Urban Vocabulary Flashcards

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a building that is in a very bad condition

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run-down building

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a very tall modern building, usually in a city

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skyscraper

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a small shop selling fashionable clothes, shoes, jewelry

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fashionable boutique

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a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road that people walk on

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pavement (BE)/sidewalk (US)

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full of busy activity

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bustling

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energetic, exciting and full of enthusiasm

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vibrant

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a city existing or reaching over a large area

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sprawling city

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too much traffic, thereby making movement difficult

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traffic congestion

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shop that sells very high-quality goods intended to be bought by rich people

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upmarket shop

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city with people and things from many different parts of the world

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cosmopolitan city