For the Week ending 10/26/12
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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a person or thing that is the center of attention or admiration
By the early 17th century, "_______" was also being used figuratively for anything or anyone that, like the North Star, was the focus of attention or observation. |
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glowing with or giving off light; marked by clarity
I am a dream-world daughter born where purest past and future visions coalesce in _______ memoirs, bright reflections beamed from timeless pools. |
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a ringing or tinkling sound, as of a bell or of breaking glass
I just like the sound of the word _______ and if you look it up in the OED, it simply describes a sound made by the ringing of a bell. |
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dressed very elegantly; well groomed
With her sloe eyes, elegant dress, not a hair out of place, she was dark, petite, and _______. |
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the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia; a dreamy, lazy mood or quality
Then came, in a day of absolute idleness, that perfect physical enjoyment which consists in a feeling of strength without any inclination to use it, and in a delicious _______ which is too enjoyable to be surrendered to sleep. |