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Family & Relationships — C2 English Lesson

📅 2026-10-08📊 C2 Proficient📚 10 new words🎧 daily podcast

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limerence /LIM-uh-runss/

noun

an intense, almost obsessive romantic attraction to someone

"His limerence for his colleague made it impossible for him to concentrate at work."

tryst /TRIST/

noun

a secret meeting between lovers

"The two arranged a midnight tryst at the old boathouse."

rapprochement /ra-prohsh-MAHN/

noun

the rebuilding of friendly relations after a disagreement

"There has been a cautious rapprochement between the two estranged brothers."

estrangement /iss-TRAYNJ-munt/

noun

the state of no longer being close to someone you were close to

"Years of silence led to a painful estrangement between father and son."

camaraderie /kahm-uh-RAH-duh-ree/

noun

warm friendship and trust among people who spend time together

"The camaraderie among the old school friends was obvious at the reunion."

fickle /FIK-uhl/

adjective

changing feelings or opinions quickly and without reason

"Voters can be fickle, supporting a leader one year and rejecting him the next."

unrequited /un-ruh-KWY-tid/

adjective

(of love or feelings) not returned by the other person

"She wrote poems about her unrequited love for her best friend."

avuncular /uh-VUNG-kyuh-lur/

adjective

kind, warm and friendly, like an uncle

"With his avuncular smile, the old professor put every nervous student at ease."

scion /SY-un/

noun

a young member of a rich or famous family

"As the scion of a banking dynasty, she was expected to join the family firm."

uxorious /uk-SOR-ee-uss/

adjective

(of a husband) excessively devoted to his wife

"He was so uxorious that he cancelled every trip that would take him away from his wife."

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📝Grammar: 7B: Second conditional, choosing between conditionals

The second conditional imagines an unreal present or future. Its classic shape is **if + past simple, would + infinitive**. In formal style, use **were** for every subject. **If the scion were** present sounds more polished than **if the scion was** present. Formal writing often drops **if** and inverts the subject and verb. **Were I to** confess my limerence sounds more elegant than **if I confessed** my limerence. **Were to + infinitive** signals a remote, almost impossible event. **If their tryst were to** be discovered, the scandal would be enormous. **Could** and **might** soften the

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