Vocabulary & Spelling — Identify the correctly spelled adjective meaning ‘‘sensuously luxurious; full of pleasure’’ (select from Asspersion, Voluptuous, Voguei, Equestrain) with meaning-based elimination.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Voluptuous

Explanation:

Given data

  • Sought word meaning: sensuous, luxurious, indulgent.
  • Options: Asspersion, Voluptuous, Voguei, Equestrain.

Concept/ApproachOnly ‘‘voluptuous’’ is a correctly spelled and semantically matching English adjective. Others are misspellings or unrelated.

Option-by-option analysisAsspersion — misspelling of ‘‘aspersion’’ (a different word); incorrect.Voluptuous — correct spelling and correct meaning. ✅Voguei — nonstandard/incorrect form; perhaps intended ‘‘vogue’’ or ‘‘voguish’’.Equestrain — misspelling of ‘‘equestrian’’; incorrect.

Memory tipPronounce as ‘‘vo-lup-tu-ous’’ with the internal ‘‘ptu’’ cluster.

Final AnswerVoluptuous

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