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34 Cards in this Set
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KINDRED (n) |
> a group of related persons, as a clan or tribe
> (used with a pl. verb) - a persons relatives |
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RESTITUTION (noun) [formal] |
the return of objects that were stolen or lost |
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BEGET (verb) |
> [old use] to be the father of
> [formal] to cause |
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FOLKS (noun) [plural] |
someone's parents |
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CONJUGAL (adj) [formal] |
connected with marriage or the relationship between two married ppl, especially their sexual relationship |
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MÉNAGE (noun) [formal] |
a group of ppl living together in the same house |
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SIRE (verb) |
to become the male parent of an animal or the father of a child |
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PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT (noun) [informal: prenup] |
an official document singned by two ppl before they get married tht says what will happen to their possessions and/or children if they divorce |
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ALIMONY (noun) |
a regular amount of money tht a law orders a person to pay to his or her partner after a divorce |
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TRYST (noun) [old use or humorous] |
a meeting between two ppl who are having a romantic relationship, especially a secret one |
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CUCKOLD (noun) [old-fashioned disapproving] |
a man whose wife deceives him by having a sexual relationship with another man |
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MEAT MARKET |
a business like a nightclub where ppl typically look for a casual sex partner |
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COURTSHIP (noun) [old-fashioned or formal] |
the time when ppl have a romantic relationship with the intention of getting married |
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COHABIT (verb) [formal] |
if two ppl, esp. a man and woman who are not married, cohabit, they live together and have a sexual relationship |
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FOSTERLING (noun) |
a foster child |
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ESTRANGED (adj) |
an estranged husban or wife is not now living with the person are married to |
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ENGENDER (verb) [formal] |
to make ppl have a particular feeling or make a situation start to exist |
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CONSANGUINITY (noun) |
> relationship by blood; kinship
> close affinity or connection |
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FORAMEN (noun) |
natural hole, esp. one in a bone through which nerves and blood vessels pass |
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LIMERENCE (noun) |
emotional excitement of being in love |
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BY-BLOW (noun) |
an archaic word for a bastard |
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MIFF (noun) |
> a petulant, bad-tempered mood
> a petty quarrel or argument |
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CONJOIN (verb) |
to join or become joined together; unite |
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AMOUR (noun) |
a love affair, esp. an illicit one |
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BUSTER (noun) [informal] |
used to address a man or a boy you do not like |
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RECIPROCITY (noun) [formal] |
behaviour in which two ppl or groups of ppl give each other help and advantages |
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ESPOUSE (verb) [formal] |
to become involved with or support an activity or opinion |
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RIFT (noun) |
> a large crack in the ground or in rock (rift in)
> a serious disagreement that separates two ppl who have been friends and stops their friendship continuing (rift between) |
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INFIDELITY (noun) |
(an act of) having sex with someone who is not your husband, wife, or regular sexual partner, or (an example of) not being loyal or faithful |
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DOWRY (noun) |
in some societies, an amount of money or property that a woman's parents give to the man she marries |
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HIATUS (noun) [formal] |
a short pause in which nothing happens or is said, or a space where sth in missing |
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BLENDED FAMILY or STEPFAMILY (noun) |
family where one parent has children, from a previous relationship |
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FAIR-WEATHER FRIEND (noun) |
someone who is a good friend when it is easy to be one and who stops being one when you are having problems |
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OLD FLAME (noun) |
a person that you loved or had a sexual relationship with in the past |
