English Advanced Vocabulary

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2. smouldering

   fumant

3. to have a thirst for

   to thirst

4. yearning

   strongly desiring/se languir

5. to collate

   collect and combine (texts

6. to dash

   to run somewhere in great hurry

7. dash

   tiret

8. mad dash run

   course effrénée

9. coveted

   convoité

10. to delve

    creuser

11. to veer

    to swerve

12. to opt out

    se désengager

13. stretching thin

    giving attention to too many things so you can't get the proper amount of focus to deal with one

14. terse

    sparing in the use of words

15. mendacious

    mensonger

16. too have all he/her wits about him/her

    to have all his/her head

17. ebb

    reflux

18. cufflink

    bouton de manchette

19. cuff

    manchette

20. precinct

    environs

21. disparaging

    derogatory

22. disregarding to something

    ignoring something

23. sowbelly

    salted pork

24. to engulf

    to overflow

25. sizeable

    considérable

26. hit home

    become fully realised by someone; have the intended

27. encroachment

    intrusion into; trespass into

28. to avert

    avoid prevent; look somewhere else

29. betrothal

    formal engagement to be married

30. hush

    silence

31. baffled

    surprised

32. wench

    young woman

33. squarely

    without deviating

34. pesky

    annoying

35. undue

    indue

36. underpinnings

    fondements

37. incontrovertible

    irréfutable

38. to relinquish

    voluntary cease to keep or claim something

39. hovel

    squalid building

40. housewarming

    a party to celebrate moving into a new home

41. gripping

    captivating; enthralling

42. do lunch

    have lunch

43. sartorial

    of or relating to the quality of dress; zooty; impeccable

44. black-tie affair

    event where people wear smoking

45. custody

    care; guardianship

46. to wrench

    pull or twist something suddenly

47. tier

    row; rank; bank; line

48. a wrench

    a sudden feeling of sadness

49. to tug

    to pull something vigorously

50. jolt

    to push something vigorously; to thrust

51. to yank something

    to pull something with a strong action

52. forestall

    prevent or obstruct a future action

53. impound

    confiscate; seize

54. nonferrous

    not made of metal

55. to pry open

    open with difficulty

56. custodian

    keeper; curator

57. derisive

    expressing contempt

58. sheath

    knife case

59. to scoff

    to deride; to ridicule

60. bark

    sheath of a tree; rind of a tree

61. the lure

    temptation; enticement

62. smart cookie

    smart person (originally cookie referring to an alluring young woman)

63. indignance

    indignation

64. haughty

    arrogant; snobbish

65. silver lining

66. trepidation

67. to have agency

68. straddle

    bestride

69. to peeve

    to annoy; to irritate

70. on its own accord

71. petpeeve

72. tenant

73. to clam up

    become silent suddenly

74. quip

    a witty remark

75. topsy turvy

    upside down

76. ornery

    bad tempered

77. to flock

    to move or come together in large numbers

78. to catch the tiger by the tail

    to deal with something to difficult

79. to offset

80. to trickle

    to drip

81. to ooze

    to slowly trickle

82. overarching

    comprehensive; all-embracing

83. hunk

    a large piece of something

84. upscale

    in the upmarket

85. to welsh (offensive)

    to avoid payment

86. up-stick

    a small increase trend

87. to spin a tale

    to make up a story

88. rebate

    refund

89. claimant

    pretender; plaintif

90. to his/her dismay

    to his/her distress

91. to tug

    to pull something vigorously

92. jolt

    to push something vigorously; to thrust

93. to yank something

    to pull something with a strong action

94. forestall

    prevent or obstruct a future action

95. impound

    confiscate; seize

96. nonferrous

    not made of metal

97. to be an item

    having a romantic relationship

98. scruffy

    untidy

99. to broaden

    to enlarge

100. party animal

     who likes to party