1. He agreed to abdicate and retire in favor of the next in line for the throne
2. My sister always treated me like I was a blight on the family name.
3. He was blithe about the risks to his health.
4. He led an ephemeral electronic existence.
5. Their fervid attacks on image worship led
to their expulsion.
6. I refuse to use the fetid public bathroom
that looks and smells as though it has not been cleaned in months.
7. A small Colombian flag was neatly tucked in his open mouth.
8. He had much taste and love for music, and considerable gifts as an orator of a florid type.
9. She picked the flower up and poked it over her left ear.
10. People who are nice and gullible are always taken advantage of.
11. irascible doctor who is offended by his presence beats him to within an inch of his life.
12. He feared the ignominy of being exposed as a spy.
13. She kept on lamenting and crying, continued the woman.
14. He shows a monastic dedication to his job.
15. The shares were sold for well below their nominal value.
16. Because she is a chef, she notices every nuance of flavor in the meal.
17. The beginnings of his doctrine of cellular pathology date from the earliest period in his career.
18. It is a defence against sedition and socialism.
19. This argument is rather specious than sound.
20. They were once looked down upon as the tawdry poor relations of the fashion industry.
the term "fauves" is derived from the French phrase meaning "Wild beasts"
