Hot SAT Words Lessons 21 30 LESSON 21

Hot SAT Words Lessons 21 -30

LESSON # 21 l Mmmmmm…. . l Delicious! Words Relating to Food and Hunger

ABSTEMIOUS Adj. holding back from eating and drinking too much

ABSTEMIOUS l l With a buffet dinner that includes an Italian hero and pepperoni pizza, it’s hard to be ABSTEMIOUS. Grandpa eats like a bird. Mother fears that his ABSTEMIOUS nature may not be good for him.

ALIMENTARY Adj. relating to food and nourishment

ALIMENTARY

CULINARY l. Adj. having to do with cooking, preparing meals

Our chef went to the CULINARY Institute to learn about food preparation.

CULINARY l. Martha was distressed about how awful the dinner was – a “culinary debacle, ” she called it!

DELECTABLE Adj. delicious

DELECTABLE l The aroma of fresh baked bread and other DELECTABLE, mouthwatering foods wafted through the house. l For Gary, nothing’s more DELECTABLE than mac ‘n cheese.

EMACIATED Adj. Very, very thin due to inadequate food

EMACIATED l It’s hard to look at photos of EMACIATED children who are victims of the Sudanese famine. l Anorexia left Laura looking EMACIATED.

EPICUREAN Adj. slave-like; overly humble; involving very hard work

EPICUREAN Adj. having to do with relishing the pleasure of eating and drinking

EPICUREAN l At the reception, the table was piled high with EPICUREAN delights. l As a dyed-in-the-wool EPICURE, Clyde eats at only the very best restaurants.

GLUTTON N. One who overindulges in food and drink

GLUTTON l. Rachel was such a GLUTTON, she ate huge meals even when she wasn’t hungry.

One of the Seven Deadly Sins…

PALATABLE Adj. Pleasing or tolerable to the taste buds

PALATABLE l The stew tastes awful. To make it more PALATABLE, add salt and garlic. l What do you find more PALATABLE, shrimp or lobster?

RAVENOUS Adj. very hungry

RAVENOUS l. A day spent outdoors makes me RAVENOUS enough to eat a hippopotamus. l Caviar is gourmet food, but I’d have to be really RAVENOUS in order to swallow fish eggs.

SAVORY Adj. Tasty or good smelling

SAVORY l. Spices can turn a bland dish into a SAVORY one.

VORACIOUS Adj. greedy; gluttonous; ravenous; insatiable

VORACIOUS l l Tucker is a VORACIOUS eater. Every day he polishes off a half-dozen hamburgers, a pound of potato salad, and a giant bowl of chocolate mousse. Sally reads mysteries VORACIOUSLY. No sooner does she finish one than she starts reading another.