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Travel-Vocab word
Vocab(noun),verb,adj
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Activities | Things to do |
| Architecture | Design of a building |
| Art gallery | Place to look at professional paintings and drawings |
| Attractions | Places for tourists to see |
| (to) get/to find your Bearings | Feeling for understanding one's location/surroundings in an unknown area; |
| Business district | Area in a city that has many business offices |
| Castle | A building for royalty |
| Church | A place to worship God |
| Convenience | Things that make life easier |
| Custom | Something people of a region do often |
| En route | On the way |
| Entertainment district | A place where there are theaters (AmE)/theatres (BrE) and concert halls |
| Exception | Something/someone that does not follow the usual rules or expectations |
| Exhibition | Objects (i.e., art) displayed for a short time for the public to view |
| Grocery store/supermarket | Place to buy food to take home. Synonyms are delicatessen, & convenient store, |
| Highlight | The best part |
| Legend | A person or story known for a long time |
| Lobby | Front entrance |
| Locals | People who live in an area |
| Location | Place where something can be found |
| Map | Shows roads and directions to a place. |
| Market | Place to buy fresh food and homemade items |
| Monument | A statue/structure that honors an event or person |
| Museum | A place where historical items are displayed |
| Necessities | Things that people need for everyday living |
| Original state | The way something appeared from the beginning |
| Photograph | Picture taken with a camera |
| Postcard | A card with a picture on one side (usually an object or place that tourists see) that can be mailed without an envelope. |
| Surroundings | Things that you see around you |
| Voice | The sound you make when speaking |
| Voucher | A piece of paper that shows you have paid |
| Waterfront | Piece of land next to an ocean, lake, or river |
| Window | Glass that you look out from. |
| Arrive | Reach a destination |
| Close | To fit; move so as to prevent passage through something; stop the operations of |
| Continue on | Keep going |
| Depart | Leave |
| Enjoy | Have a good experience |
| Expect | Think that something will be/happen a certain way |
| Permit | Allow |
| Proceed | Go forward |
| Raise (a hand) | Lift |
| Recommended | Suggested |
| Refer | Suggest |
| Relax | Sit back and enjoy time in place |
| Show someone around | Take people to see an area |
| Sit back | Relax in a seated position |
| Speak up | Talk louder |
| Ancient | Very old |
| Beautiful/gorgeous | Very nice-looking |
| Breath-taking | When a view is very impressive |
| Customary | Traditional |
| Dangerous | Not safe |
| Devastating | Very sad,unfortunate |
| Elegant | Attractive, yet simple |
| Enormous | Very large |
| Exciting | Makes one feel very happy/energetic |
| Extensive | Covers a lot |
| Fascinating | Very interesting to learn about/see |
| Haunted | Believed to have ghosts living there |
| Heritage | Of historical importance |
| International | Around the world, means "between countries" |
| Lovely | Very nice (appearance or personality) |
| Magnificent | Amazing |
| Popular | Liked by many |
| Prevalent | Very noticeable |
| Reconstructed | Built again |
| Restored | Returned to its original state |
| Safe | Not dangerous |
| Scenic | Nice to look at (nature) |
| Superb | Very good (i.e., service, food, entertainment) |
| Thrilling | Exciting |
| Unbelievable | Too amazing/strange to seem true |
| Visible | Able to be seen |
| Request | Something that has been asked for politely |
| Restaurant district | Part of a town /city with many places to eat |
| Ritual | Traditional, custom, action (religious or cultural) that people do often |
| Scenery | Natural beauty to look at |
| Settlers | People who first made a home in an area |
| Shopping district | Area of town where there are many stores/shops |
| Site | Place,location |
| Stairway/stairwell | Steps going up or down |
| Street people | People who live on the street, often begging for money |
| to lose your bearings | to get lost |
| frank (adj) | honest |
| frank (noun) short for frankfurter | sausage for hotdogs (like CP sausages) |
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