Vocabulary - location-origin-geography Flashcards
bower
a pleasant shady place under trees or climbing plants in a garden or wood.
nether
situated down or below : lower
playa
an area of flat, dried-up land, especially a desert basin from which water evaporates quickly
chaparral
An area covered by a dense growth of mostly small-leaved evergreen shrubs, especially in central and southern California
lea
an open area of grassy or arable land; a field
littoral
Of, pertaining to, or living on a shore
brae
a steep bank or hillside
medina
- the old Arab quarter of a North African city 2. It is considered by Muslims to be the second most holy city after Mecca, and a visit to the prophet’s tomb at Medina often forms a sequel to the formal pilgrimage to Mecca
acropolis
the citadel or high fortified area of an ancient Greek city. 2. the Acropolis, the citadel of Athens and the site of the Parthenon
netherworld
1 : the world of the dead; hell. 2 : a hidden underworld or ill-defined area
promontory
a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a headland
rivulet
a small stream
refectory
dining hall; room where meals are served
necropolis
a cemetery, esp. a large one belonging to an ancient city
confluence, -nt (n)
A stream that unites with another
crevasse
A deep crack or fissure in the ice of a glacier
levee
- raised bank of a river; 2. morning reception held by a monarch
cataract
- a large waterfall 2. a medical condition in which the lens of the eye become progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision
sylvan
pertaining to the woods or the country
ria
a long narrow inlet formed by the partial submergence of a river valley
austral
relating to the south, in particular, the southern hemisphere
creche
a place where babies are looked after while their parents work, shop, etc.; Go down the Green Avenue and you will find a string of crèches and day-care centres.
esplanade
An esplanade or promenade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. The original meaning of esplanade was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide clear fields of fire for the fortress’ guns
favela
a Brazilian shack or shanty town; a slum
riparian
related to situated or dwelling on the bank of a river or other body of water
whence
from what place or source
recursive
lying, flat, horizontal,
Rialto
an island in Venice containing the old mercantile quarter of medieval Venice
recumbent
(esp. of a person) lying down
sanatorium, sanitarium
an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, esp. for convalescence; health resort
endemic
inherent; belonging to an area (usually refers to a disease or a plant)
temporal
of this earth or world
eclectic
drawn from many sources
cape
a promontory
mead
A meadow
provenance
1.place of origin or earliest known history of something. 2. a record of ownership of a work of art or an antique, used as a guide to authenticity or quality.
in situ
in its original place
bucolic
of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life
hermitage
a hideaway; home of a hermit
El Dorado
- : a city or country of fabulous riches held by 16th century explorers to exist in South America. 2. : a place of fabulous wealth or opportunity
intramural
a : being or occurring within the limits usually of a community, organization, or institution b : competed only within the student body 2 : situated or occurring within the substance of the walls of an organ
antechamber
A waiting room for those who seek audience
bayou
a marshy arm, inlet, or outlet of a lake, river, etc., usually sluggish or stagnant. 2. any of various other often boggy and slow-moving or still bodies of water.
boudoir
A woman’s dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room.
Levant
a former name for the area of the E Mediterranean now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel. from Old French, from the present participle of lever to raise (referring to the rising of the sun in the east), from Latin levāre.
oases
pl of oasis (a fertile spot in a desert where water is found)
terra firma
dry and solid ground as compared to air or water
proximate
immediate; nearest
warren
a network of interconnecting rabbit burrow
sluice
n. 1. an artificial channel for conducting water, with a valve or gate to regulate the flow; a valve or gate used in such a channel; a floodgate. 2. a body of water impounded behind a floodgate. 3. a sluiceway. 4. a long inclined trough, as for carrying logs or separating gold ore
topo
(No American informal) a topographic map
