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sketch of the geological observations made on this excursion is found in a
letter from Agassiz to Mr. Peirce. — Louis Agassiz His Life and Correspondence;
• (expedition)- a journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite
objective; The failure of this expedition was a blow to his pride, and a still
greater blow to his purse. — The Adventures of Captain Bonneville;
• (junket)- a trip, as by an official or legislative committee, paid out of
public funds and ostensibly to obtain information, ( ); Paterson,
criticized for the planned junket, abruptly cancelled his trip;
trek : exodus : odyssey
• (trek)- a journey or trip, esp. one involving difficulty or hardship, (
); After participants complete the trek, they will receive a light
lunch;
• (exodus)- a going out; a departure or emigration, usually of a large number
of people, ( ); According to newspaper
this exodus is the result of a campaign of violence, murder, terrorism, threats,
and intimidation targeted at the minority people;
• (odyssey)- a long series of wanderings or adventures, esp. when filled with
notable experiences, hardships, etc., ( ); The
word odyssey, which means a long journey, comes from the name of a long
epic poem, written by the Greek poet Homer sometime between the seventh
and ninth centuries B.C.;
itinerary : peregrination : wanderlust : peripatetic : migratory^ migrant
• (itinerary)- a detailed plan for a journey, esp. a list of places to visit; plan
of travel, ( ); At the top of our itinerary is the ancient heart
of Tokyo;
• (peregrination)- a course of travel; journey, ( , , ); The
difficulties of peregrination were now at an end. — Journey to the Western
Islands of Scotland;
• (wanderlust)- a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about, ( );
Moonlight nights had come and the wanderlust was growing more and more
insistent in his veins. — Kazan;
• (peripatetic)- walking or traveling about; itinerant; of or pertaining to the
Aristotelian school of philosophy, ( ,
); He was a peripatetic, in every way, beyond the followers of
Aristotle. — Charles Lamb;
• (migratory)- roving; nomadic; wandering, ( , ); Negroes
are notoriously migratory, and a large proportion never remain two years in