People and relationships 4
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30 Terms
broken home
family split up by divorce
family feud
quarrel in a family causing bad feeling for many years
thrist/ have a thirst
feel very strongly that you want
yearn to do/ yearn for/ have a yearning for sth
it means that you want sth you don’t have abd often never have
to covet sth
to want to possess it very much
defuse
make a dangerous or tense situation calmer
placate
stop someone feeling angry
conciliate
end an disagreement betveen 2 people by acting in a friendly way towards both sides.
appeasing
end a disagreement by giving the other side an advantage that they are demanding
placate
stop someone feeling angry
exultant
more formal that ecstatic
to rejoice
to be extremely happy
jubilant
expressing grat happiness
blissfully
happy
be full of the joys of spring
be extremelly happy 1
thilled to bits
be extremelly happy 2
be floating
be extremelly happy 3
walking on air
be extremelly happy 4
aversion
a feeling of strong dislike or of not wishing to do something
loathing
a strong feeling of hatred, disgust, or intense dislike towards someone or something.
loathsome
Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or deserving of intense hatred and disgust.
abhorrence
A feeling of intense revulsion, strong hatred, or deep disgust.
abhor
To hate or feel extreme disgust towards something.
scorn
A feeling that someone or something is worthless, inferior, or unworthy of respect.
distress
Extreme anxiety, sorrow, pain, or suffering.
alarm
A state of sudden anxiety, fear, or panic caused by the awareness of danger
to be offhand
To act casual, or coolly indifferent manner—often coming across as slightly rude or dismissive.
officious
Too eager to tell others what to do, or offering unwanted advice and authority in an annoying, bossy way.
ostentatious
Intended to attract notice, admiration, or attention, often in a showy, flashy, or pretentious way.
pompous
Affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important—acting as if you are much more important than you actually are.