Question

This chair has a _________ cover that looks like natural. leatheric leathery The adjective ‘leathery’ means ‘looking or feeling like leather’: leathery skin/hands, her leathery brown skin; a leathery aroma; a leathery purse; Audri twisted her leathery old hands together in worry.; His skin is quite leathery as a result of too much sun. The synonym of ‘leathery’ is ‘leatherlike’. The adjective ‘leather’ means ‘of the skin of an animal prepared for making clothes, shoes, etc.’: a leather coat/belt/handbag/seat; leather boots, a leather sofa, a leather jacket. The words ‘leatherish’ and ‘leatheric’ are nonce-words. In the test sentence ‘This chair has a _________ cover that looks like natural.’ we see the key-words ‘that looks like natural’. Thus, we are to choose ANSWER 4 (leathery).

Accepted Answer

leatherish leather d

Question	This chair has a _________ cover that looks like natural.
A	leatherish
B	leatheric
C	leather
D	leathery
Answer	d
Remark	The adjective ‘leathery’ means ‘looking or feeling like leather’: leathery skin/hands, her leathery brown skin; a leathery aroma; a leathery purse; Audri twisted her leathery old hands together in worry.; His skin is quite leathery as a result of too much sun. The synonym of ‘leathery’ is ‘leatherlike’. The adjective ‘leather’ means ‘of the skin of an animal prepared for making clothes, shoes, etc.’: a leather coat/belt/handbag/seat; leather boots, a leather sofa, a leather jacket. The words ‘leatherish’ and ‘leatheric’ are nonce-words. In the test sentence ‘This chair has a _________ cover that looks like natural.’ we see the key-words ‘that looks like natural’. Thus, we are to choose ANSWER 4 (leathery).

Leathery Leather Chair Cover Adjective Means Skin Natural