Lesson 141/202 · 20 words · 0 learned

B1 · People & family

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enemy(noun)
/ˈenəmi/
a person who hates somebody or who acts or speaks against somebody/something
Birds are the natural enemies of many insect pests (= they kill them).
He has a lot of enemies in the company.
Synonymsadversaryfoeopponentrivalantagonist
Antonymsfriendallysupporterassociate
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kiss(verb)
/kɪs/
to touch somebody with your lips as a sign of love or sexual desire or when saying hello or goodbye
He lifted the trophy up and kissed it.
They stood in a doorway kissing (= kissing each other).
Synonymspecksmoochosculatelip-lock
Antonymsslapinsultignore
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romantic(adjective)
/rəʊˈmæntɪk/
connected with or about love or a sexual relationship
I'm reading a romantic novel.
a romantic candlelit dinner
Synonymsaffectionatepassionatelovingsentimentaldreamyidylliccharming
Antonymsunromanticunfeelingpracticalunsentimentalrealisticpragmatic
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sex(noun)
/seks/
the state of being male or female
Please indicate your sex and date of birth below.
sex discrimination(= the act of treating men and women differently in an unfair way)
Synonymsgenderbiological sexsexual identity
Antonymsasexuality
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friendship(noun)
/ˈfrendʃɪp/
a relationship between friends
friendships formed while she was at college
a close/lasting/lifelong friendship
Synonymscompanionshipfellowshiprapportamityaffection
Antonymsenmityanimosityhostilitydislikehatred
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gentleman(noun)
/ˈdʒentlmən/
a man who is polite and well educated, who has excellent manners and always behaves well
Thank you—you're a real gentleman.
He's no gentleman!
Synonymsman of honorman of his wordupstanding mandecent manhonorable mansir
Antonymscadboorloutvillainscoundrel
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youth(noun)
/juːθ/
the time of life when a person is young, especially the time before a child becomes an adult
She regrets spending her youth travelling, not studying.
She regrets that she spent her youth travelling and not studying.
Synonymsyoung ageprimeadolescencespringtimeearly years
Antonymsold ageelderlymaturityadulthoodseniority
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relation(noun)
/rɪˈleɪʃn/
a person who is in the same family as somebody else
We spent the holidays visiting friends and relations in the countryside.
Synonymsconnectionrelationshiplinkassociationtie
Antonymsseparationdissociationdisconnectionseverance
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marriage(noun)
/ˈmærɪdʒ/
the legal relationship between two people who are married to each other
They had a long and happy marriage.
This is his second marriage.
Synonymswedlockmatrimonyunionconjugalitynuptials
Antonymsdivorceseparationsinglenesscelibacy
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stranger(noun)
/ˈstreɪndʒər/
a person that you do not know
There was a complete stranger sitting at my desk.
They got on well together although they were total strangers.
Synonymsforeigneroutsideraliennewcomerunknown person
Antonymsacquaintancefriendfamiliarnativelocal
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princess(noun)
/ˌprɪnses ˈmɑːrɡrət/
a female member of a royal family, especially the daughter or granddaughter of a king or queen
The princess waved to the crowd from the palace balcony.
Synonymsroyal daughterheiress apparentnoblewomanaristocrat
Antonymscommonerpauperpeasant
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engaged(adjective)
/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/
having agreed to marry somebody
Did they get engaged on Saturday?
They were engaged in conversation.
Synonymsbetrothedpromisedaffiancedinvolvedoccupiedbusy
Antonymsavailableunattachedfreedisengageddivorcedsingle
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generation(noun)
/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/
all the people who were born at about the same time
My generation have grown up without the experience of a world war.
I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts.
Synonymsage groupcohortbreedlineageprogenysuccession
Antonymsindividualspecificone
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aged(adjective)
/eɪdʒd/
of the age of
volunteers aged between 25 and 40
They have two children aged six and nine.
Synonymsoldelderlymaturesenioradvanced in years
Antonymsyoungyouthfuljunior
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identity(noun)
/aɪˈdentəti/
who or what somebody/something is
The thief used a false identity.
Do you have any proof of identity?
Synonymsidentificationselfindividualitycharacterpersonalityessence
Antonymsanonymityfacelessnessnamelessnessnonentity
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prince(noun)
/prɪns/
a male member of a royal family who is not king, especially the son or grandson of the king or queen
Once upon a time, there lived a king who had seven princes.
the royal princes
Synonymsheirroyalcrown princesuccessornobleman
Antonymscommonersubjectpeasant
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bride(noun)
/braɪd/
a woman on her wedding day, or just before or just after it
Like all brides, Meredith was having second thoughts.
Synonymsnewlywedwife-to-bebetrothedwoman getting married
Antonymsgroomdivorcedsingle
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childhood(noun)
/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the period of somebody’s life when they are a child
I spent my childhood in the countryside.
Synonymsyouthearly yearsinfancy
Antonymsadulthoodold age
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native(adjective)
/ˈneɪtɪv/
connected with the place where you were born and lived for the first years of your life
She returned to her native country after twenty years abroad.
Synonymsindigenousaboriginallocaloriginal
Antonymsforeignalienimmigrantnon-native
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sexual(adjective)
/ˈsekʃuəl/
connected with the physical activity of sex
The movie contained sexual content.
Synonymseroticsensualgenitalcarnal
Antonymsasexualplatonicnonsexual