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21 Cards in this Set
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Check out |
See, experience There is music place in my city yo check out |
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Feel, vibe |
A small town/ cosmopolitan/ urban feel |
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Mom And pop shops |
Small stores that are family owned |
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Oriented |
Health/education/art oriented Mashad in religion oriented Noun+ oriented |
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quaint |
cute, a bit old-fashioned |
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transient |
people or communities that move around a lot
People in Boston are transient, and it leads to a dynamic vibe. |
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homogeneous |
consisting of people or things that are all of the same type
Portland neighborhoods are more homogeneous, whereas those in Cambridge have a more mixed style. |
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paradise / nightmare |
Portland is a cyclist’s paradise, whereas some cities are a cyclist’s nightmare. (This is a good example of our strategy of going to extremes!) |
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jam-packed / compact |
San Francisco is way more jam-packed and compact than Boston |
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spacious |
a spacious house, room, city, etc is large and has plenty of space to move around in
San Francisco is way more jam-packed and compact than Boston, which feels spacious. |
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ornamentation |
decoration and object which makes it look attractive
I wear the wound of this rupture from Hoboken as a pearl, for ornamentation.‧ In the 1920s and 1930s designers dispensed with ornamentation. |
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gilded |
extra ornamentation outside an object or building/ having a pleasing or showy appearance that conceals something of little worth. Example: an elegant gilded birdcage / |
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Waterfall |
Abshar |
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lush |
plants that are lush, grow many leaves and look healthy and strong
You could use the word lush if you can see a lot of green, such as the nature in Oregon. |
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Foliage |
the leaves of a plant
It is almost completely obscured by the tree which surrounds it and hides the light under its foliage.
More specifically, you can use it in the fall to describe the changing colors of the foliage |
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flora and fauna |
plants and animals that grow and born in a particular area
flora = plant life , fauna = animal life |
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quiet and meditative |
Use descriptive phrases to talk about the vibe of a place, such as quiet and meditative. |
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quiet and meditative |
Use descriptive phrases to talk about the vibe of a place, such as quiet and meditative. |
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boisterous |
which means there’s a lot of energy and enthusiasm. ( use to describe vibe of a park or place) |
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Having lots of character |
The house has lots of character = it is interesting and unusual |
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Outskirts |
We live on the outskirts of town |
