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Vocab 7&8
English
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bland Adj. | a. Calming or soothing; not spicy or irritating; lacking flavor B. Dull; plain to the point of being boring |
| Culinary Adj. | Related to cooking or kitchens |
| Cutlery noun | a. Utensils used for eating, such as knives, forks, and spoons b. Cutting instruments or tools |
| Devour Verb | To consume or eat up greedily or enthusiastically |
| morsel noun | A very small piece; a small treat |
| Pungent adj | a. having a sharp, strong taste or smell b. Strong, sharp or penetrating |
| Quaff verb | To drink heartily and deeply |
| ravenous adj. | Extremely hungry |
| savory adj | a. pleasing to the taste or smell; appetizing b. Flavorful; spicy or salty but not sweet c. Morally good or satisfactory; respectable |
| simmer verb | a.to cook gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point b. TO be filled with pent-up emotion |
| blight verb | a. to have a negative effect on; to ruin b. Something that ruins or greatly harms; a terrible condition, environment, or process |
| cataclysm noun | An intense and violent disaster or change |
| Decomposition noun | The process of rotting, breaking down, or disintergration |
| eradication noun | The act of tearing out by the roots, or of eliminating as if tearing out by the roots |
| havoc noun | a. Widespread destruction and devastation b. Chaos and disorder |
| mar verb | To inflict damage or spoil the quality of |
| obliterate verb | To wipe out completely; to do away with, leaving n trace |
| pugnacious adj. | Combative; eager for a fight |
| Pulverize verb | To pound, crush, or grind into powder or dust |
| Stagnant adj. | a. Stale and foul because of lack of movement b. Lacking progress or vitality |