what is exploration Flashcards
slump down
drop, fall, crash, collapse #rise
grunt=
mumble, murmur, make a sound
yonder=
over there – used to show or explain where
something or someone is
ancestor=
forefather, antecedent #descendant
send out=
to make a person or a group of people or
things go from one place to various other places
scout=
detective, spy
quest=
search, hunt, seek #find
nomadic=
if someone leads a nomadic life, they travel
from place to place and do not live in any one place for
very long
depleted=
reduced, drained, diminished
negotiate=
pass, navigate, go around
come to do sth=
to begin to have a feeling or opinion
peculiar=
strange, weird, unusual, abnormal #normal
breed=
type, class, kind, sort
merely=
just, only, simply, purely
seek out
to try to find someone or something,
especially when this is difficult
inclined=
to be likely to do something or behave in a
particular way
venture out
to go somewhere that could be
dangerous
take away from
to spoil the good effect or success
that something has
enquiring=
interested, curious, questioning
instinct=
nature, character, predisposition
marine=
relating to the sea and the creatures that live
there
fictional=
imaginary, imagined, fantastic #real
uncultivated=
fallow, unplanted, unfarmed #cultivated
delve into
explore, research, examine, look into
puny=
a puny person is small, thin, and weak
crawl over
bò, trườn
laboriously=
arduously, strenuously, hard #easily
confine yourself to (doing) sth
restrict, restrain, limit,
keep
leave sb with sth
if an event, accident, illness etc
leaves you in a particular condition, you are in that
condition because of it
scarcely=
barely, hardly #fully
the workings of sth=
the way that an organization,
machine or organism operates
define=
describe, state, explain
dub=
call, name, label
leading=
famous, outstanding, well-known
regardless of
irrespective of, despite,
notwithstanding, no matter, in spite of, apart from
#considering
bring back
to start to use something again that was
used in the past
stunt=
something that is done to attract people’s
attention, especially in advertising or politics
unmechanised=
not performed with machines or
involving machines
tribal=
far, remote, distant
campaigner=
activist, supporter, promoter
