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Question
Vocabulary Extension - Choose several words from the text. Use a dictionary or the internet to build up more associations/collocations of each word.
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Solution
- Pilgrimage (Holy journey)
- Say: Go on a spiritual pilgrimage.
- Immersive (Deeply involving)
- Say: Provide an immersive experience.
- Mesmerizing (Hypnotic/Spellbinding)
- Say: An utterly mesmerizing performance.
- Connoisseur (An expert in fine taste)
- Say: A connoisseur of art/food/wine.
- Labyrinth (A complex maze)
- Say: Navigate a winding labyrinth of streets.
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