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Essential Words Needed for TOEFL - Family and Relationships

Here you will learn some English words about family and relationships, such as "acquaintance", "branch", "compatible", etc. that are needed for the TOEFL exam.

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Essential Words Needed for TOEFL
acquaintance
[noun]
a person whom one knows but is not a close friend
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band
[noun]
a group of people who spend time together for a particular purpose because they share common interests or have the same beliefs
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bond
[noun]
a relationship formed between people or groups based on mutual experiences, ideas, feelings, etc.
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adultery
[noun]
sexual intercourse involving a married person and someone other than their spouse
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affair
[noun]
a sexual relationship between two people in which at least one of them is already committed to someone else
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ally
[noun]
someone who helps or supports someone else in certain activities or against someone else
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ancestor
[noun]
a blood relative who lived a long time ago, usually before one's grandparents
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ancestry
[noun]
the people that a person is descended from
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branch
[noun]
a subdivision or a group of members of an extended family sharing the same ancestors
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clan
[noun]
a large group of people who are related to each other
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adoptive
[adjective]
(of a child or parent) related through adoption
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biracial
[adjective]
representing or involving members of two different races
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to cheat on
[verb]
to have a secret romantic or sexual relationship with someone other than one's own partner
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breakup
[noun]
the end of a relationship or an association
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brotherly
[adjective]
showing a level of love or care that one would only expect a brother to have
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brotherhood
[noun]
the feeling of understanding and friendship between people
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companion
[noun]
a person or animal with which one travels or spends a lot of time
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companionship
[noun]
the delightful feeling that one has when accompanied by people one enjoys spending time with rather than being alone
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compatible
[adjective]
(of two people) able to have a balanced and comfortable relationship
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co-parent
[noun]
a person who shares the responsibilities of raising a child
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custody
[noun]
the legal right to keep a thing or to take care of a person
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descendant
[noun]
someone who shares the same blood with a specific person who lived many years ago
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distant
[adjective]
related, but not an immediate family member
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soulmate
[noun]
the perfect romantic partner for a person
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tie
[noun]
a bond or connection between people, organizations, etc.
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to socialize
[verb]
to interact and spend time with people
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kin
[noun]
a person's family and relatives
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next of kin
[noun]
one's closest living relative or relatives
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kinship
[noun]
the relationship between the members of a family
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parenting
[noun]
‌the process of raising or taking care of one's child or children
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maternal
[adjective]
related to or characteristic of a mother and motherhood, especially during and following childbirth
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paternal
[adjective]
having qualities or behaviors typically associated with a father, particularly in a caring, supportive, or protective manner
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intimate
[adjective]
(of people) having a very close relationship
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to inherit
[verb]
to receive money, property, etc. from someone who has passed away
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heritage
[noun]
an individual's religious or ethnic background that is passed down to them from their ancestors
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ex
[noun]
the person one used to be married to or have a relationship with
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exclusive
[adjective]
limited or available to only a specific group, individual, or category
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to associate
[verb]
to interact and spend time with someone, of whom others do not approve
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