Essential Words for Ielts Unit 4: Culture

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renowned

adj. famous

literal

adj. following the exact meaning

humorous

adj. funny, entertaining

elaborate

adj. having a lot of detail and decoration

energetic

adj. having a lot of energy

graceful

adj. having beauty of movement

prominent

adj. important, major

exaggerated

adj. made to seem more or bigger

abstract

adj. not concrete, related to ideas or feelings

agricultural

adj. related to farming

floral

adj. related to flowers

specialized

adj. relating to particular area or type of work

reminiscent

adj. similar to, reminding of something

considerably

adv. a great deal, noticeably

effectively

adv. well, successfully

tradition

n. a custom or belief of a group of people

garland

n. a decorative rope of flowers or leaves

stereotype

n. a fixed idea people have, especially one that is wrong

image

n. a mental picture

gesture

n. a movement to express a feeling or idea

ritual

n. a set of actions used as a part of a ceremony

celebration

n. a social event to mark a special day or occasion

altar

n. a table or similar structure for religious ceremonies

tablet

n. a thin, flat piece of material to write on

deed

n. an act, especially a good or bad one

excavation

n. an area of digging, especially to find objects from past cultures

influence

n. an effect, power

prop

n. an object used by actors

token

n. an object used to represent something else

illusion

n. appearance of being real, false impression

conflict

n. difficulty, opposition

civilization

n. human society, its organization and culture

scholar

n. person who has a lot of knowledge about a particular subject

mythology

n. set of traditional stories used to explain the origins of something

evidence

n. signs, proof something is or is not true

structure

n. something that is built, such as building or bridge

property

n. something that is owned

literacy

n. the ability to read and write

atmosphere

n. the feeling of a place

creator

n. the first maker of something

reign

n. the period of time that a king or queen is in power

benefit

n. the use, advantage of

frailty

n. weakness and lack of strength

adopt

v. to accept or to start to use something new

emerge

v. to appear, develop

revive

v. to bring back to life

evoke

v. to bring to mind

merge

v. to combine

carve

v. to cut and shape hard material

settle

v. to establish a permanent place to live

attribute

v. to give credit for or see as the origin of something

accompany

v. to go with, happen at the same time

sharpen

v. to improve, perfect

encompass

v. to include

inscribe

v. to mark a surface with words or letters

sway

v. to move back and forth

function

v. to perform well

portray

v. to represent, act out

culminate

v. to result in, end with

discourage

v. to try to stop or prevent something


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