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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.)

not now present or existing

to vanish (The temple ruins are a distant reminder of a vanished empire.)

to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed

to perish (Three hundred people perished in the earthquake.)

certain to fail, die, or be destroyed

doomed (This is a doomed city.)

to discover something in the ground

to unearth (Building at the site was halted after human remains were unearthed earlier this month)

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.)

an object, such as a tool, that was made in the past

artifact (The museum has artifacts dating back to prehistoric times.)

the use of force or violence to control a group of people

repression (The political repression in this country is enforced by terror.)

a pen made from a bird's feather, used in the past

quill

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?)

information, ideas, spread with the intention of influencing people's opinions:

propaganda (At school we were fed communist/right-wing propaganda.)

to pass traditions from older people to younger ones

to hand down (a custom handed down through the generation.)

suggesting a positive and successful future

auspicious (Our first meeting was not auspicious - we had a huge argument.)

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.)

to become gradually damaged, worse, or less;

to decay (Pollution has decayed the surface of the stonework on the front of the cathedral.)

to grow or develop successfully

to flourish (He tried journalism, but flourished as a novelist.)