OxE 3 Unit 7 - Dream of Flying (with pictures + example sentences)

recumbent

lying down on your back ("Thanks!" said the knight, springing from his ________ posture.)

contemporary

modern, or relating to the present time (Bin Laden haunts ________ imagination as a figure not only of evil but also of unwavering conviction.

entranced

so attracted by someone or something beautiful or impressive that you give them all your attention. (He immediately became __________ by the new girl's beauty.)

ragged

wearing old dirty clothes and looking very poor (His clothes were _______, his feet bare, and over his shoulders was slung a small bundle done up in a red handkerchief.)

certitude

the feeling of being certain about something (That is another of the reasons why soccer is so endlessly appealing: like life, it is unpredictable, irreducible to scientific ________.)

prototype

the first form of something new, made before it is produced in large quantities (Designers have built a working _______ of the car.)

altitude

the height of a place or thing above sea level (The Rocky Mountains are lower in _______ than the Himalayas.)

overcast

with a sky completely full of clouds (On short, _______ winter days, Germany's 1.1 million solar-power systems can generate no electricity at all.)

censorship

the process of removing parts of books, films, letters etc that are considered unsuitable for moral, religious, or political reasons. (In Croatia, protests were held in Zagreb, Split and Rijeka, with demonstrators, some masked, carrying banners reading "Stop internet ________.")

pageantry

the traditional features of formal ceremonies, for example special clothes, music, and decorations (We behold knightly _______, shepherds engaged in festive sports, hand to hand combats, and ancient customs, charmingly intermingled.)

to surpass

to be even better than what was expected or hoped for (Winning the gold medal __________ my wildest dreams.)

to fester

to become infested, to start to decay or to become worse. (The wound __________ as they had to wait several hours for the emergency helicopter.)

to uncoil

to become straight after being wrapped around something or curled (If it were _______, the small intestine would extend to about 14 feet.)

plummet

to fall straight down very quickly from a high position (Share prices _________ today to a three-month low.)

to devise

to invent a method of doing something (They've ________ a scheme to allow students to study part-time.)

to covet

to very much want something that someone else has (My heart is never disturbed by _________ the contents of my neighbor's bookshelves.)

dank

a ________ room is unpleasant because it is cold and has walls and floors that are slightly wet

partridge

a fat brown bird that is hunted for sport and food

amber

a hard yellow-brown substance used for making jewellery (Her _______ necklace was no more there, but on her arms she had thick silver rings, with little clinking bells attached.)

horde

a large number of people (________ of tourists arrive in Italy every June.)

labyrinth

a place where there are a lot of paths or passages and you can easily become lost (The mind, that garden within, grows to weeds, A _________ of chaos and pernicious deeds.)

spool

a round object with a hole in the middle that you put something such as string, thread, or tape around (In his bags were packed _______ of sewing thread and large amounts of cash.)

hovel

a small and dirty or untidy house (But the homeless people who lived in these _______ are gone.)

aviator

an aircraft pilot (Altogether, fifteen trained ________, mechanics, and pilots were either killed or made prisoner.)

myth

an ancient traditional story about gods, heroes, and magic (Homer's Odyssey is based on a Greek ______.)

maze

an arrangement of closely connected paths separated by tall bushes or trees. The paths often do not lead anywhere, and you have to use your memory and skill to get through

rudimentary

basic, and not detailed or developed (Often these tasks are ________ in nature: a Venn diagram, an Internet search, a formulaic discussion.)

renowned

being famous all around the world. (Albert Einstein was a _______ physicist.)

painstakingly

done or doing something very carefully and slowly (Every moment feels carefully planned, each note __________ placed, which results in a beautifully restrained, enchanting album.