Gluttony: A Dictionary for the Indulgent (2 page)
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debauchery
(dih-BOCH-er-ee)
NOUN:
Self-indulgent behavior, usually of an immoral kind; licentiousness.
As one drink led to another and another after that, Kevin lost all good judgment and became involved in some of the DEBAUCHERY happening around him.
(DEK-uh-dunce)
NOUN:
Decadence
can be used in reference to either a state of moral decline or one of extreme self-indulgence; debauchery.
(DEK-uh-dent)
ADJECTIVE:
Describes something marked by decadence; self-indulgent or immoral.
(dih-KANT)
VERB:
To pour wine or another liquid from one container to another in order to avoid disturbing sediment.
To describe drunkenness for the colorful vocabulary is rather cynical. There is nothing easier than to capitalize on drunkards.
—A
NTON
C
HEKHOV
(de-LEK-tuh-bull)
ADJECTIVE:
Extremely enjoyable or delightful, the word is often used in reference to food.
After the DELECTABLE meal Roger feasted on, he could not resist disregarding proper table manners and licking each of his fat fingers.
(DELL-yoodje)
NOUN:
Often used in reference to a flood,
deluge
can be used in reference to anything of which there is an overwhelming amount.
(duh-LUX)
ADJECTIVE:
Luxurious or sumptuous.
(duh-MAND)
VERB:
To request something in a firm or urgent manner.
(dih-ZAHYR-uhs)
ADJECTIVE:
To desire or wish for something.
(dez-ERT)
NOUN:
A sweet course eaten at the end of a meal.
(dih-VOUR)
VERB:
To eat or consume something quickly and voraciously.
(dahyn)
VERB:
To eat or consume a meal, particularly dinner.
(dip-suh-MAY-nee-uh)
NOUN:
A regular and uncontrollable craving for alcohol.
(dis-pruh-PAWR-shun-it)
ADJECTIVE:
Out of proportion or unequal; uneven.
If the DISPROPORTIONATE slice he cut himself was not indication enough, Reuben could not stop talking about how much he loved the decadent chocolate cake he bought for everyone attending his dinner party to enjoy.
(dis-uh-PEY-shuhn)
NOUN:
Overindulgence, particularly in regards to alcohol; the lessening or disappearance of something.
(doun)
VERB:
To gulp or guzzle food or drink in a quick or greedy manner.
(dringk)
VERB:
To take in any liquid, though it is often used in reference to the habitual intake of alcohol.
(DRINGK-uh-buhl)
ADJECTIVE:
Any liquid that can be safely consumed;
drinkable
as a noun also refers to an enjoyable beverage.
Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess.
—C
HARLES
D
ICKENS
(druhngk)
NOUN:
An alcoholic.
The red-nosed DRUNK bellied up to the bar hoping the barkeep would forget about his outstanding tab; but, unfortunately for the drunk and fortunately for the other patrons, the bartender sent him right back outside.
(druhngk tank)
NOUN:
A special area or cell of a jail or police station reserved for those who have been arrested for public intoxication.
(DRUHNGK-erd)
NOUN:
A habitual drinker; alcoholic.
(DRUHNGK-en)
ADJECTIVE:
Intoxicated; of, involving, or occurring during intoxication.
But one can be a cannibal and still be honourable,
just as one can be a glutton and still be honest.
One does not exclude
the other.
—C
ONSEIL IN
J
ULES
V
ERNE’S
T
WENTY
T
HOUSAND
L
EAGUES
U
NDER THE
S
EA
(1869)
eat
(eet)
VERB:
To consume something, particularly food.
(ee-
BRAHY
-ih-tee)
NOUN:
A state of intoxication.
(eck-STAT-ick)
ADJECTIVE:
Describes a feeling of great delight, even rapture.
Each and every sugary swirl atop and along the three-tier cake made the chubby little children ECSTATIC as they drooled over their empty plates waiting for their mother to cut into the creative confection.
