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CT6 U11 vocabulary
Oxford Discover 6 Unit 11 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| awesome | causing feelings of great admiration, respect, or fear |
| cling | to stick onto or hold something or someone tightly |
| crack | to break something so that it does not separate, but very thin lines appear on its surface |
| dome | a rounded roof on a building or a room |
| expedition | an organized journey for a particular purpose |
| handhold | a thing you can hold on to with your hand as a support when climbing |
| laboriously | needing a lot of time and effort |
| ledge | a narrow shelf that sticks out from a vertical surface |
| loom | to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object |
| plateau | a large flat area of land that is high above sea level |
| slack | not tight; loose |
| slim | very small; very thin |
| summit | the highest point of a mountain |
| considerable | large or of noticeable importance |
| disaster | (an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty |
| exposed | having no protection from bad weather |
| panting | to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth, usually because you have been doing something very energetic |
| perched | to sit on or near the edge of something |
| satisfaction | a pleasant feeling that you get when you receive something you wanted |