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A voluminous skirt-very large; having a lot of cloth

Very long and detailed
There is voluminous literature on modernism and post-modernism.
Very large
I sank down into a voluminous armchair.
From one of his voluminous pockets he produced a bottle of whisky.
2. Taper the pace it supports the economy
3. When dictators commit atrocities
4. The scandal has compromised his credibility
5. A slippery slope to another war
6. Moping won't do any good-to spend your time doing nothing and
feeling sorry for yourself, brood
7. To spend time walking around a place with no particular purpose,
especially because you feel sorry for yourself
Instead of moping around the house all day, you should be out
there looking for a job.
8. Having the intention or effect of making angry people calm
A conciliatory approach/attitude/gesture/move
9. A very small area of something, especially light
His eyes narrowed to two small pinpricks.
A very small hole in something, especially one that has been made
by a pin
The only mark on her was a pinprick left by the injection.
Something that annoys you even though it is small and unimportant
Nausea and tiredness were mere pinpricks compared to the
emotional pain she was feeling.
10. She had become brazen about the whole affair.
His brazen admission that he was cheating-open and without
shame, usually about something that people find shocking
11. impudent or shameless. a brazen young woman.

brazen it out
to face a situation with impudent boldness. She knew her deception had
been discovered but decided to brazen it out.
12. a very young child
TV programmes for tiny tots
a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink in a glass
a tot of whisky
13. The trip isn't really that cheap when you tot everything up-add
up
14. a large quantity of writing
She wrote reams in the exam.
to treat somebody unfairly or cheat them
We got reamed on that deal.

ream somebody out criticize somebody strongly because they

have done something wrong
He reamed me out in front of everyone.
15. Cancel at the last minute
16. full of a particular unpleasant thing
a disease-ridden slum
a class-ridden society
She was guilt-ridden at the way she had treated him.
She was ridden with guilt.
The economy remains debt-ridden
17. Youve just spent lots of money on one tiny day feeding and
intoxicating people most of whom you dont even know
18. a feeling of anxiety and worry about a situation, or about your
life-songs full of teenage angst, angst-ridden teenagers
19. the act of saving things that have been, or are likely to be,
damaged or lost, especially in a disaster or an accident
the salvage of the wrecked tanker
a salvage company/operation/team
the things that are saved from a disaster or an accident
an exhibition of the salvage from the wreck
20. to make something look bright, as if covered with gold
The golden light gilded the sea.

gild something
to cover something with a thin layer of gold or gold paint
21. to spoil something that is already good or beautiful by trying to
improve it
Some people add a little brandy to the recipe but I feel this is
gilding the lily.
22. Kids start rubbing themselves against your shin when they hear
the can opener
23. to climb up or down something quickly, using your hands and
legs shin up or shin down
He shinned down the drainpipe and ran off.
24. a person who makes or asks the questions in an opinion poll
Pollsters predicted a victory for the government.
25. connected with somebody's nature and personality
They are firm friends in spite of temperamental differences.
having a tendency to become angry, excited or upset easily, and to
behave in an unreasonable way
You never know what to expect with her. She's so temperamental.
The printer's being temperamental this morning.
He's a temperamental player (= he plays well or badly according to
his mood).
26. a period of time during which you do not achieve anything
With meetings and phone calls, yesterday was a complete write-off.
Write off-dismiss

27. the influence that a large place, organization or system has and
that is hard to avoid
The tentacles of satellite television are spreading even wider.
28. matching something in size, importance, quality, etc
Salary will be commensurate with experience.
29. Pimpin aint easy
30. Her hair had lost its lustre. The shell had a beautiful pearly
lustre- the shining quality of a surface
the quality of being special in a way that is exciting
The presence of the prince added lustre to the occasion.
31. I follow it avidly
32. Bemused-Bewildered
33. annoyed or disappointed because something has happened to
upset you
disgruntled employees
34. the officer who commands all the armed forces of a country or
all its forces in a particular area
commander-in-chief of the armed forces
35. to press something down firmly, especially into a closed space
He tamped down the tobacco in his pipe with his thumb.
36. Carjacking
37. making it easy, possible or likely for something to happen
Chairs in rows are not as conducive to discussion as chairs arranged
in a circle.
The soft lights and music were conducive to a relaxed atmosphere.
38. used as the written or spoken way of showing the sound that
people make when they disapprove of something
Tut-tut, I expected better of you.
tut-tuts of disapproval
39. to be worried or unhappy and not able to relax
Fretting about it won't help.
Her baby starts to fret as soon as she goes out of the room.
40. a group of experts who provide advice and ideas on political,
social or economic issues
a study published by a leading economic think tank
41. a person of high social rank and importance
Is corruption condoned by powerful grandees in government and
business?
42. a snazzy tie
snazzy graphics for the new computer game-fashionable, bright and
modern, and attracting your attention

