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Synthesis

mixture, combination...

Distinguish

differentiate...

Dependent

reliant.

Vulnerable

a place, thing, or idea that is vulnerable is easy to attack or criticize.

Entrench

Establish.

Volatility

unpredictability, instability.

Adverse

unfavorable, poor, bad...

Infrastructure

the basic systems and structures that a country or organization needs in order to work properly, for example roads, railways, banks etc.

Prevalent

common.

Participant

member, partaker...

Address

tackle, deal with...

Inability

powerlessness, failure, lack of ability...

Identify

detect, discover, find, recognize...

Unsupportive

not ready to give a hand, uncooperative...

Mitigate

lessen, reduce, alleviate...

Intervention

involvement.

Fund

sponsor, subsidise, back.

Significantly

much, a lot.

Storage

the process of keeping or storing something in a special place while it is not being used.

Facilities

rooms, equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose.

Senior

higher-ranking.

Procurement

the act of ordering and buying the equipment, supplies, and services etc needed by a company or other organization.

Alleviate

lessen.

Poverty

the situation or experience of being poor.

Subsidy

financial support, financial assistance, grant, aid.

Compensate

give back, pay compensation.

Scheme

plan.

Adoption

the act of starting to use a new idea, plan, method, way of speaking etc.

Excessively

extremely, greatly...

Transparency

clearness, simplicity...

Adequate

sufficient, enough...

Consequence

outcome, result, effect...

Magnitude

scale, size...

Frequency

rate, regularity, occurrence

Solution

key, answer, resolution

Resilient

strong.

Executive

senior manager, decision-maker.

Peasant

a poor farmer.

Diversify

expand, spread.

Strategy

plan.

Enhance

improve, boost...

Synchronise

to happen at exactly the same time or to arrange for two or more actions to happen at exactly the same time.

Bargaining

dealing.

Dictate

to control or influence something.

Subscription

an amount of money you pay regularly to be a member of an organization, help the work, or the act of paying money for this.

Distribution

allocation, spreading...

Consume

eat, use.

Ruin

damage, destroy, devastate.

Civilization

society.

Exploration

discovery.

Remote

far-off, distant...

Empire

a group of countries that are all controlled by one ruler or government.

Plateau

a large area of flat land that is higher than the land around it.

Elevation

height, distance from the ground...

Descend

go down, move down...

Canyon

a deep valley with very steep sides of rock that usually has a river running through it.

Set off

get going, start out...

Precede

to go somewhere before someone else.

Valley canyon

a deep valley with very steep sides of rock that usually has a river running through it.

Bring up

raise, care, look after...

Substantial

significant, important...

Trek

hike, walk...

Companion

friend, buddy...

Accompany

go with, come with...

Dull

boring, uninteresting...

Damp

moist, wet...

Ascent

climb, rise...

Vivid

vivid memories, dreams, descriptions, etc are so clear that they seem real.

Pursuit

chase, hunt

Prey

an animal, bird etc that is hunted and eaten by another animal.

Mounting

gradually increasing.

Come across

find.

Mausoleum

a large stone building made specially to contain the body of a dead person, or the dead bodies of an important family.

Monumental

historic, classic.

Spellbound

extremely interested in.

Hindsight

the ability to understand a situation only after it has happened.

Dimension

aspect, feature, factor...

Wonder

self-ask.

Chronicler

storyteller.

Flee

run away, escape...

Invader

attacker, soldier.

Desperate

a desperate action is something that you only do because you are in a very bad situation.

Magnificent

good, beautiful, impressive, brilliant...

Inaccurate

wrong, incorrect...

Perplex

confuse.

Archaeologist

the person studying about what happened by examining remains in buildings, graves, tools etc.

Abandon

leave behind.

Conquest

take-over, invasion, control...

Emperor

ruler, royal leader.

Elite

a group of people who have a lot of power and influence because of their money, knowledge, or special skills.

Monumental

historic, classic.

Spectacular

stunning, fantastic, impressive.