Vocab Practice: Sybarite

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This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on March 24, 2014.

Let’s do a practice round!

Sybarite means:

A) A hard-working politician
B) A self-indulgent person devoted to luxury
C) A self-effacing member of a royal family
D) A gentle leader known for his/her compassion

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Sybarite or Queen? Judge for yourself…

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Marie Antoinette, France’s most infamous queen, was known for her expensive tastes.

Born in Austria, she arrived in France in 1770 and became queen when her husband ascended to the throne as King Louis XVI.

Feeling bored and rebellious against many of the stiff rules of the French court, Marie [Read more…]