Vocabulary

• well preserved: Maintained in excellent condition; not allowed to decline in quality or appearance.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• often used to: Frequently employed or utilized for a specific purpose or action.
• fit together: To combine or join parts properly or correctly.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• fall back into: To revert to a previous behavior or condition.
• in another way: Using a different method or approach.
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• pay homage to: To show respect and honor to someone or something.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• material: Cloth; fabric
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• military: Army or armed forces
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• civilization: A highly developed society
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• devote: To dedicate
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• century: Period of 100 years
• important: Having power or authority
• astronomical: Extremely large or high
• exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• piece: A counter in a board game
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• ingenuity: Cleverness and originality
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• horizontal: Concerning the horizon
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• designate: To officially choose for a position; appoint
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• expansive: Talkative; speaking freely
• homage: Giving honor or respect to someone for achievement
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• mortar: Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
• enigmatic: Difficult to understand or form an opinion of
• successive: Happening one after another in a series
• archaeological: Concerning the study of ancient societies
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• stronghold: Castle, fort etc. place that is fortified or secure