GIADINH HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH GROUP

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Class: 12

UNIT 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Reading:

WORD NOUN VERB ADJ ADV NOTE

1. attract attraction attract attractive attractively → attract sb to sb/sth
/əˈtrækt/ attractiveness
2. decide decision decide decisive decisively ≠ indecisive
/dɪˈsaɪd/ decider decided decidedly
≠ undecided
3. contractual contract contractual contractually
/kənˈtræktʃuəl/
4. precede precedence precede preceding
/prɪˈsiːd/ precedent
5. determine determination determine determined determinedly
/dɪˈtɜːmɪn/
6. response response respond responsive responsively → response to sb/sth
/rɪˈspɒns/ respondent
7. maintain maintenance maintain
/meɪnˈteɪn/
8. appearance appearance appear ≠ disappearance
/əˈpɪərəns/
9. majority majority major ≠ minority
/məˈdʒɒrəti/
10. reject rejection reject
/rɪˈdʒekt/ reject
11. partnership partner partner
/ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/ partnership
12. equal equality equalize equal equally ≠ unequal
/ˈiːkwəl/ ≠ inequality equal
→ equal to sb/sth
equal
equalizer
13. sacrifice sacrifice sacrifice sacrificial → sacrifice sth for sb/sth
/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
14. significantly significance signify significant significantly
/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/
15. oblige obligation oblige obligatory
/əˈblaɪdʒ/
16. comparison comparison compare comparable → comparison with sb/sth
/kəmˈpærɪsn/ comparative comparatively
- concerned with/about sth: interested in sth
- counterpart (n) /ˈkaʊntəpɑːt/: a person or thing that has the same position or function as sb/sth else in a different place
or situation

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