Vocabulary:
AIDS (n.)
Ancestry (n.) Aristocratic (adj.) Boarder (n.) Custody (n.) Godchildren (n.) Heir (n.) Her Royal Highness (n.) Landmine (n.) Preparatory School (n.) Reception (n.) Traumatized (v.) |
Definitions:
a disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection.
one's family or ethnic descent relating to a member of a ruling class a student who attends a boarding school (a school where its students reside during the school year) the protective care or guardianship of someone (particularly after divorce) a person in relation to a chosen godparent (someone selected by birth parents to care for their child in the event something happens to them) a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death. a form of respect you use when speaking to a female member of the royal family an explosive mine laid on or just under the surface of the ground a private school that prepares students for college a formal social occasion held to welcome someone or to celebrate a particular event (i.e. wedding) subject to lasting shock as a result of an emotionally disturbing experience or physical injury. |