ESL Vocabulary about Relatives

A small Vocabulary about topic 'Relatives', a small word group with meanings and sentences. The vocabulary has 15 words. The sample words are as follows: oriented, every now and again, reside, keep in touch, pay a visit to, update someone about something, luxury of time, bunch, vibrant, nothing but, nosy, latter, .... It helps to enhance speaking skills efficiently in English tests, especially for ESL students.
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 Relatives Vocabulary Word List
oriented  Speak
a.
showing the direction in which something is aimed
I am a very family oriented person.
every now and again  Speak
adv.
sometimes but not very often or regularly; occasionally
My father has a collection of magazines to which I return every now and then.
reside  Speak
v.
to live in a place
What about the people who reside in this country?
keep in touch  Speak
v.
to contact or communicate with someone
I keep in touch with my parents by emails.
pay a visit to  Speak
v.
to visit
I think I'll pay a visit to the hairdresser's while I'm in town.
update someone about something  Speak
v.
to tell someone the latest news about someone or something
We were sitting together and updating each other about our lives.
luxury of time  Speak
n.
excess time; plenty of free time
"But we have the luxury of time," he said.
bunch  Speak
n.
a number of things of the same type fastened or closely grouped together
They’re a nice bunch of people.
vibrant  Speak
a.
full of energy; lively
The hope is that this area will develop into a vibrant commercial center.
nothing but  Speak
adv.
only
They care for nothing but fighting.
nosy  Speak
a.
too interested in what other people are doing
She was complaining about her nosy relatives.
latter  Speak
a.
the second of two people, things
She offered me more money or a car and I chose the latter.
undeniably  Speak
adv.
certainly true
The opening chapters are undeniably powerful.
uncomfortable  Speak
a.
making you feel slightly embarrassed
The boy looked uncomfortable and out of place among the adults.
loathe  Speak
v.
to hate someone or something
From an early age the brothers have loathed each other.