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<b>Vocabulary</b>
<b>A. Reading</b>

- <b>On the other hand: used when you are comparing two different facts or two opposite ways of </b>
thinking about a situation

 On the one hand I'd like a job which pays more, but on the other hand I enjoy the work I'm doing at
the moment.

- <b>Contract (n) /ˈkɑn·trækt/: a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two </b>
different people or groups, or the agreement itself:

 She already has a contract for her next book with a publisher.
- <b>Contractual (adj) / kənˈtræk·tʃu·əl/</b>

- <b>Bride (n) / brɑɪd/: a woman who is about to get married or just got married</b>
- <b>Groom (n) / grum/: a man who is about to get married or just got married</b>
- <b>To decide on st</b>

- <b>To precede / /prɪˈsid/: to be or go before someone or something in time or space</b>
- <b>Survey (n) / ˈsɜr·veɪ/: research</b>

- <b>To conduct / kənˈdʌkt/: to organize and direct a particular activity:</b>
 The experiments were conducted by leading scientists.

- <b>To determine /dɪˈtɜr·mən/: to decide</b>

- <b>To attract – attractive (a) – attractively (adj) – attractiveness (n)</b>

- <b>To confide / kənˈfɑɪd/: to tell something secret or personal to someone whom you trust not to tell </b>
anyone else:

 As sisters, they have always confided in each other.

- <b>To reject: to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone</b>

- <b>Significant (a) / sɪgˈnɪf·ɪ·kənt/: important, large, or great, esp. in leading to a different result or to an </b>
important change.

- <b>Significance (n) - Significantly (adv): by a large amount</b>
- <b>To oblige / əˈblɑɪdʒ/: to force</b>

- <b>To demand: to ask for forcefully, in a way that shows that refusal is not expected and will not be </b>
accepted:

 The library demanded $5 for each book returned late.
- <b>To italicize /ɪˈtæl·əˌsɑɪz/</b>

- <b>To suppose: guess, expect or believe</b>
- <b>Point of view = standpoint</b>

<b>B - D</b>

- <b>Roof (n) / ruf/: the covering that forms the top of a building, vehicle, or other object:</b>
 The school has a flat roof.

<b>-</b> <b>Nursing home</b>

<b>-</b> <b>Typical (a) /ˈtɪp·ɪ·kəl/: showing the characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing</b>
<b>-</b> <b>Corresponding (a) / ˌkɔr·əˈspɑn·dɪŋ/: similar or the same in some way</b>

<b>-</b> <b>Income (n) / ˈɪn·kʌm/: money that is earned from doing work or received from investments</b>
<b>-</b> <b>Grocery (n) /ˈgroʊ·sə·ri /: a store where food and small items for the house are sold</b>

<b>-</b> <b>Groceries (n) / ˈgroʊ·sə·riz/: the food and other items that you buy in a food store or supermarket.</b>
<b>-</b> <b>Altar (n) / ˈɔl·tər/: a type of table used in religious ceremonies</b>

<b>-</b> <b>Master of Ceremonies: a person who makes certain that official events happen correctly, for </b>
example by introducing performers at the right time.

<b>-</b> <b>Banquet (n) /ˈbæŋ·kwɪt/: a large formal meal for many people, often followed by speeches in honor of </b>
someone:

 Ed Carey will receive the award at the organization’s annual banquet

<b>-</b> <b>Ancestor (n) / ˈænˌses·tər/: any member of your family from long ago, for example, the grandparents </b>
of your grandparents:

 He returned to Ecuador, where his mother’s ancestors lived.

<b>-</b> <b>Tray (n): a flat container, usually with slightly raised edges, for carrying food and drinks:</b>
<b>-</b> <b>Blessing (n) / ˈbles·ɪŋ/: a prayer asking for God’s help, or a prayer of thanks for God’s help:</b>

 Before we eat, Sam will say the blessing.
<b>-</b> <b>Newly (adv)</b>

<b>-</b> <b>To wed: to marry someone</b>
<b>-</b> <b>Wedded (a)</b>

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<b>-</b> <b>Conical (a): /ˈkɑn·ɪ·kəl/: shaped like a cone</b>
<b>-</b> <b>Leaf (n) - Leaves</b>

<b>-</b> <b>Conical leaf hat</b>

<b>-</b> <b>Equivalent (a) / ɪˈkwɪv·ə·lənt/: equal to or having the same effect as something else:</b>
 A mile is equivalent to about 1.6 kilometers.

<b>-</b> <b>Equivalent (n)</b>

<b>-</b> <b>Rim (n) / rɪm/ : the outer edge of something, esp. of something curved or circular</b>

<b>-</b> <b>Rib (n): Ribs are also the thin, curved pieces of metal or wood that shape and support the sides and </b>
bottom of a boat or the top of an umbrella (= a cover that protects from rain or sun).

<b>-</b> <b>Ant (n) / ænt/: a small insect that lives in large and highly organized social groups</b>
<b>-</b> <b>White ant</b>

<b>-</b> <b>Gross (a): rude</b>
<b>-</b> <b>Meatball (n)</b>

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