Vocabulary (U.7)

'''Vocabulary (Unit 7) '''

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Verbs used with buildings - to commission, to construct, to damage, to demolish, to design, to maintain, to rebuild,

 to restore.

Adjectives for describing buildings - ancient, contemporary, derelict, dilapidated, elegant, graceful, imposing,         impressive, innovative, magnificent, ornate, run-down, stylish, traditional, ugly, classical, curious, eccentric, futuristic, individualistic, modern.

Idioms –to build bridges, to burn one’s bridges, to cross a/that bridge when we come to it, water under the bridge, to bridge the gap.

Types of bridges – suspension bridge, cable-stayed bridge, arch bridge, bascule bridge, conventional bridge.''' '''

Words with prefixes in-, mis-,over-, re-, un- --  indisputable, insensitive, insoluble, misplaced, to misunderstand, to overcome, to redefine, to revitalize, misplaced, overcrowded, unimportant, unusual, unsurpassed, irresistible, reinforced concrete.