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gratification.
    After the holiday feast, the sound of CONTENTMENT filled the room as everyone sat quietly and digested the delicious food they just devoured.
continual
    (kuhn-TIN-yoo-ul)
    ADJECTIVE: Continuing frequently and on a regular basis; without interruption.
copious
    (KOH-pee-us)
    ADJECTIVE: A large amount; abundant.
    The family fully expected everyone to celebrate and indulge after their daughter’s wedding, so they made sure COPIOUS amounts of alcohol were on hand at the reception for the bride and groom.
cormorant
    (COR-mer-ehnt)
    NOUN: A type of voracious seabird, cormorant is also used in reference to a greedy person.
cornucopia
    (korn-yuh-COE-pee-uh)
    NOUN: From Latin, cornucopia means “horn of plenty” but has come to describe any sort of overabundance.
corpulent
    (KORP-you-lunt)
    ADJECTIVE: Obese or fat.
    Nothing exceeds like excess.
    —A L J OURGENSEN
cosset
    (KOS-it)
    VERB: To pamper or coddle a person or thing.
covetous
    (KUHV-ih-tuss)
    ADJECTIVE: Feeling extreme greed or desire, especially to possess those things belonging to someone else.
cram
    (kram)
    VERB: To eat very quickly and voraciously; to fill something to capacity.
    Still sitting long after the others left, the pudgy little boy CRAMMED every morsel of food left on the table into his mouth.
crapulous
    (KRAP-yuh-luss)
    ADJECTIVE: Describes a person or thing who makes a habit of overindulging in food and/or alcohol; the word also describes one who is suffering from the effects of overindulgence.
craving
    (KREY-ving)
    NOUN: A strong desire or longing for something.
cropsick
    (KROP-sik)
    NOUN: A feeling of sickness as the result of overindulgence in food and/or alcohol.

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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.
decadence
    (DEK-uh-dunce)
    NOUN: Decadence can be used in reference to either a state of moral decline or one of extreme self-indulgence; debauchery.
decadent
    (DEK-uh-dent)
    ADJECTIVE: Describes something marked by decadence; self-indulgent or immoral.
decant
    (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
delectable
    (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.
deluge
    (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.
deluxe
    (duh-LUX)
    ADJECTIVE: Luxurious or sumptuous.
demand
    (duh-MAND)
    VERB: To request something in a firm or urgent manner.
desirous
    (dih-ZAHYR-uhs)
    ADJECTIVE: To desire or wish for something.
dessert
    (dez-ERT)
    NOUN: A sweet course eaten at the end of a meal.
devour
    (dih-VOUR)
    VERB: To eat or consume something quickly and voraciously.
dine
    (dahyn)
    VERB: To eat or consume a meal, particularly dinner.
dipsomania
    (dip-suh-MAY-nee-uh)
    NOUN: A regular and uncontrollable craving for alcohol.
disproportionate
    (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.
dissipation
    (dis-uh-PEY-shuhn)
    NOUN: Overindulgence, particularly in regards to alcohol; the lessening or disappearance of something.
down
    (doun)
    VERB: To gulp or guzzle food or drink in a quick or greedy manner.
drink
    (dringk)
    VERB: To take in any liquid, though it is often used in reference to the