43. Its not something I just breeze through and ideas come to me
out of thin air
44. small and neat in an attractive way
What a dinky little hat!
too small
I grew up in a dinky little town that didn't even have a movie
theater.
45. Douchy
46. One of a kind
47. If you dont use it you lose it
48. How much do you tip
49. One of a kind
50. going from one thing to another, without a definite plan and
without enthusiasm
I wandered about in a desultory fashion.
a desultory conversation
51. Lecherous-having too much interest in sexual pleasure
52. to cause something to develop or be produced
The band's album spawned a string of hit singles.
to lay eggs
53. a laudable aim/attempt-deserving to be praised or admired,
even if not really successful
54. commendable honesty
She showed commendable loyalty to the family firm-deserving
praise and approval
55. Dovish-preferring to use peaceful discussion rather than military
action in order to solve a political problem, the opposite is hawkish
56. Look smashing
57. a long piece of something, especially hair, that is divided into
three parts and twisted together
She wore her hair in plaits.
Her hair was tied back in a long thick plait.
58. a long piece of something, especially hair, that is divided into
three parts and twisted together
She wore her hair in plaits.
Her hair was tied back in a long thick plait.

59. a drive-by shooting, etc. is done from a moving car

a drive-by killing
60. I must have been a bad person in my past life
61. attractive and fashionable-a spiffy outfit
62. a person or a company that buys goods from the company that
makes them and sells them to somebody else
Buy direct from the manufacturer and cut out the middleman.
He acted as a middleman in discussions between the two
companies-intermediary
63. The bill for electricity has arrived, so its 50 dollars each
64. the money that you have to spend in order to start a new
project
The business quickly repaid the initial outlay on advertising.
a massive financial/capital outlay
65. Barbecue joint
66. Have a monopoly on
67. Stick a finger in his eye
68. if you call a person a yokel, you are saying that they do not
have much education or understanding of modern life, because they
come from the countryside
69. Wedgie-an act of lifting somebody up by his/her underwear,
usually done as a joke
70. Dissolute-enjoying immoral activities and not caring about
behaving in a morally acceptable way
71. moving or bending easily, in a way that is elegant
a tall lithe figure, She moved lithely to the music
72. Barque-a sailing ship with three or more masts
73. The floor was strewn with clothes.
The streets were strewn with corpses, The way ahead is strewn with
difficulties-scatter, to cover with
to be spread or lying over a surface
Leaves strewed the path.
74. dull grey in colour, like lead
leaden skies

75. dull, heavy or slow

a leaden heart (= because you are sad)
On leaden feet he made his way down the stairs.
76. a long piece of wool, thread, or yarn that is loosely tied together
Sally held the skein of wool while her mother wound it into a ball.
77. Ive never heard you raise voice
78. using, or willing to use, force or strong pressure to achieve your
aims, especially to achieve social or political change
militant groups/leaders
Some trade unions have a more militant approach to pay
negotiations.
a militant feminist movement
79. Toff-a disapproving way of referring to somebody from a high
social class
80. Prolix, prolixity
81. You must come here and see it in person
82. You cant stop us were going to drag you with us
83. His mordant wit appealed to students-critical and unkind, but
funny
84. To add verisimilitude, the stage is covered with sand for the
desert scenes-authenticity
85. Bongs get busted
86. Defunding obamacare
87. Abominate-to feel hatred or disgust for something/somebody
88. Mother Theresa pretended to be a heroic volunteer putting up a
selfless battle on behalf of the wretched of the earth
89. admiration and praise, especially when this is greater than is
necessary
The band enjoy the adulation of their fans wherever they go.
90. a period of silence, especially following a lot of noise, or when
people are expecting something to happen

There was a deathly hush in the theatre.

A hush descended over the waiting crowd.
Can we have a bit of hush=Can we have a bit of silence
91. Medieval superstition
92. intended to be bright and attractive but cheap and of low
quality
tawdry jewellery, tawdry media hype
involving low moral standards; extremely unpleasant or offensive
a tawdry affair
93. A huge leap of faith-The act or an instance of believing or trusting

in something intangible or incapable of being proved.

94. stretcher bed
95. to wash something with clean water only, not using soap
Rinse the cooked pasta with boiling water.
o remove dirt, etc. from something by washing it with clean water
She rinsed the mud from her hands.
I wanted to rinse the taste out of my mouth.
He showered quickly, rinsing away the dirt of the journey.
rinse something out to make something clean, especially a
container, by washing it with water
Rinse the cup out before use.
96. to try to find out information about other people's private lives
in a way that is annoying or rude
I'm sick of you prying into my personal life!
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pry.
She tried to keep the children away from the prying eyes of the
world's media.
97. He prised her fingers from the bag and took it from her, She
used a knife to prise open the lid-to use force to separate
something from something else
prise something out of somebody-to force somebody to give you
information about somebody/something
98. the way that somebody looks or behaves
He maintained a professional demeanour throughout.
99. Comfort the afflicted
100. Quench the rage of these morons
101. to make a wet sucking sound
The mud squelched as I walked through it.
Her wet shoes squelched at every step.
We squelched across the muddy field.
to squelch a rumour/strike/fire-to stop something from growing,
increasing or developing
102. thing that hides or covers somebody/something
They left under the cloak of darkness.

The author prefers to hide behind a cloak of anonymity.

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