B) Match the words in bold (write them in column B) with their definitions (column A) and synonyms (column C).
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| A | B | C |
| 1. journeys from place to place, usually with no special purpose | a.a) craving | |
| 2. to leave a place and begin a journey. | b.b) to attract/persuade | |
| 3. a strong desire to do smth: | c.c) remote | |
| 4. (formal) a feeling of great pleasure; the state of being under a magic spell | d.d) travels | |
| 5. to walk or travel around an area without any definite aim or direction (~ through, around) | e.e) tempting | |
| 6. by a lot of people; in or to many places | f.f) to a large degree | |
| 7. distant from you or from a particular place | g.g) a mine of information | |
| 8. making you feel excited or hopeful about having smth you want, often smth that you never get | h.h) to wander | |
| 9. a person who knows a lot about a particular subject because they have studied it in detail: | i.i) spell | |
| 10. (disapproving) to persuade or trick smb to go somewhere or to do smth by promising them a reward | j.j) to start out |
2c*) Complete the sentences below with the words from Ex. 2b). Use the appropriate form of the word. In some cases you'll have to use not the verb but the corresponding noun or vice versa. Guess the meaning of the words in bold.
1) The trip in the Himalayas was going to be dangerous and our Sherpa __________ us to be cautious.
2) Many travellers are distinguished __________ in their fields.
3) I'd like to be a photographer and __________ the world with a camera.
4) They _______ on the last stage of their journey.
5) The ________ desert area is only accessible by helicopter.
6) He has travelled _________ in Asia.
7) It was a place of deep mystery and _________.
8) Few can resist the __________ of adventure.
9) His ___________ took him first to Africa.
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