Relationships And Breakups Vocabulary

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• The police had to break it up when the protest turned violent.
• Hey guys, break it up! You're being too loud.
• I had to tell them to break it up because they were causing a scene.
• Sometimes you need to take a step back and break it up before things escalate.

adverb in a sharp and bitter manner

• The business partners parted ways acrimoniously after failing to reach a compromise.
• They argued acrimoniously about who should do the dishes.
• The siblings fought acrimoniously over the last slice of pizza.
• The debate ended acrimoniously, leaving a bitter taste in everyone's mouth.