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C2 Level Wordlist - Relationship Dynamics and Connections

Here you will learn all the essential words for talking about Relationship Dynamics and Connections, collected specifically for level C2 learners.

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CEFR C2 Vocabulary
crony

a close friend one spends lots of time with who may have a bad influence

[noun]
affinity

a strong and natural liking or sympathy toward someone or something

[noun]
fraternity

a group of people who have the same profession or interests

[noun]
amity

pleasant, friendly, and peaceful relations between individuals or nations

[noun]
foe

an opponent or enemy

[noun]
friction

absence of agreement or friendliness between people with different opinions

[noun]
vendetta

a violent argument between two groups in which members of each side make attempts to murder the members of the opposing side in retaliation for things that occurred in the past

[noun]
rift

an end to a friendly relationship between people or organizations caused by a serious disagreement

[noun]
lineage

the passing down of traits from one generation to another within a family

[noun]
blended family

a family in which the parents live with the children from their own relationship along with the children from previous ones

[noun]
consanguinity

the state of being biologically related to someone

[noun]
pedigree

the recorded ancestry or lineage of individuals, typically in the context of their descendants tracing back to a common ancestor

[noun]
progeny

one or all the descendants of an ancestor

[noun]
surrogate mother

a woman who agrees to carry and give birth to another couple's child

[noun]
biological parent

a person from whom one inherits DNA and is directly responsible for their birth

[noun]
progenitor

a person from whom other offsprings are descended

[noun]
elopement

the act of running away with one's lover to get married without the consent of parents

[noun]
courtship

the period of time when two people are getting to know each other romantically with the intention of getting married

[noun]
adultery

sexual intercourse involving a married person and someone other than their spouse

[noun]
infatuation

a temporary and intense feeling of romantic or idealized attraction toward someone, often based on superficial qualities and lacking a deep emotional connection

[noun]
to disown

to refuse to acknowledge or deny any connection or identification with someone, typically resulting in the termination of familial or personal ties

[Verb]
to patch up

to put an end to an argument with someone in order to make peace with them

[Verb]
to rekindle

to revive or renew something, such as a relationship or interest, that has faded

[Verb]
to antagonize

to provoke and anger someone so much that they start to hate and oppose one

[Verb]
to drift apart

to gradually become less close or connected, often due to a lack of shared interests or diverging paths

[Verb]
to feud

to have a lasting and heated argument with someone

[Verb]
to two-time

to betray one's partner by secretly having an affair with someone else at the same time

[Verb]
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