| A | B |
|---|
| embroider | to decorate with needlework |
| dowry | the money, goods, or property that a wife brings to her husband at marriage |
| auspicious | promising success; favorable |
| garland | a wreath of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor |
| bangle | a ring-shaped bracelet usually made without a clasp so as to slip over the hand |
| charpoy | a bed popular in India made of a frame strung with light rope |
| sass | mother-in-law |
| sassur | father-in-law |
| modest | not displaying or calling attention to one’s body |
| scholar | a learned or knowledgable person |
| mourn | to feel or show grief |
| lentil | a small, flat beanlike seed |
| monsoon | a seasonal wind off the Indian Ocean- the rainy season in India |
| bazaar | streets full of small shops and stalls |
| pension | a payment to someone who is retired or disabled by a business or government |
