Intensive on family relationships

Polyandry: /
/ AmE
[U] (technical) the custom of having more than one husband at the same time.
Abode: /
/ US / noun
[usually sing.] (formal or humorous) the place where sb lives:
homeless people of no fixed abode (= with no permanent home) You are most welcome to my humble
abode. , RIGHT OF ABODE
Outcry: / [C, U] (plural outcries) ~ (at / over / against sth) a reaction of anger or strong protest shown by
people in public: An outcry over the proposed change The new tax provoked a public outcry.
There was outcry at the judges statement.
Shelter / Noun
1-[U] the fact of having a place to live or stay, considered as a basic human need:
Human beings need food, clothing and shelter.
They were anxious to find shelter for the night.
2-[U] ~ (from sth) protection from rain, danger or attack:
to take shelter from the rain / wind / weather The fox was running for the shelter of the trees. People were
desperately seeking shelter from the gunfire.
3- [C] (often in compounds) a structure built to give protection, especially from the weather or from attack:
They built a rough shelter from old pieces of wood and cardboard. an air-raid shelter
see also BUS SHELTER
4- [C] a building, usually owned by a charity, that provides a place to stay for people without a home, or
protection for people or animals who have been badly treated:
a night shelter for the homeless an animal shelter
Verb
1-[VN] ~ sb/sth (from sb/sth) to give sb/sth a place where they are protected from the weather or from danger;
to protect sb/sth: Trees shelter the house from the wind. helping the poor and sheltering the homeless
Perhaps I sheltered my daughter too much (= protected her too much from unpleasant or difficult experiences).
2-[V] ~ (from sth) to stay in a place that protects you from the weather or from danger:
We sheltered from the rain in a doorway.
Assertive / Adjective
Expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence, so that people take notice:
You should try and be more assertive. Assertive behaviour .
OPP SUBMISSIVE
Noun
1-[usually pl.] a person who is the same age or who has the same social status as you:
She enjoys the respect of her peers. A peer review system is being introduced to help teachers who are
experiencing difficulty. Children are worried about failing in front of their peers.
Peer pressure is strong among young people (= they want to be like other people of the same age).
2- (In Britain) a member of the NOBILITY
Curfew: /
/
a law which says that people must not go outside after a particular time at night until the morning; the time
after which nobody must go outside: The army imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew.
You must get home before curfew.
2- (AmE) a time when children must be home in the evening: I have a 10 oclock curfew.

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