UNIT 7 SIBLINGS PERSONALITIES Reading 1 | Quizlet

sibling

brother or sister

to shape

to form, to mould

to inherit

to receive genes from a parent

to raise

to rear

on his own

by himself,

(to be) gifted

(to be) talented

quiet

silent

unlike

different from

to care (about)

to be concerned (about)

to grow up

become an adult

peer group

group of individuals of roughly the same age and interests

well-known

famous

crosswords

puzzles by words in the newspapers

at random

by chance

at least

to attempt

To try; to make an effort

to stand out

to be noticeable

praise

Recognition for good work

support

help or encouragement

to behave

to act in a certain way

subsequent

following

well-behaved

conducting oneself in an appropriate manner

successful

accomplishing an aim or purpose.

to assume

to take for granted; to suppose

only child

child who has no siblings

noisy

making a lot of noise

to fall apart

to start having problems that you cannot deal with

to draw distinctions

to say that two things are different

full-time

Working at least 40 hours a week

minor

small, unimportant

a phase

stage

rather than

instead of

label

identification tag

expectation

belief that something will happen

to get into trouble

to have problems

assignment

a piece of work that you are given to do