UNIT 10: GREAT MUSEUM
touch verb /tʌtʃ/ to be in, come into, or
make, contact with something else
admire verb /ədˈmɑɪər/ to respect and approve of
someone or something
visitor noun /ˈvɪz.ɪ.t̬ ɚ/ someone who visits a person or place
exhibition noun /ˌek.səˈbɪʃ.ən/ a public display
fascinating adjective /ˈfæs.ən.eɪ.tɪŋ/ extremely interesting
unusual adjective /ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/ rare; uncommon
sculpture noun /ˈskʌlp.tʃɚ/ work done by a sculptor
sign language noun /ˈsaɪn ˌlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/ a system of
communicating with people who cannot hear by
using hand signals rather than spoken words
fossil noun /ˈfɑː.səl/ the hardened remains of
an animal or vegetable found in rock
cocoon noun /kəˈkuːn/ a silk covering spun by
many insect larvae, and in which they live while turning into butterflies
cotton candy noun /ˌkɑː.tən ˈkæn.di/ candy floss
lucky adjective /ˈlʌk.i/ having good things happen to you
by chance
beast noun /biːst/ an animal, a large or wild
snore verb /snɔːr/ to make a noise like a snort while
sleeping, when one is breathing in
terracotta noun /ˌter.əˈkɑː.t̬ ə/ hard, baked reddish-
brown clay
architecture noun /ˈɑːr.kə.tek.tʃɚ/
the art of designing buildings
limestone noun /ˈlaɪm.stoʊn/
a white or light grey rock that is used as a building material and in
the making of cement