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GLOSSARY

relative–awhoispartofone’sfamily;awhoonesharesa

relationshipwiththroughbirthormarriage

*Sheiladoesn’thaveverymanyrelatives,butherhusbandisfromahugefamily

andhehasmorethan20cousins.

onboard–inagreement;readyandwillingtobeinvolvedinsomethingand

supportit

*Ifyoucangetthebossonboard,I’msureyourideawillbeasuccess.

togive(something)ashot–totrytodosomething,evenifitdoesnotseem

verylikelytosucceed

*Kariaskedmetomakeherbirthdaycake,andeventhoughmycakeshave

alwaysfailedinthepast,Iagreedtogiveitashot.

hitch–aminorproblem;anobstacle;somethingthatmakesitmoredifficulttodo

whatonewantstodo

*Thecompanywantstohirenewemployees,butthere’sjustonehitch:there

isn’tenoughmoneytopaythem!

extended–referringtorelativeswhoarenotpartofone’simmediatefamily;

aunts,unc,cousins,etc.(notparents,brothers,sisters,orchildren)

*MostofhisextendedfamilylivesontheWestCoast,buthegrewupin

Tennesseebecausehisparentsmovedtherewhenhewasachild.

visa–permissionforsomeonetoenteracountryandstaytherefora

certainperiodoftimeforaspecificpurpose,usuallyputinone’spassportasa

stamporsticker

*DoU.S.citizensneedavisatotraveltoBrazil?

onshortnotice–withoutverymuchadvancenotice;withoutverymuchtimeto

dosomething

*Thisrestaurantisverypopular,soit’simpossibletogetareservationonshort

notice.Youneedtocallweeksinadvance.

citizen–awhoisidentifiedwithaparticularcountry,withcertainrights

(likevoting)andresponsibilities(likepayingtaxes)

*U.S.citizensaretaxedontheirworldwideincome,regardsofwhe