unfamiliar words 2

Auction

A public sale in which goods or properties are sold to the highest bidder.

Saxifrage

A genus of flowering plants that typically grow in rocky or alpine environments.

Unifying

A term that describes a process or concept that brings together different elements, ideas, or groups into a cohesive whole.

Influx

The arrival of a large number of people or things at the same times

Boon

A beneficial event or advantage that leads to improvement or happiness.

Agency

Organisation or ability to act freely

Nominees

People proposed or named for a role

Play-off

Extra matches to decide winners

SUV

Sport Utility Vehicle

Undesirable

Not wanted or unpleasant

Synchronised

Make or happen at exactly the same time

Fissure

A long, narrow crack or opening

Reverie

A state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream

Rogue

Something that acts differently from others of its kind, often in a harmful way; a rebel

Sustenance

Food or energy that keeps someone or something alive and healthy

Groundbreaking

Groundbreaking

Immersive

Making you feel completely involved in something, as if you are really

Verdant

Green with grass or other rich vegetation

Converging

Coming together from different directions to meet at one point

Prominent

Unscrupulous

Dishonest or unfair; someone who doesn’t care if their actions are wrong

Parchment

A stiff, flat, thin material made from animal skin, used for writing, printing, or drawing, often from ancient times

Mitigating

Making something less bad or less harmful

Emission

The release of gas or other things into the air

Transpiration

When plants release water vapor from their leaves into the air

Profound

Very great, deep, or intense

Implications

The possible effects or results that something might have

Generative

Technology that is able to creat new content or ideas

Fostered

helped something to grow or develop over time

Predecessors

the people who had the job before the current person

Revitalizing

giving new life and energy to something

Enterprise

a large business or organization