Dictionary: Cultural Diversity


Here are some new words that you might come across when learning Unit 7.

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altar (n)

/ˈɔːltər/

a holy table in a church or temple

 


ancestor (n)

/ˈænsestər/

a person in your family who lived a long time ago

 

 


B

best man (n)

/ˌbest ˈmæn/

a male friend or relative of the bridegroom at a wedding, who helps him during the wedding ceremony


bride (n)

/braɪd/

a man who is getting married or about to get married


bridegroom/ groom (n)

/ˈbraɪdɡruːm/ - /ɡruːm/

a woman who is getting married or about to married


bridesmaid (n)

/ˈbraɪdzmeɪd/

a young woman or girl who helps a bride before and during the marriage ceremony


C

ceremony (n)

/ˈserəməni/

a formal social or religious occasion performed in accordance with customs


complicated (adj)

/ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd/

made of many different things or parts that are connected; difficult to understand

 

Synonym: complex


contrast (n)

/ˈkɑːntræst/

a difference between two or more people or things that you can see clearly when they are compared or put close together; the fact of comparing two or more things in order to show the differences between them

 


contrast (v)

/kənˈtræst/

to compare two things in order to show the differences between them

 



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