GRE vocabulary
voluptuous
relating to or giving pleasure to the senses; sensually gratifying
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Questions about “voluptuous”
Voluptuous (adjective) means relating to or giving pleasure to the senses; sensually gratifying
Here is voluptuous used in an example sentence: "The painting captured the voluptuous abundance of a summer harvest."
Common synonyms for voluptuous include sensuous, luxurious, hedonistic, indulgent.
Antonyms of voluptuous include austere, ascetic.
Voluptuous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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