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Unit One
Chapter 1: Apartment Problems
Vocabulary in Context
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Directions
Click on the meaning closest to that of the
boldfaced
word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out the word’s meaning.
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Question 1.
ostentatious
(
ŏ
s
′
t
ə
n-t
ā
sh
ə
s)
-adjective
My show-off aunt has some
ostentatious
jewelry, such as a gold bracelet that’s so heavy she can hardly lift her arm.
The lobby of that hotel is
ostentatious
, with fancy furniture, thick rugs, and tall flower arrangements. The guest rooms upstairs, however, are extremely plain.
An
ostentatious
wristwatch
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Ostentatious
means
a. humble.
b. showy.
c. clean.
An
ostentatious
wristwatch
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