Deck 6

Question 1

blow/clear away the cobwebs

Answer 1

banish a state of sluggishness; enliven or refresh oneself.

e.g. I was afraid he was going to have to blow away the cobwebs.

Question 2

sluggishness

Answer 2

• slow-moving or inactive
  e.g. a sluggish stream
• lacking energy or alertness
  e.g. Alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish.

Question 3

banish

Answer 3

• forbid, abolish, or get rid of something unwanted
  e.g. All thoughts of romance were banished from her head.

Question 4

decadent

Answer 4

• characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline
  e.g. a decaying, decadent Britan
• luxuriously self-iundulgent
  e.g. I’m lying in my decadent Plaza hotel queen-size bed.

Question 5

self-indulgent

Answer 5

characterized by doing or tending to do exactly what one wants, especially when this involves pleasure or idleness.

e.g. a self-indulgent extra hour of sleep

Question 6

get a sinking feeling in my stomach

Answer 6

feeling of dread, fear that things may be worse than you expect

e.g. I got a sinking feeling in my stomach.

Question 7

shoplifter

Answer 7

a person who steals goods from a store while pretending to be a customer

Question 8

crease

Answer 8

• a line or ridge produced on paper or cloth by folding, pressing, or crushing
  e.g. There’s a crease between his eyebrows.

Question 9

scowl at someone

Answer 9

frown in an angry or bad-tempered way

e.g. She scowled at him defiantly.

Question 10

reek of

Answer 10

smell strongly and unpleasantly

e.g. I don’t like being in this house alone. When Andrew is here, it feels like his house, which it is. But when he’s not here, the whole place reeks of Nina. Her perfume emanates from every crack and crevice–she’s marked her territory with her scent, like an animal.