| A | B |
|---|
| strict | firm; stern; authoritarian; in favor of many rules |
| opposed to | against; not in favor of |
| to expect | to think something will happen |
| commitments | promises; pledges; vows |
| old-fashioned | traditional; conventional; opposite of modern |
| disastrous | terrible; catastrophic; devastating |
| occupations | jobs; professions; careers |
| shocked | very surprised; stunned; traumatized |
| stunned | astonished; amazed; surprised |
| suffered | endured; experienced; went through a difficult time; put up with |
| to settle down | to get married; to stay in one place; stop wandering |
| backgrounds | surroundings; conditions; past history |
| poetry | type of writing in which you express ideas and feelings using creative language |
| rhyme | words such as bed, red, head, and dead |
| rhythm | beat; tempo; pace; cadence |
| ashamed | embarrassed; mortified |
| to accept | to agree to something |
| carelessly | sloppily; hastily; casually; haphazardly |
| familiar | well-known; memorable; recognizable |
| custom | tradition; habit; common practice |
| limerick | 5-line poem with an 8-8-5-5-8 syllable pattern |
| syllable | the units of sounds that words are divided into |
| exposed to | seen; witnessed; been in the presence of |
| concept | idea; thought; notion; theory; view; belief |
| engaged | united together as a couple and ready to get married |
| ambition | goal; hope; dream; desire; aspiration |
| financial | monetary; fiscal; economic; having to do with money |
| relaxing | peaceful; tranquil; soothing; calming |
| rude | not nice; impolite |
| to date | to spend a lot of time with one person; to be in a romantic relationship (more than friendship) |
| polite | opposite of rude; well-behaved |
| permanent | eternal; lasting a long time or forever |
| log | list; record of something such as vocabulary words |
| easygoing | relaxed; informal; carefree; calm |
