1. compromise n.
A compromise is a situation in which people accept something slightly different from what they really want, because of circumstances or because they are considering the wishes of other people. 妥协, 折中方法
Encourage your child to reach a compromise between what he wants and what you want...
The government's policy of compromise is not universally popular.

2. perpetuate v.
If someone or something perpetuates a situation, system, or belief, especially a bad one, they cause it to continue. 使永存;使人记住不忘
We must not perpetuate the religious divisions of the past...
This image is a myth perpetuated by the media.

3. thermometer n.
A thermometer is an instrument for measuring temperature. It usually consists of a narrow glass tube containing a thin column of a liquid which rises and falls as the temperature rises and falls. 温度计, 体温表

4. grandeur n.
If something such as a building or a piece of scenery has grandeur, it is impressive because of its size, its beauty, or its power. 宏伟, 壮观, 富丽堂皇
...the grandeur and natural beauty of South America...
= magnificence, splendour

5. enclosure n.
An enclosure is an area of land that is surrounded by a wall or fence and that is used for a particular purpose. 圈占地, 圈用地
This enclosure was so vast that the outermost wall could hardly be seen.

6. asthma n.
Asthma is a lung condition which causes difficulty in breathing. 〈医〉气喘; 哮喘

7. solar adj.
Solar is used to describe things relating to the sun. 太阳的, 日光的
A total solar eclipse is due to take place some time tomorrow.

8. tidal adj.
Tidal means relating to or produced by tides. 潮汐的
The tidal stream or current gradually decreases in the shallows...

9. autonomy n.
Autonomy is the control or government of a country, organization, or group by itself rather than by others. 自主，自主权
Activists stepped up their demands for local autonomy last month.
= independence

10. cosmopolitan adj.
A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures. 世界性的
London has always been a cosmopolitan city.

11. cuisine n.
The cuisine of a country or district is the style of cooking that is characteristic of that place. 菜肴
The cuisine of Japan is low in fat.
...traditional French cuisine.
= cooking

12. peninsula n.
A peninsula is a long narrow piece of land which sticks out from a larger piece of land and is almost completely surrounded by water. 半岛
I had walked around the entire peninsula.

13. arable adj.
Arable farming involves growing crops such as wheat and barley rather than keeping animals or growing fruit and vegetables. Arable land is land that is used for arable farming.  适于耕种的

14. criss-cross v.
If two sets of lines or things criss-cross, they cross over each other. 纵横交错
Wires criss-cross between the tops of the poles, forming a grid...
The roads here are quite a maze, criss-crossing one another in a fashion that at times defies logic.

15. prototype n.
If you say that someone or something is a prototype of a type of person or thing, you mean that they are the first or most typical one of that type. 原型, 雏形, 蓝本
He was the prototype of the elder statesman.

16. epitomize v.
If you say that something or someone epitomizes a particular thing, you mean that they are a perfect example of it. 成为(某事物)的缩影
Lyonnais cooking is epitomized by the so-called `bouchons'.
...the sleek lift that epitomized the hotel's glossy decor.

17. clichéd adj.
If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue. [法语]陈腐的说法;陈词滥调的
The dialogue and acting in Indecent Proposal are tired, cliched and corny.

* cliché n.

18. flank v.
If something is flanked by things, it has them on both sides of it, or sometimes on one side of it.  位于…之侧面
The altar was flanked by two Christmas trees...
Bookcases flank the bed...

19. grime n.
Grime is dirt which has collected on the surface of something. 污垢
Kelly got the grime off his hands before rejoining her in the kitchen.

20. heritage n.
A country's heritage is all the qualities, traditions, or features of life there that have continued over many years and have been passed on from one generation to another. 遗产, 继承物，传统
The historic building is as much part of our heritage as the paintings.

21. topography n.
The topography of a particular area is its physical shape, including its hills, valleys, and rivers. 地形,地貌,地势
The topography of the river's basin has changed significantly since the floods.