Wedding
Customs
p 71-72
Vocabulary
bloom
 to flower
 Our apple tree ______(ed) last week.
engrave
 to cut words, pictures, designs in metal,
stone, etc.
 Many married couples ________ a message
inside their wedding rings.
eternal
 lasting forever, timeless
 “The circular shape of the ring is symbolic of
the couple’s _____ union.”
fabric
 cloth, material
 “Now, bridal dresses can be bought in a
variety of styles and ____(s).”
modesty
 acting, behaving, or dressing in a way
so as to not attract attention
 In The Joy Luck Club, Jing-mei showed a lot
of _____ by not choosing the unlucky crab.
progress
 to move ahead
 All of the daughters _______(ed) in life
because they listened to their mothers’
advice.
purity
 being clean, not dirty, not polluted
 The color white is often used to symbolize
____.
show off
 to act in a way that calls attention to
oneself
 Lindo liked to ________ Waverly and her
chess skills to everyone.
union
 joining two or more things together
 In a wedding the ring symbolizes a couple’s
eternal _____.
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