Vocabulary lesson 48
Definitions and samples
- tradition (n.) beliefs, opinions, and customs handed down from one generation to another
– All religions have different beliefs and traditions.
- burden (n.) a heavy load that you carry
– His family responsibilities had started to become a burden.
- campus (n.) the buildings of a college or university and the land that surrounds them
– Most first-year students live on campus.
- majority (n.) the larger number; greater part; more than half
– A majority of votes was needed for the bill to pass.
- assemble (v.) gather together; bring together
– The rioters assembled outside the White House.