CAM 17 T1 P12

advocate

= a person who supports or speaks in favour of somebody or of a public plan or action

coincide

= happen together, overlap, match

merge

= combine, join together, team up

collapse

= to fall down or fall in suddenly, often after breaking apart

persist

to continue to do something despite difficulties or opposition, in a way that can seem unreasonable

ex: Why do you persist in blaming yourself for what happened?

extension

= lengthening, expansion, increase

authorise

= approve, permit, give permission

ventilation

(n) the fact of allowing fresh air to enter and move around a room, building, etc.

tunnel

(v) = dig, excavate, burrow

confined

= small, cramped, enclosed

medieval

= connected with the Middle Ages

scepticism

= disbelief, doubt, uncertainty

emblematic

= symbolic, representative, characteristic

versatile

(a) able to do many different things/ having many different uses

spectacle

= event, performance, display

endure

= last, survive, persist

prime

= excellent, first-rate, top-notch

absorb

= incorporate, merge, integrate

the fabric of

= the structure or parts of something

depot

= storehouse, warehouse, storage area

blueprint

=prototype, example

integrate

(v) mix, add, combine

interconnect

(v) to connect similar things; to be connected to or with similar things

by means of

= by, via, using

grid

= network, net, web

inaugurate

= install, launch, initiate