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Words from memoir
Vocabulary from "When Broken Glass Floats"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cambodia , noun | a country in SouthEast Asia * Example Sentence: Author Chanrithy Him wrote about her parents life in ______________ before the war. |
| wealth , noun | a large amount of money, property, etc. that a person or country owns * Example Sentence: Pa and Mak's parents wanted to keep their ___________ in the family. |
| wealthy , adjective | rich * Example Sentence: Pa and Mak were cousins, and their parents were _______________. |
| hardly , adverb | almost not at all, almost nothing * Example Sentence: Mak was strong, smart, learned three languages, and was ___________ shy. |
| approach , verb or noun | verb: to come near; noun: a way of doing something or solving a problem * Example Sentence: Cambodian tradition, the boy's family has to __________ the girl's family to agree on marriage. |
| depth , noun | the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something * Example Sentence: Pa's aunt understood the __________ of his feelings for Mak, and his fear that she would marry someone else. |
| claim , noun or verb | to say something is true or to take something and say it is yours * Example Sentence: Pa was afraid another boy would __________ Mak for his wife. |
| unlikely , adverb | probably not going to happen * Example Sentence: Pa's aunt was an _____________ messenger of love. |
| effective , adjective | describes someone or something that works well, producing a successful result that is wanted. * Example Sentence: Pa's aunt __________ when she asked for Mak's parents to agree to marry Pa. |
| formally , adverb | in a very correct way that is suitable for official or important occasions * Example Sentence: In Cambodia, the parents of the boy have to ___________ ask the girl's parents to allow her to be married. |
| approval , noun | agreement, permission or a positive opinion of someone or something * Example Sentence: The parents of the girl have to give their ___________ for her marriage. |
| adjust , verb | to change or adapt if needed * Example Sentence: It was very difficult for Mak to ___________ to married life because she was so young. |
| immediately , adverb | right away, right now, without delay * Example Sentence: Mak ______________ ran away. |
| courage , noun | the ability or strength to do something that may be dangerous without feeling afraid * Example Sentence: Pa was not afraid and had the ___________ to disagree with his mother when she asked too much of Mak, his wife. |
| abandon , verb | to leave someone or something you are responsible for * Example Sentence: Pa and Mak _____________ their parents to move away to another place and start their own lives. |
| fortunately , adverb | by good luck, luckily * Example Sentence: Pa and Mak ____________ began their own life after they left his parents. |
| successful , adjective | describes someone or something that achieved what was wanted or hoped * Example Sentence: Pa and Mak were ____________ when they built a house and had more children. |
| destroy , verb | to hurt, break or damage something so badly that it no longer exists or works * Example Sentence: In the end, the war ___________ the house and lives of Pa and Mak. |
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