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    Learn English > English lessons and exercises > English test #126061: Vocabulary: envy, jealousy; revenge.
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    Vocabulary: envy, jealousy; revenge.


    Among negative emotions and feelings, we all know about envy, covetousness and jealousy which lead to revenge and retaliations.

    These are terrible forms of violence.  

     

     

     

                     

     

     

     Revenge/ vengeance 

     An act of revenge

     An act of vengeance 

     To avenge somebody/ something
     To get one's revenge on somebody  

     To take revenge on somebody for something                                              

     In revenge for 
     To seek revenge for 
     Vindictive/ vengeful 

     To revenge oneself

     To get one's own back

     

                                        

                                               Green envy... 

     

     Envy/ envious/ enviously                                                                                    
     To make somebody envious 
     To envy somebody for something
     To arouse envy
     To covet/ covetousness                           

     

                                          

                                                           Jealousy...

     

     Jealousy/ to be jealous of something/ somebody              
     Green with envy 
     A rival/ rivalry 
     Reprisal/ retaliation 
     To take reprisals against somebody                                                                       

     As a reprisal for 

     In retaliation for 

     To give somebody tit for tat 

     A family feud 

     

    - To give somebody a dose of their own  medicine/ To pay somebody back/ to get even with.

    - It's tit for tat!

     

                                        

                                           Retaliation: a voodoo doll... 

     

    For "revenge" as for everything, moderation should be respected! I give you THE FORCE and thank you for working with me! 

     



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    2. After the incident, she had a attitude and we understood she was up to no good.



    3. The kid gaped at the toy with , but wouldn’t play with it before he was invited to.



    4. The between the twin-brothers started at birth and is getting worse and worse.



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    10. Do not the life he seems to have. He's not happy at all and is very lonely.



     

     








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