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Lenny Kravitz – Glossary

 

affair noun [count]  
a sexual relationship between two people, 
especially when one of them is married to someone 
else: 
Her husband denied that he was having an affair. 

 

 

attend verb [intransitive or transitive]  
to go regularly to a place such as a school or a 
church: 
Born in India, he attended high school in Madras. 
 
be in demand phrase 
to be wanted by a lot of people: 
The software is in demand all over the world. 
 
brilliant adjective  
very intelligent: 
a brilliant scientist 
 

 

cast verb [transitive] 
to choose an actor for a particular part, or to 
choose all the actors for a particular play, film etc: 
She was always cast as a mother. 
 
choir noun [count] 
a group of singers who perform together, for 
example in a church or school: 
the church/cathedral/school choir 
 
contract noun [count]  
a written legal agreement between two people or 
organizations: 
After six months she was offered a contract of 
employment. 
 
debut noun [count] 
the first time a performer or sports player appears 
in public: 
Easton made his debut in 2002. 
 
divorce noun [count or uncount]  
a legal way of ending a marriage: 
I want a divorce. 
 
establish verb [transitive]  
to achieve success, so that people recognize your 
skill, qualities, or power: 
Reagan quickly established himself as a promising 
film actor. 
 
feature verb [transitive]  
to be an important part or aspect of something: 
She has already featured in two award -winning 
films this year. 
 
 

 
futuristic adjective 
so modern that it seems to belong to the future: 
the futuristic CN Tower in Toronto  
 
give birth phrase 
to produce a baby from inside your body: 
She gave birth to a baby boy. 
 
huge adjective  
extremely large:  
She arrived carrying two huge suitcases. 
 

 

insist verb [intransitive or transitive]  
to say very firmly that something must happen or 
be done: 
Some companies insist on staff undergoing regular 
medical checks. 
 

 

over adjective 
used for saying that a particular event, situation, or 
period of time has ended: 
Moore's fourth marriage was over after only 18 
months. 
 
platinum adjective 
platinum CDs, records etc are so popular that more 
than 300,000 have been sold: 
The group have had four platinum albums and six 
gold singles. 
 
resist verb [intransitive or transitive]  
to stop yourself from doing something that you 
would like to do: 
It's difficult to resist a challenge like that. 
 
retro adjective 
deliberately intended to be like clothes, music etc 
from the recent pas t: 
retro bands 
 
rumour noun [count or uncount] 
something that people are saying that may or may 
not be true: 
A student had been spreading rumours about the 
teachers. 
 
stage name noun [countable] 
a name used by a performer instead of their real 
name 
 
successful adjective 
achieving the result that you want