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Question 1

What does 'gaudy' mean in the sentence: 'She was wearing such gaudy clothes that it was easy to find her in the crowd'?

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Question 2

What does 'ravenous' mean in the sentence: 'The poor horse was ravenous and it ate the leaves and bark of the trees'?

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Question 3

What is the meaning of 'glimpse' in the sentence: 'Tom stood at the back of the crowd, so he couldn’t get a glimpse of the King'?

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Question 4

What does 'converted' mean in the sentence: 'We converted an unused house into a teen center'?

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Question 5

What is meant by 'reeked' in the sentence: 'His breath reeked of whiskey'?

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Question 6

What does 'parsimonious' mean in the sentence: 'She called him parsimonious because he wouldn’t spend money on anything'?

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Question 7

What does 'slipshod' mean in the sentence: 'What a slipshod job this is!'?

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Question 8

What does 'hazardous' mean in the sentence: 'This type of work is considered to be quite hazardous'?

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Question 9

What does 'impoverished' mean in the sentence: 'The Northeast has become impoverished'?

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Question 10

What does 'detach' mean in the sentence: 'Tommy was told to detach the wheels on a rollaway bed'?

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