(ih-DEY-shuhs)
ADJECTIVE:
Voracious or gluttonous.
(ED-uh-buhl)
ADJECTIVE:
Describes something that is safe to be eaten.
(
ih-
FYOO-siv)
ADJECTIVE:
Extravagant or overly expressive; overenthusiastic.
(em-BEL-ish)
VERB:
To exaggerate or enhance something by creating details that might not be true.
(em-FA-tik)
ADJECTIVE:
Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
(END-lis)
ADJECTIVE:
Without end or limits; never-ending.
(en-GLUHT)
VERB:
To gulp or gobble down; devour.
(en-GAWRJ)
VERB:
To gorge oneself with food; to eat greedily.
(
ih-
NAWR-muhs)
ADJECTIVE:
Exceedingly large or immense; huge.
(en-THOO-zee-az-uhm)
NOUN:
Passionate interest or excitement about something.
(en-THOO-zee-ist)
NOUN:
One who is extremely passionate or excited about a particular interest.
(EP-ih-kyoor)
NOUN:
One who has developed a refined taste for food and/or drink; gourmet.
The paper’s critic was a true EPICURE, as her sharp palate could taste the slightest error even the most acclaimed chef might make during a dish’s preparation—and then she would go on to humble him with her poisoned pen.
(
ih-
SOOR-ee-uhnt)
ADJECTIVE:
Greedy; hungry.
(eg-ZAJ-uhr-eyt)
VERB:
To overstate something; embellish.
(ek-SEED)
VERB:
To surpass or go beyond the expected limits of something; excel.
(EK-sess)
NOUN:
A surplus of something; overindulgence.
(ek-SESS-iv)
ADJECTIVE:
Typically used in a negative manner,
excessive
means something that goes beyond what is considered necessary or proper.
Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount
of sorrow.
—H
ONORÉ DE
B
ALZAC
(egg-ZORE-bih-tunt)
ADJECTIVE:
Greater than what is reasonable; extreme or excessive.
Many are astonished at the EXORBITANT prices the bistro charges for such tiny plates, but the big tastes from the best ingredients makes indulging on the smaller portions worth every last cent.
(ek-STRAV-uh-guhnz)
NOUN:
Something that is excessive or unnecessary; expensive or wasteful.
(ek-STREEM)
ADJECTIVE:
To an exceeding degree; going beyond what is normal or necessary.
(ig-ZOO-burr-uhnt)
ADJECTIVE:
Extremely enthusiastic; high-spirited.
(ig-ZULT)
VERB:
To celebrate or revel.
The feast was meant to EXULT the recent conquering of the neighboring land, with the king allowing even the peasants to come and taste the many dishes his kitchen had prepared.
famished
(FAM-isht)
ADJECTIVE:
Starving or hungry.
(FARK-tayt)
ADJECTIVE:
Stuffed or filled from overeating; the opposite of hollow.
Julie sat there, immobilized and FARCTATE, after finally finishing the seven-course meal her fiancé’s mother put together to celebrate their engagement.
(fat)
ADJECTIVE:
Overweight.
(feest)
NOUN:
A large or sumptuous meal; a thing that provides immense pleasure, as in a
feast
for the senses.
(feed)
VERB:
To give food to a person or animal.
(fih-LISS-ih-tee)
NOUN:
Extreme happiness or satisfaction; bliss.
(FER-vunt)
ADJECTIVE:
Extremely enthusiastic or passionate; ardent.
(filld)
ADJECTIVE:
Full with food or another substance.
(flab)
NOUN:
Refers to the excess fat on one’s body.
(FLAY-gruhnt)
ADJECTIVE:
Extremely obvious or blatant.
(flom-BAY)
VERB:
A style of culinary preparation where alcohol, such as brandy, is poured over a food item and set aflame in order to give the food more flavor.
(FLESH-ee)
ADJECTIVE:
An abundance of flesh; plump.
(flud)
VERB:
To arrive in overwhelming amounts or quanities.
