WOS Flashcards
scenery
the natural features of a particular part of a country that you can see, such as mountains, forests, deserts etc
Causeway
a raised road or path across wet ground or through water
keen
wanting to do something or wanting something to happen very much SYN eager
soaking
very wet
correspondent
- someone who is employed by a newspaper or a television station etc to report news from a particular area or on a particular subject → reporter
- someone who writes letters
corridor
- a long narrow passage on a train or between rooms in a building, with doors leading off it
- a narrow area of land between cities or countries that has different qualities or features from the land around it
spiral
- a line in the form of a curve that winds around a central point, moving further away from the centre all the time
- a process, usually a harmful one, in which something gradually but continuously gets worse or better
gloomy
making you feel that things will not improve SYN depressing OPP bright
sensible
reasonable, practical, and showing good judgment
invade
to enter a country, town, or area using military force, in order to take control of it
sectarian
violence/conflict/murder etc
harvest
the time when crops are gathered from the fields, or the act of gathering them
at harvest/at harvest time
pagan
pagan religious beliefs and customs do not belong to any of the main religions of the world, and may come from a time before these religions
rituals
a ceremony that is always performed in the same way, in order to mark an important religious or social occasion → rite