Family Values

Family Values

abject adj		to live in ~ poverty
abuse n		human rights ~, sexual ~
access n		~ to sth
advance v, n		to ~ the status of women, huge advances
affect v
angst n
allude v		~ to sth
assail v
assailant n
assert v		to ~ rights, independence; to ~ oneself
balance n		to be out of ~
benefit n		maternity ~
blatant adj		~ discrimination
bombastic adj
bruise v
cast v		to ~ down the eyes; to ~ away
castigate v
chastity n
condone v
coerce v
coercion n
composite, adj
conduct n, v
consume v		time ~ing chores
contempt n		to hold in ~
denigrade v
denounce v		to ~ human rights violations
devastate v		to be ~ed by grief
devastating adj		~ news, effect
ditch v, n		to ~ a career; as dull as ditch-water; a last-ditch attempt, effort; to fight up to the last ~
dominate v		male-dominated world
dowry n		~ killing
drudgery n
dump v, n		to ~ on sb; to ~ a boyfriend, ~ goods; to be down in the dumps
elusive adj		an ~ goal
expertise n
flog v		to ~ a dead horse
fret v
frustrate v
frustration n		career ~
footing n		on an equal ~; lose/miss one’s ~
gear, n,v		to be in top ~; to be geared to sth/to do sth; to be geared up (for sth)
gendercide n
humiliate v
heartthrob n
impunity, n
ingrain v
insipid adj
levity n
maintain v
maintenance n		home- ~ chores; to pay ~ to sb
marital adj		~ status, ~ success
menial adj
mortality n		~ rate
mutilate v
prudent adj
relentless adj
resent v
resentful adj		~ of, at, about
retreat v, n		humiliating ~s; to ~ from one’s pledge/promise; to ~ into one’s thoughts
reverse v, adj		the ~ side of the coin
rivet v
shirk v		to ~ housework
shortchange v
scholastic adj		~ excellence; ~ institution; ~ degree
scratch n, v		to do sth from ~
screw v		to ~ up values; one’s courage
skyrocket v
shun v
stamp out v
stigma n		a ~ to sth
stymie v
steer v		to ~ towards sth; ~ on to sth; to ~ a middle course; to ~ clear of sth
subservient adj
sweep v		to ~ away; to ~ sb off their feet; to ~ to victory/power
tangle v		to ~ cables; to ~ with sb
target n, v		to ~ on/at; a ~ group; to be on ~ for; to miss the ~; a ~ of criticism/violence
wane v, n		on the ~

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