Fashion for rent / SB p12 / multiple choice cloze

vehicle for

A thing used to express, embody, or fulfill something; a means. [formal]
Collocates: ~ self-expression, ~ propaganda, ~ your ideas

• The artist used sculpture as a ~ her political views.

• The new policy became a ~ the administration's reform agenda.

unassailable

Unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated; invulnerable. [formal]
Collocates: ~ position, ~ lead, ~ logic, ~ argument

• The team now has an ~ lead with only five minutes left.

• Her reputation in the field is ~.

insufferable

Too extreme to bear; intolerable and unpleasant. [formal]
Collocates: ~ bore, ~ arrogance, ~ heat, find someone ~

• His ~ smugness made him very unpopular.

• She found his constant complaining ~.

unmitigated

Absolute; complete and not lessened in any way. [formal, often negative]
Collocates: ~ disaster, ~ success, ~ gall, ~ rubbish

• The new software launch was an ~ disaster.

• He spoke with ~ confidence about his plan.

inculpatory / inculpative

(Of evidence or a statement) showing or suggesting that someone is guilty. [formal, legal]
Collocates: ~ evidence, ~ statement, ~ testimony

• The prosecutor presented ~ phone records.

• His sudden flight was seen as an ~ act.

chart

To plan a course of action or a way to achieve something. [neutral]
Collocates: ~ a course, ~ a path, ~ the future

• The committee met to ~ a way forward for the organization.

• She carefully ~ed her route to a directorship.

bequeath

To leave property or a personal asset to someone in a will; to pass on. [formal]
Collocates: ~ something to someone, ~ a legacy

• He ~ed his entire art collection to the nation.

• The outgoing CEO ~ed his successor a thriving company.

besmirch

To damage the reputation of someone or something; to stain or make dirty. [formal]
Collocates: ~ a reputation, ~ someone's name, ~ one's honor

• He accused the media of trying to ~ his character.

• The scandal ~ed the institution's good name.

bewildered

Perplexed and confused; very puzzled. [neutral]
Collocates: ~ look, ~ expression, feel ~, completely ~

• The complex instructions left the students looking ~.

• She was ~ by his sudden change of heart.

not all/everything it’s cracked up to be

Not as good as people say or believe. [informal, idiomatic]
Collocates: be ~, find that something is ~

• The highly-acclaimed restaurant wasn't ~.

• He found that fame wasn't everything it was ~.

hold out

To offer a chance, hope, or possibility. [neutral]
Collocates: ~ hope, ~ a prospect, ~ the possibility

• The doctor did not ~ much hope of a full recovery.

• This new research ~s the prospect of a cure.