to grow or develop successfully
to flourish (He tried journalism, but flourished as a novelist.)
to become gradually damaged, worse, or less;
to decay (Pollution has decayed the surface of the stonework on the front of the cathedral.)
used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere else
indigenous (The indigenous population has long suffered exclusion and profound injustice.)
suggesting a positive and successful future
auspicious (Our first meeting was not auspicious - we had a huge argument.)
to pass traditions from older people to younger ones
to hand down (a custom handed down through the generation.)
information, ideas, spread with the intention of influencing people's opinions:
propaganda (At school we were fed communist/right-wing propaganda.)
to discover the meaning of something written badly or in a difficult or hidden way
to decipher (Can you decipher the writing on this envelope?)
a pen made from a bird's feather, used in the past
quill
the use of force or violence to control a group of people
repression (The political repression in this country is enforced by terror.)
an object, such as a tool, that was made in the past
artifact (The museum has artifacts dating back to prehistoric times.)
study that consists of practical activities that are done away from your school, college, or place of work:
fieldwork (They had to go to Africa to do their fieldwork.)
to discover something in the ground
to unearth (Building at the site was halted after human remains were unearthed earlier this month)
certain to fail, die, or be destroyed
doomed (This is a doomed city.)
to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed
to perish (Three hundred people perished in the earthquake.)
not now present or existing
to vanish (The temple ruins are a distant reminder of a vanished empire.)
to leave a room, building, so that it is available for other people
to vacate (Denis vacates his job at the end of the week.)
