Intermediate — Set 5

Set 5 of Intermediate covers 5 words: vacation, voyage, destination, arrival, departure. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.

1. vacation · noun/veɪˈkeɪʃən/

   leisure time away from work

   Students who need money and want to get some experience can work during the long vacation.

   Synonyms: break, holiday, time off

   Origin: late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vacatio(n-), from vacare ‘be unoccupied’ (see vacate)

2. voyage · noun/ˈvɔɪ(ɪ)dʒ/

   a long journey, especially one made other than on land

   Victoria did not like long sea voyages since she suffered from seasickness.

   Synonyms: cruise, excursion, sail

   Origin: Middle English (as a noun denoting a journey): from Old French voiage, from Latin viaticum ‘provisions for a journey’ (in late Latin ‘journey’)

3. destination · noun/ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/

   the place where someone or something is going

   My friend and I will be traveling throughout Portugal this summer, and our final destination will be Albufeira.

   Synonyms: place, target, objective

   Origin: late Middle English: from Latin destinatio(n-), from destinare ‘make firm, establish’. The original sense was ‘the action of intending someone or something for a purpose’, later ‘being destined for a place’, hence (from the early 19th century) the place itself

4. arrival · noun/əˈraɪvəl/

   the act of arriving at a certain place

   The flight was delayed significantly due to the late arrival of the plane.

   Synonyms: landing

   Origin: late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French arrivaille, from Old French arriver (see arrive)

5. departure · noun/dəˈpɑrtʃər/

   the act of leaving a place to go to another place

   If you request an earlier breakfast because of an early departure, please inform the reception desk.

   Synonyms: going away, leaving

   Origin: late Middle English: from Old French departeure, from the verb departir (see depart)