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Demonstrate
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To show; to make clear
Eg: These problems demonstrate the importance of strategic planning.
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Distinguish
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To notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another
Eg: I sometimes have difficulty distinguishing Spanish from Portuguese.
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Emerge
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1. To appear by coming out of something or out from behind something
2. To come to the end of a difficult period or experience
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Evolve
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To develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
Eg: Humans evolved from apes.
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Explain
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To make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it
Eg: If there's anything you don't understand, i'll be happy to explain.
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Express
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To show a feeling, opinion or fact
Eg: Her eyes expressed deep sadness.
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Illustrate
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To show the meaning or truth of something more clearly, especially by giving examples
Eg: The lecturer illustrated his point with a diagram on the blackboard.
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Imply
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To communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly
Eg: Are you implying (that) I'm fat?
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Indicate
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To show, point or make clear in another way
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Pronounce
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To say a word or a letter in a particular way
Eg: How do you pronounce your surname?
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Translate
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To change words into a different language
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Suggest
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To mention an idea, possible plan or action for other people to consider
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Stutter
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To speak or say something, especially the first part of a word, with difficulty
Eg: She stutters a bit, so let her finish what she's saying.
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State
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A condition or way of being that exists at a particular time
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Signify
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To be a sign of something
Eg: Nobody really knows what the marks on the ancient stones signify.
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Refer
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Recall
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To bring the memory of a past event into your mind, and often to give a description of what you remember
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Needless to say
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You can say that again
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To say the least
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Accommodation
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A place to live, work, stay, etc. In
Eg: There's a shortage of cheap accommodation (= places to live).
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Community
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The people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group or nationality
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Countryside
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Land not in towns, cities or industrial areas, which is either used for farming or left in its natural condition
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Destination
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The place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken
Eg: We arrived at our destination tired and hungry.
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Trend
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A general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving
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Travel
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To make a journey, usually over a long distance
Eg: He travelled over 100 miles to be at the wedding.
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Transport
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When people or goods are moved from one place to another
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Tourist
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Someone who visits a place for pleasure and interest, usually while they are on holiday
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Peak
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The highest, strongest or best point, value or level of skill
Eg: We saw a victory by an athlete at the very peak of her fitness and career.
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Luggage
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The bags, cases, etc. Which contain your possessions and that you take with you when you are travelling
Eg: Never leave your luggage unattended.
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Landscape
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A large area of countryside, especially in relation to its appearance
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Journey
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The act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle
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Itinerary
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A detailed plan or route of a journey
Eg: The tour operator will arrange transport and plan your itinerary.
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Inhabitant
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A person or animal that lives in a particular place
Eg: a city of 5 million inhabitants
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Identification
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When you recognize and can name someone or something
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Facilities
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A place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens
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Effect
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The result of a particular influence
Eg: The radiation leak has had a disastrous effect
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Eco-tourism
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Trip
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A journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again
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Village
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A group of houses and other buildings, such as a church, a school and some shops, which is smaller than a town, usually in the countryside
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Adventurous
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Willing to try new or difficult things, or exciting and often dangerous
Eg: I'm trying to be more adventurous with my cooking.
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Budget
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A plan to show how much money a person or organization will earn and how much they will need or be able to spend
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Breathtaking
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Extremely exciting, beautiful or surprising
Eg: The view from the top of the mountain is breathtaking.
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Coastal
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Situated on, or relating to the coast
Eg: a coastal town
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Cosmopolitan
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Containing or having experience of people and things from many different parts of the world
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Diverse
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Varied or different
Eg: New York is a very culturally diverse city
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Flexible
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Able to change or be changed easily according to the situation
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Foreign
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Belonging or connected to a country which is not your own
Eg: Spain was the first foreign country she had visited
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Local
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From, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of a country
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Luxurious
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1. Very comfortable and expensive
2. Giving great pleasure
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Mountainous
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1. Having a lot of mountains
2. Very big
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Peaceful
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Without violence
Eg: She hoped the different ethnic groups in the area could live together in peaceful co-existence.
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Picturesque
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(especially of a place) attractive in appearance, especially in an old-fashioned way
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Polluted
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To make an area or substance, usually air, water or earth, dirty or harmful to people, animals and plants, especially by adding harmful chemicals
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Quaint
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Attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned
Eg: a quaint old cottage
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Remote
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Far away in distance, time or relation
Eg: It happened in the remote past, so no one worries about it any more.
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Rough
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Not even or smooth, often because of being in bad condition
Eg: It was a rough mountain road, full of stones and huge holes.
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Rural
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In, of or like the countryside
Eg: The area is still very rural and undeveloped.
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Scenic
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Having or allowing you to see beautiful natural features
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Stunning
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Extremely beautiful or attractive
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Tough
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Strong; not easily broken or made weaker or defeated
Eg: These toys are made from tough plastic.
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Traditional
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Following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time without changing
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Unspoilt
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An unspoiled place is beautiful because it has not been changed or damaged by people
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Urban
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Of or in a city or town
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Affect
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To have an influence on someone or something, or to cause them to change
Eg: Both buildings were badly affected by the fire.
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Fluctuate
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To change, especially continuously and between one level or thing and another
Eg: Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.
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Age
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The period of time someone has been alive or something has existed
Eg: Do you know the age of that building?
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Archeologist
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The study of the buildings, graves, tools and other objects which belonged to people who lived in the past, in order to learn about their culture and society
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Century
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A period of 100 years
Eg: The city centre has scarcely changed in over a century.
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Decade
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A period of ten years, especially a period such as 1860 to 1869, or 1990 to 1999
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Era
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A period of time of which particular events or stages of development are typical
Eg: The fall of the Berlin wall marked the end of an era.
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Evidence
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One or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true
Eg: The police have found no evidence of a terrorist link with the murder.
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Excavation
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Excavation on the site is likely to continue for several years.
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Generation
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All the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family
Eg: The younger generation smoke less than their parents did.
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Millenial
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A period of 1000 years ends
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Period
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A length of time
Eg: Her work means that she spends long periods away from home.
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Knowledge
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Understanding of or information about a subject which a person gets by experience or study, and which is either in a person's mind or known by people generally
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Skill
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An ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have practised it
Eg: I have no skill at sewing.
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Phase
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Any stage in a series of events or in a process of development
Eg: We're entering a new phase in international relations.
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Pioneer
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A person who is one of the first people to do something
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Timeline
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1. A line that shows the time and the order in which events have happened
2. A plan which shows how long something will take or when things will happen
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Ancient
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Of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time
Eg: the ancient kingdoms of Mexico
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Chronological
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The order in which a series of events happened, or a list or explanation of these events in the order in which they happened
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Consecutive
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Describes events, numbers, etc. That follow one after another without an interruption
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Historical
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Connected with the study or representation of things from the past
Eg: Many important historical documents were destroyed when the library was bombed.
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Imminent
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Coming or likely to happen very soon
Eg: A strike is imminent.
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Middle-aged
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