Q

sweltering

A

hot

23
Q

roasting

A

hot

24
Q

sultry

A

hot and humid

25
Q

stifling

A

hot and humid

26
Q

deluge

A

huge rainfall

27
Q

muggy

A

humid

28
Q

clammy

A

humid

29
Q

sunny disposition

A

hardly ever miserable

30
Q

snowed under with

A

lots of things to do

31
Q

leaving under a cloud

A

under suspicion

32
Q

building something/someone up

A

praising/increase expectations

33
Q

coming up against a brick wall

A

meeting a barrier

34
Q

glass ceiling

A

a barrier stopping woman from rising to top positions at work

35
Q

floor gave way

A

fainting

36
Q

hitting the roof

A

getting angry

37
Q

living in an ivory tower

A

not knowing about the unpleasant and ordinary things that happen in life

38
Q

doing something through the back door

A

doing something unofficially