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4 Vocabulary Time

4.1. Check the following words out. They are the collection centres of
different things and lives.

a. album : collection of music or pictures in a
/ˈæl.bəm/ book, CD or the internet

b. archive : a place where the historical documents

/ˈɑː.kaɪv/ are collected

c. armamentarium / : a place where equipments for

ɑːmə.ˈmen.tə.rɪ.əm/ medical treatment are kept

d. aquarium : a glass container where fish and

/əˈkweə.ri.əm/ other water creatures are kept

e. gallery : a place where works of art are kept
/ˈɡæl.ər.i/ for exhibitions and sale

f. herbarium : a place where dried plants are kept for
/ˈhɜːbə.rɪ.əm/ their study

g. library : a place where books are collected for
/ˈlaɪ.brər.i/ reading

h. show room : a place where goods are kept for

/ʃəʊ. rʊm/ observation and sale

i. warehouse : The place where goods are stored

/ˈweə.haʊs/ before they are sent to sell

j. zoo : a place where animals especially

/zuː/ wild are kept for conservation and
observation

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