For the Week ending 8/03/12
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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of, relating to, or characterized by luxury or sensual pleasure; (of a woman) curvaceous and sexually attractive
Tilgath spent the winter in voluptuous revelry at Damascus; and the connection was eventually a source of new and greater calamities and humiliation to the kingdom of Judah. |
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a person devoted to sensual enjoyment, esp. that derived from fine food and drink
Although the term "_______" has come to describe a person devoted to the pursuit of sensual pleasure, Epicurus was wise and moderate and condemned man's destructive passion for political climbing. |
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extremely comfortable, elegant, or enjoyable, esp. in a way that involves great expense; giving self-indulgent or sensuous pleasure
The statue was clothed in _______ velvet robes embroidered with gold and pearls and wore a golden crown. |
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a person who enjoys eating and often eats too much
There is "gourmet" for the French Laundry set and "_______" for those of us who are not above frays to the local taco truck. |
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ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish; characterized by rich abundance
It's bow was adorned by a woman's figure crafted by San Francisco sculpture Monica Maduro and it's inside was described as _______, with gilded frames and velvet trim. |