Shoe

A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot while doing various activities. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture to culture, with appearance originally being tied to function. Additionally fashion has often dictated many design elements, such as whether shoes have very high heels or flat ones. Contemporary footwear varies widely in style, complexity and cost. Basic sandals may consist of only a thin sole and simple strap. High fashion shoes may be made of very expensive materials in complex construction and sell for thousands of dollars a pair. Other shoes are for very specific purposes, such as boots specially designed for mountaineering or skiing.

Shoes have traditionally been made from leather, wood or canvas, but are increasingly made from rubber, plastics, and other petrochemical-derived materials.

Until recent years,shoes were not worn by most of the world's population—largely because they could not afford them. Only with the advent of mass production, making shoes available very cheaply, has shoe-wearing become predominant.

The foot contains more bones than any other single part of the body. Though it has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years in relation to vastly varied terrain and climate conditions, the foot is still vulnerable to environmental hazards such as sharp rocks and hot ground, which shoes can protect against.

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VOCABULARY QUEST (Oxford Dictionaries)

1) enormously - Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɔːməsli/

adverb

• to a very great degree or extent; considerably: quality of life varies enormously from one place to another [as submodifier]: she has been enormously successful

2) dictate -

verb

Pronunciation: /dɪkˈteɪt/

[with object]

• 1state or order authoritatively: the tsar’s attempts to dictate policy [no object]: that doesn’t give you the right to dictate to me
• control or decisively affect; determine: choice is often dictated by availability [no object]: a review process can be changed as circumstances dictate

• 2say or read aloud (words to be typed, written down, or recorded on tape): I have four letters to dictate

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪkteɪt/

(usually dictates)

• an order or principle that must be obeyed: the dictates of fashion

3) worn - Pronunciation: /wɔːn/

past participle of wear¹

adjective

• 1damaged and shabby as a result of much use: his knees were encased in worn plus fours

• 2very tired: his face looked worn and old

4) predominant - Pronunciation: /prɪˈdɒmɪnənt/

adjective

• present as the strongest or main element: the predominant colour was white
• having or exerting control or power: the predominant political forces

5) terrain - Pronunciation: /tɛˈreɪn/

noun

[mass noun]

• a stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features: they were delayed by rough terrain

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