North Star 4 Unit 5 LS
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Created by:
achirouf on September 29, 2011
Subjects:
longevity : refusing to be invisible
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35 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 go in for | want to, do something with pleasure |
| bold | brave, courageous |
| bitterness | resentment, anger |
| solidarity | support; agreement |
| ensemble | outfit (clothing) |
| chapter | local group of an organization |
| gorgeous | beautiful, attractive |
| flamboyant | showy, loud, colorful |
| brag | boast, show off |
| assisted living facility | a place where seniors sometimes live, similar to a nursing home |
| self-improvement | working hard to become better |
| nurturing | offering kind, supportive care |
| anxious | worried |
| attendant | A person who serves another person |
| bunch of | A lot of |
| citizen | a legal member of a country |
| elderly | advanced in age |
| face | deal with |
| facility | easiness |
| generation | all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age |
| get together with | join, meet |
| hot spot | a point of intense heat or radiation |
| it's a different story | Idiom. when a situation is completely different from another situation. |
| jealous | Wanting what someone else has |
| keep an eye on | to watch closely |
| life expectancy | the average age a person dies in an area |
| mourning | feeling sorrow for the death of a loved one |
| pass away | die |
| physician | doctor |
| population | all the members of one species in a particular area |
| senior | older, elder |
| sit on the sidelines | Idiom. to not be actively involved in something |
| take care of | when you give something or someone your time and attention |
| the ripe old age of | Idiom - a very old age |
| widow | cause to be without a spouse |
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