Wednesday, 14 March 2012

ufs111 - 2nd vocabulary Entry



(1)  eploring
     meaning:Employed in, or designed for, exploration. 


(2)  Gide
     meaning: French author and dramatist who is regarded as the father of modern French       literature.


(3)  excavation
    meaning:the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth


(4)  electroencephalography
    meaning: medical instrument that records electric currents generated by the brain.


(5) reconnaissance
      meaning: the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)


(6) vancouver
       meaning: English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America


(7) bathyscaphe.
      meaning:navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration


(8)explorative.
      meaning: serving in or intended for exploration or discovery


(9)speleology
     meaning:the pastime of exploring caves


(10)spelunker
     meaning:a person who explores caves


(11)marine
      meaning:involving ships or the business of moving people and goods in ships.


(12)explorational
      meaning:a trip to a place to learn about it or to search for something valuable such as oil



(13)reconnoiter



     meaning:explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody


(14)western
    meaning:a movie about the western United States in the 1800s, usually with cowboys


(15)exploratory
   meaning:.done in order to learn more about something


(16)spacecraft
     meaning:a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun


(17)cosmodrome
   meaning:a site, esp one in the former Soviet Union, from whichspacecraft are launched


(18)frontier
        meaning:
a border between two countries, especially one with official points where people or vehicles cross

(19)
quest
  
 meaning:he activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

 (20)cruise

  
meaning:a trip on a ship for pleasure, especially one that involves visiting a series of places
 

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