Adolescence /ˌæd

Vocabulary for IELTS

UNIT 1 Growing up


adolescence /ˌæd.əˈles. ə n t  s/ noun [ U ]
the period of time in a person's life when they are developing into an adult
a troubled adolescence
yet another novel about the joys and sorrows of adolescence
adulthood /ˈæd.ʌlt.hʊd/ , /əˈdʌlt-/ noun [ U ]
the part of someone's life when they are an adult
People in Britain legally reach adulthood at 18.
Responsibility, I suppose, is what defines adulthood.
bond /bɒnd/ /bɑːnd/ noun CONNECTION
1. [ C ] a close connection joining two or more people
the bond(s) of friendship/love
There has been a close bond between them ever since she saved him from drowning.
In societies with strong family bonds (= relationships) , people tend to live longer.
brotherhood /ˈbrʌð.ə.hʊd/ /-ɚ-/ noun [ C + sing/pl verb ]
(the members of) a particular organization or (more generally) friendship and loyalty
The various groups eventually fused into a single brotherhood.
The ideal of the brotherhood of man (= where everyone loves each other) is still far from reality.