Cambridge 10

Test 1 Passage 1: Stepwells

millennium (n)

a period of 1,000 years

fundamental (adj)

basic

fundamental (adj)

more important than anything else

document (v)

to record information by writing or taking photographs

monument (n)

a structure/building that is built to honour a special event or person

bygone (adj)

belonging to or happening in a past time

inhabitant (n)

a person or animal that lives in a particular place

irrigation (n)

the practice of supplying water to an area of land through pipes or channels so that crops will grow

utilitarian (adj)

designed to be useful rather than decorative

architecturally (adv)

related to the art and practice of designing and making buildings

heyday (n)

the most successful or popular period of someone or something

dot (v)

to be spread across an area, or to spend many similar things across an area

position (v)

to put something or someone in a particular place

recede (v)

decrease, fade, reduce

descend (v)

drop, fall, plummet

aquifer (n)

a layer of rock, sand, or earth that contains water or allows water to pass through it

negotiate (v)

to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them

crater (n)

the round hole at the top of a volcano

crater (n)

a hole in the ground

elaborate (adj)

contain a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts

via (pre)

going through or stopping at a place on the way to another place

storey (n)

a level of a building ; level

pillar (n)

a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building

pavilion (n)

a temporary building used at public events and exhibitions

shelter (v)

to protect yourself, or another person or thing, from bad weather, danger, or attack

relentless (v)

continuing in a severe or extreme way

intricate (adj)

having a lot of small parts that are arranged in a complicated or delicate way ; elaborate

intricate (adj)

with many complicated details that make something difficult to understand ; complex

embellish (v)

to make something more beautiful by adding something to it ; enhance, enrich

churn (v)

to turn and mix milk in a special container in order to make butter