For the Week ending 7/20/12
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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excessively greedy; indulging in something, such as an activity, to excess; voracious
Unless we first tame the enemy dwelling within us, namely our _______ appetite, we have not even stood up to engage in the spiritual combat. |
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engaged in the pursuit of pleasure; sensually self-indulgent
First, the theory, often called "_______," that the value of art consists in the satisfactions of sense which the media of aesthetic expression afford -- the delight in color and sound and rhythmical movement of line and form. |
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having or indicating a tendency to be overly generous to or lenient with someone
Wealthy consumers today want something sexier, more _______, which is why BMW and Mercedes have done well. |
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having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate; given to or characterized by excessive indulgence, esp. in alcohol
The affections of a grave character produced by the alcoholic habit do not ensue from _______ taking of the drug; its moderate use may cause more serious disease than when it is taken in great excess. |
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luxuriously self-indulgent; characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline
She offers food, such as what she calls a _______ sweet roll, that's sweetened mostly with agave instead of sugar. |