Lessons - Vocab Unit 3

Question 1

stand up for

Answer 1

if you stand up for something, you support it.

she stands up for what she believes in
stand up your rights
stand up yourself
no one stood up for me

Question 2

drift apart

Answer 2

if people drift apart, their relationship gradually ends.

they just drifted apart
gradually drift apart
drift apart over the years
start to drift apart

Question 3

acrimonious

Answer 3

something that is acrimonious involves a lot of arguing

an acrimonious divorce
an acrimonious meeting
a rather acrimonious discussion

Question 4

amicable

Answer 4

something that is amicable is done or discussed in a friendly way. The adverb is amicably.

an amicable discussion
it was all very amicable
it was all agreed quite amicably

Question 5

annulment

Answer 5

if there is an annulment of an agreement if a marriage, it is stated formally that it no longer exist.

the annulment of the agreement

Question 6

backdrop

Answer 6

the backdrop to an event is the general situation in which it happens

the news comes against the backdrop of a series of celebrity divorces
negotiations took place against a backdrop of continued fighting

Question 7

beg

Answer 7

if you beg, you ask for something in a strong emotional way

I begged her father to open the door

Question 8

burden

Answer 8

a burden is something that you are responsible for or have to deal with:

share the burden of housework