IELTS Essay: Weddings

Vocabulary Answers

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weddings big parties to celebrate getting married

expensive cost a lot of money

larger bigger

in recent decades the last 20 or 30 years or so

natural progression normal development

positive good

vast majority of contexts many different situations

explanation reason

lavish very expensive and large

increasingly higher expectations wanting more

coupled with combined with

burgeoning global middle class more people with money

natural desire normal feeling

strive try hard for

surpass previous standards exceed past achievements

attended went to

naturally attempt of course try

exceed do better than

experienced went to

in terms of concerning

expense money

propensity tendency

exceed past achievements do better than in the past

combined with coupled with

increased disposable income more money to spend

economies money earned and spent in a country

particularly in especially in

developing nations less wealthy countries

risen dramatically recently gone up a lot

enabling allowing for

spend use money

variety different types

luxuries items you don’t need

memorable wedding parties big weddings

due to because of

average person normal citizen

admittedly it must be admitted

excessive spending not spending too much

in any area in any respect

greatly exceeds a lot more than

earnings wages

assuming if it’s true that

hinder hold back

financially related to money

massive positive really good

bride woman getting married

groom man getting married

attendees people going to

beyond past

consider think about

meaningful important

enduring lasting

bursts sudden jolts

produced by created by

in the aggregate combined

wide range of different types of

expenses money to be spent

prioritize consider more important

costlier costs more money

raised expectations higher hopes

largely positive mostly good

given the considering that

nonetheless regardless

essential crucial

extreme excesses beyond one’s means spending a lot more than one can afford