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Unit 5 imply v [T] (55) to suggest or show something
inheritance n [C/U] (58) money or possessions that you
allocate v [T] (56) If you allocate a task to someone, you
get from someone when they die
give them that particular task.
an insight into something np [C] (56) a way of
artefacts plural n [C] (52) objects, especially very old
understanding what something is really like
objects, of historical interest
keep themselves to themselves phrase (55) If a group
barter v [I/T] (55) to exchange goods or services for
of people keep themselves to themselves, they stay with
other goods or services, without using money
that group and do not spend time with other people.
be a question of something phrase (59) to be related to
lead someone to do something vp (54) to cause
something
someone to do or think something
burial site np [C] (52) an area of land where dead bodies
lessen v [I/T] (55) to become less, or to make something
are buried
less
catch up on something vp [T] (53) to do something that
lobe n [C] (55) one of the parts of the brain
you did not have time to do earlier
maintain links with something phrase (59) to keep a
erode v [I/T] (61) If soil, stone, etc. erodes or is eroded,
connection with something
it is gradually damaged and removed by the sea, rain or
wind. mimic v [T] (RS) to have the same behaviour or qualities
as something else
coastal erosion np [U] (60) the gradual disappearance of
cliffs, beaches, etc. as a result of the action of the sea plummet v [I] (55) If an amount or level of something
plummets, it suddenly becomes very much lower.
come about vp [I] (55) to happen or start to happen
predator n [C] (RS) an animal that kills and eats other
compact v [T] (RS) to press something together so that it
animals
becomes tight or solid
refuge n [C] (55) a place where you are protected from
current n [C] (54) the natural flow of water in one
danger
direction
robust adj (55) strong and thick
die out vp [I] (54) to become more and more rare and
then disappear completely sediment n [C/U] (53) a layer of sand, stones, etc. that
eventually forms a layer of rock
division of labour singular n (55) a way of organising
work so that different people are responsible for different sentimental value np [U] (RS) importance that an
tasks object has because it makes you remember someone or
something and not because it is worth a lot of money
entomb v [T] (RS) to bury something or someone in
something so they cannot escape silt n [U] (54) sand and clay that has been carried along
by a river and is left on land
exceptionally adv (60) unusually
stocky adj (55) having a wide, strong body
fault lines plural n (RS) breaks in the Earth’s surface
trait n [C] (55) a quality in someone’s character
fossilisation n [U] (RS) the process of becoming a fossil
(= part of an animal or plant from many thousands of turn the clock back phrase (55) to go back in time
years ago, preserved in rock)
wear away vp [I/T] (61) to disappear after a lot of time
give someone or something the edge phrase (55) to or use, or to make something disappear in this way
give someone an advantage over someone else
wear someone/something down vp [T] (55) to make
heritage n [U] (54) the buildings, paintings, customs, someone or something gradually lose their strength
etc. which are important in a culture or society because
widespread adj (55) existing in a lot of places
they have existed for a long time
immediate surroundings plural n (55) Your immediate
surroundings are the area that is closest to you.
implement n [C] (55) a tool