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prelude
an action or event that happens before another more important one and forms an introduction to it
eg: living together as a prelude to marriage is now considered acceptable in many countries
scorching
(informal) very hot
eg: they walked all day in the scroching heat
grab
(T) to have or take something quickly, especially because you are in a hurry
eg: lets grab a sandwich before we go
quench your thirst (exp)
to stop yourself feeling thirsty, by drinking something
eg: he quenched his thirst with a long drink of cold water
ponder
[I, T] (formal) to think about something carefully for a period of time
eg: he continued to ponder the problem as he walked home.
enact
[often passive] (law) to pass a law
eg: from los angeles to athens, city authorities have tried to enact measures to limit exhaust emissions
stark
very different from something in a way that so easy to see
eg: the extreme poverty of the local people is in stark contrast to the wealth of the tourists
liquor
[U] (especially north amrican english)strong alcoholic drink
eg: she drinks wine and beer but no liquor
tolerance (to sth)
the ability to suffer something, especially pain,difficult conditions, ect. without being harmed
eg: tolerance to alcohol decreases with age
torture
[C, U] (informal) mental or physical pain; something that causes this
eg: the interview was sheer torture from start to finish
sociability
[U] the quality of enjoying spending time with other people
eg: her lively sociablility complemented his reserved nature
entrust A (to B)
(formal) to make sb reponsible for doing sth or taking care of sb
eg: she entrusted her son’s education to a private tutor
prestige
[u] the respect and value that sb/sth has because of their social position, or what they have done
eg: wearing designer clothes is a matter of personal prestige for many teenagers
a walk of life (idm)
a person’s job or position in society
eg: she has friends from all walks of life
spree
a short period of time that you spend doing one particular activity that you enjoy, but often too much of it
eg: they went on a drinking spree