enFIArticle Vocab Test 28
Ratchet up: (phrasal v), to increase by fixed amounts
supplant: to take the place of, move into the position of
menopause: permanent end of menstruation
flirtatious: behaving in a playful way that shows sexual attraction
lingering: lasting a long time; slow to end
unaffordable: too expensive, requiring too much time
debilitate: to make someone's mind or body weaker
stave off: (phrasal v), to delay, to prevent something bad happening for a period of time
Article Vocab Test 2
to make someone's mind or body weaker
behaving in a playful way that shows sexual attraction
lasting a long time; slow to end
permanent end of menstruation
(phrasal v), to increase by fixed amounts
(phrasal v), to delay, to prevent something bad happening for a period of time