(FOND-niss)
NOUN:
Affection or liking for or toward something.
Some times a FONDNESS for the finer things in life can result in both empty pockets and expanded waistlines.
Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
—P
LATO
(FOO-dee)
NOUN:
One who shows great enthusiasm toward food—both preparing and consuming it.
(FOO-fuh-raw)
NOUN:
Much fussing over a trivial, unimportant matter.
(FOR-uj)
VERB:
To search or hunt for food or provisions.
(fruh-NET-ik-lee)
ADVERB:
In a frenzied or feverish manner.
(FREN-zee)
NOUN:
A state of extreme excitement or agitation.
When it came time to move on to the dessert course, there was nearly a feeding FRENZY as the guests crowded around the table with the various tasty confections.
(fuhl)
ADJECTIVE:
A person or object that is filled to capacity.
galore
(guh-LORE)
ADJECTIVE:
Describes something that is in abundance; plentiful.
(GAM-ut)
NOUN:
The entire range or extent.
(gahr-GAN-choo-uhn)
ADJECTIVE:
Gigantic; enormous.
(GAR-nur)
VERB:
To receive or acquire.
(gas)
NOUN:
An informal name for flatulence.
(GA-strik)
ADJECTIVE:
Of or relating to the stomach.
(GAS-truh-nohm)
NOUN:
A connoisseur of fine food; gourmet.
(JENN-er-uss)
ADJECTIVE:
Generous
can describe a charitable, giving person;
generous
can also refer to something that is very large in size.
Not one to resist, Michael made sure he received a very GENEROUS portion of the turkey as it was passed around the table.
(thuh GIM-eez)
NOUN:
The expectation or demand that others be charitable and giving toward someone; greediness.
(gerth)
NOUN:
The width or circumference of something;
girth
can also be a nicer word for fat.
(glob)
NOUN:
A lump; a drop of liquid.
(GLOB-yoo-lar)
ADJECTIVE:
In the shape of a globe; spherical.
(gluht)
VERB:
To eat until one is satiated or to eat to excess.
(GLUHT-en)
NOUN:
One who eats or drinks excessively;
glutton
can also be used more broadly in reference to someone who does anything to excess, such as a
glutton
for punishment.
(GLUHT-en-uhs)
ADJECTIVE:
Eating or drinking to excess; insatiable.
(naw)
VERB:
To bite or chew on something persistently.
(GOB-uhl)
VERB:
To eat something in a greedy, hurried manner; guzzle.
(gawrj)
VERB:
To eat to excess; devour.
Even though she had eaten only a few hours before, Katherine did not give pause at the dinner table and proceeded to GORGE on everything offered.
(
GAWR
-muhn-dahyz)
VERB:
To eat something in a greedy, gluttonous manner.
(goor-MAHND)
NOUN:
One who loves food, so eats well and to excess.
(goor-MEY)
NOUN:
An expert on fine food and drink.
O gluttony, it is to thee we owe our griefs!
—G
EOFFREY
C
HAUCER
(gruh-TOO-ih-tuss)
ADJECTIVE:
Given or done free of charge.
(grees)
NOUN:
Melted animal fat.
(greed)
NOUN:
An intense desire to possess as much as possible.
(GREED-ee-nuhs)
NOUN:
Characterized by greed or gluttony.
(
gyoo-
LOS-ih-tee)
NOUN:
Gluttony or greediness.
(guhlp)
VERB:
To swallow something quickly or hungrily.
Drink after drink, Martin did not bother sipping or slowly drinking his favorite spirit; instead, he GULPED down the whiskey without a second thought.
(GUHS-toh)
NOUN:
Enthusiasm or hearty enjoyment.
(GUHT-l)
VERB:
To eat in a greedy manner; devour.
(GUHZ-uhl)
VERB:
To drink something quickly or in abundance.
A gourmet
is just a glutton
with brains.
—P
HILIP
W. H
ABERMAN,
J
R.
