telegram A telegram is a message that is sent electronically and then (p.95) printed and delivered to someone’s home or office. In the past, telegrams were sent by telegraph. outpost An is a small group of buildings used for trading or outpost (p.95) military purposes, either in a distant part of your own country or in a foreign country. civilisation A civilisation is human society with its own social organisation society, people, (p.95) and culture. community expedition An expedition is an organised journey that is made for a journey, emission, (p.95) particular purpose such as exploration. voyage, quest, trek generation A generation is all the people in a group or country who are of peer group (p.96) a similar age, especially when they are considered as having the same experiences or attitudes. memorise If you memorise something, you learn it so that you can remember, learn (p.96) remember it exactly. reddening If someone reddens or their face reddens, their face turns pink flush, colour, blush, (p.96) or red, often because they are embarrassed or angry. suffuse palpably You describe something as palpable when it is obvious or obviously, blatantly, (p.97) intense and easily noticed. visibly termite Termites are small insects which live in hot countries in homes (p.97) made of earth. Termites do a lot of damage by eating wood. If you give something a wide berth you keep clear of it. (p.97) tapestry A tapestry is a large piece of heavy cloth with a picture sewn (p.97) on it using coloured threads. You can refer to something as a tapestry when it is made up of varied types of people or things. serrated A serrated object such as a knife or blade has a row of notched, tooth, (p.98) points along the edge. Something that is serrated has toothed a notched or saw-like edge. gash A gash is a long, deep cut in your skin or in the surface of cut, tear, (p.98) something. laceration wrenched If you wrench something that is fixed in a particular position, force, pull, jerk, twist, (p.99) you pull or twist it violently, in order to move or remove it. tug
telegram (p.95) A telegram is a message that is sent electronically and then printed and delivered to someone’s home or office. In the past, telegrams were sent by telegraph. outpost (p.95) An outpost is a small group of buildings used for trading or military purposes, either in a distant part of your own country or in a foreign country. civilisation (p.95) A civilisation is human society with its own social organisation and culture. society, people, community expedition (p.95) An expedition is an organised journey that is made for a particular purpose such as exploration. journey, emission, voyage, quest, trek generation (p.96) A generation is all the people in a group or country who are of a similar age, especially when they are considered as having the same experiences or attitudes. peer group memorise (p.96) If you memorise something, you learn it so that you can remember it exactly. remember, learn reddening (p.96) If someone reddens or their face reddens, their face turns pink or red, often because they are embarrassed or angry. flush, colour, blush, suffuse palpably (p.97) You describe something as palpable when it is obvious or intense and easily noticed. obviously, blatantly, visibly termite (p.97) Termites are small insects which live in hot countries in homes made of earth. Termites do a lot of damage by eating wood. (p.97) If you give something a wide berth you keep clear of it. tapestry (p.97) A tapestry is a large piece of heavy cloth with a picture sewn on it using coloured threads. You can refer to something as a tapestry when it is made up of varied types of people or things. serrated (p.98) A serrated object such as a knife or blade has a row of points along the edge. Something that is serrated has a notched or saw-like edge. notched, tooth, toothed gash (p.98) A gash is a long, deep cut in your skin or in the surface of something. cut, tear, laceration wrenched (p.99) If you wrench something that is fixed in a particular position, you pull or twist it violently, in order to move or remove it. force, pull, jerk, twist, tug