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Touchstone 3 - Unit 3 Words and Expressions
Wonders of the world, both human and natural
- active - busy with or ready to perform a particular activity
- ancient - of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time
- erupt - to explode or burst out suddenly
- expensive - costing a lot of money
- famous - known and recognized by many people
- hiking - taking long walks, especially in the countryside
- incredible - impossible, or very difficult, to believe
- million - the number 1,000,000
- Mount - used as part of the name of a mountain
- mount - to get on a horse, bicycle, etc. in order to ride
- stadium - a large enclosed area of land with rows of seats around the sides and often with no roof which is used for sports events and musical performances
- structure - something which has been made or built from parts, especially a large building
- suspend - to hang
- wide - having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in comparison with the length of something; not narrow