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Denise chose a wedding dress in a "Cinderella" style, with a long, voluminous skirt. Now she's worried she'll trip over all those yards of materials.
What does voluminous mean?
large
The soothsayer used tarot cards to read the future.
What does soothsayer mean?
a fortune teller
He ate so much candy that it was starting to have a deleterious effect on his health.
What does deleterious mean?
harmful, bad
My brother doesn't drive a car, so when he was apartment hunting, he had consider the proximity of public transportation.
What does proximity mean?
nearness, closeness
Tiffany chose to eschew maps and guidebooks on her recent trip to Seattle. She preferred to explore new cities freely.
What does eschew mean?
to avoid
His memoir was once respected, but now he is considered a petty fabulist because it was discovered that he made the whole thing up.
What does fabulist mean?
a liar
The short-story class is full of fledgling writers. They're all enthusiastic, but since they're beginners, they're shy about sharing their work.
What does fledgling mean?
new
The worst part of our family reunions is hearing my uncle's hackneyed jokes, the ones he's been telling for ten years.
What does hackneyed mean?
worn-out
Tina felt exultant when she was accepted into the elite graduate school program.
What does exultant mean?
happy, joyful
The opulence of the magnificent, luxurious resort was in stark contrast to the poverty of the little fishing village at its gates.
What does opulence mean?
riches
Mrs. Soto finally insisted that her husband see a doctor about his incessant snoring. It didn't bother him, but she was not getting any sleep.
What does incessant mean?
nonstop
When we tell the dog to play dead, he knows we want him to lie down and feign immobility.
What does feign mean?
pretend, fake