Ch4 Flashcards
(41 cards)
approve (v)
to give formal or official sanction to
ceremony (n)
a formal act or series of acts prescribed by ritual, protocol, or convention.
craft-making (v)
to make or produce with care, skill, or ingenuity.
cuisine (n)
manner of preparing food: style of cooking common in a certain place.
customs (n)
a usage or practice common to
many or to a particular place or class or habitual with an individual.
diverse (adj)
differing from one another.
dying out (phr. v)
to become extinct.
folk (adj.)
originating or traditional with the common people of a country or region and typically reflecting their lifestyle.
generosity (n)
the quality or state of being generous (as in giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation)
heritage (n)
an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing.
hospitality (n)
generous and friendly reception
identity (n)
sameness of essential or generic character in different instances.
intangible (adj.)
not capable of being perceived by the sense of touch
intense (adj.)
existing in an extreme degree
monument (n)
a building that has special historical importance
nomadic (adj.)
belonging to a community that moves with its animals from place to place.
promote (v)
to contribute to the growth or prosperity of.
ritual (n)
the established form for a ceremony.
sites (n)
the spatial location of an actual or planned structure or set of structures (such as a building, town, or monuments).
symbol (n)
something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship, association, or convention.
unique (adj.)
being without a like or equal
weaving (v)
to form (cloth) by interlacing strands (as of yarn)
wrapped (v)
covered by winding or folding.
accept (v)
to give admittance or approval to
