Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• soak in: To absorb liquid.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• go on: To continue doing something
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• next to: Being located along side another
• make with: To offer or provide something, often quickly or unexpectedly.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• feast your eyes: To look at something or someone with great pleasure.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• such as: For example; like
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• appreciate: To rise in value (of property or belongings)
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• cruise: To easily achieve
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• palm: Inner area of a person's hand
• feast: Religious celebration
• lavish: To use or give a lot of something
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
• decadent: Showing declining moral values; pleasure-seeking
• representation: Depicting objects, figures, or scenes as seen
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• crumble: To break into small parts or crumbs
• surround: To be all the way around something
• fortress: Military buildings providing protection
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• deep: Complex and important
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• suburb: Residential area on the outskirts of a city
• colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
• part: Division of a book
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• behold: To look at
• area: Amount of measured space
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• canyon: Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
• special: Being additional or extra
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• nestle: To be sheltered or protected by e.g. trees, hills
• oasis: Place in a desert where there is water
• close: Almost; near
• sprawl: To spread out in an uncontrolled way
• archaeological: Concerning the study of ancient societies
• buggy: Being full of errors in software
• mesmerize: To cause to be unable to look away; fascinate