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When the car salesman told me the price of the car was double its actual value, he obviously assumed I was gullible.
What does gullible mean?
Easily tricked/fooled/cheated
She was an agile dancer, but her partner was quite clumsy.
What does agile mean?
Graceful, nimble
Each student was allotted two tickets.
What does allotted mean?
given
The mood was somber at the funeral.
What does somber mean?
depressing, sad
The woman abhorred cleaning, but she loved having a spotless home.
What does abhorred mean?
Hated
Instead of a grimace, Shaniya had a big smile across her face.
Expression of disgust or pain
The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.
What does sweltered mean?
to be uncomfortably hot
The little boy was delighted when the clown gave him a balloon.
What does delighted mean?
very happy, pleased
While she was indifferent to golf, her husband was an avid fan.
What does avid mean?
enthusiastic, eager, very interested
Typewriters became obsolete when personal computers were developed.
What does obsolete mean?
no longer used, out of date
Even though it was a two player game, the boys decided they could both play if they alternated.
What does alternated mean?
take turns
When he didn't understand the directions, the student asked the teacher to clarify.
What does clarify mean?
explain
While James was very outgoing, his brother was very reclusive.
What does reclusive mean?
avoiding company, not very social
We traveled to the country in the fall to see the changing colors of the foliage.
What does foliage mean?
leaves, plants
The student only gave a vague explanation of what happened, so the teacher didn't understand the situation.
What does vague mean?
not clear
The country cottage was outside the picturesque town.
What does picturesque mean?
charming, pretty, attractive
I think it was an original idea, but my teacher thought it was trite.
What does trite mean?
overused, not original
George is adept at solving crossword puzzles, while his sister is a failure at solving them.
What does adept mean?
very skilled
The homes were placed precariously on the edge of a cliff.
What does precariously mean?
dangerously, not secure, likely to fall
I wrote under the pseudonym of Evelyn Harvey.
What does pseudonym mean?
a fictitious name, typically used by an author