Cam 10 Reading Test 3 Part 3

Archipelago (n)

a group of small islands or an area of sea in which there are many small islands

Trace (v)

to find someone or something that was lost

to find the origin of something

Trace (n)

a sign that something has happened or existed

Distant (adj)

part of your family but not closely related

Derelict (adj)

Derelict buildings or places are not cared for and are in bad condition

Plantation (n)

a large farm, especially in a hot part of the world, on which a particular type of crop is grown

Daring (adj)

brave and taking risks

Rove (v)

to move or travel around an area, especially a large one

Pioneer (n)

a person who is one of the first people to do something

Stretch (v)

to spread over a large area or distance

Burial (n)

the act of putting a dead body into the ground, or the ceremony connected with this

Rim (n)

the outer, often curved or circular, edge of something

Conclusive (adj)

proving that something is true, or without any doubt

Spring (v)

to move quickly and suddenly towards a particular place

Descendant (n)

a person who is related to you and who lives after you, such as your child or grandchild

Equivalent (adj) (n)

having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc

Oral (adj)

spoken and not written

Insight (n)

(the ability to have) a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation

Voyage (n)

a long journey, especially by ship

Horizon (n)

the line at the farthest place that you can see, where the sky seems to touch the land or sea

Prevailing (adj)

existing in a particular place or at a particular time

Nagging (n) (adj)

complaining or criticizing

Indicate (v)

to show, point, or make clear in another way

Overshoot (v)

to go further than the end of or past something, without intending to

Eternity (n)

time that never ends or that has no limits

Intervisible (adj)

If two or more objects are intervisible, each of them can be seen from all the others

Assumption (n)

something that you accept as true without question or proof

Credit (n)

praise, approval, or honour

Scatter (v)

to (cause to) move far apart in different directions