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habitual intake of alcohol.
drinkable
    (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
drunk
    (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.
drunk tank
    (druhngk tank)
    NOUN: A special area or cell of a jail or police station reserved for those who have been arrested for public intoxication.
drunkard
    (DRUHNGK-erd)
    NOUN: A habitual drinker; alcoholic.
drunken
    (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)

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eat
    (eet)
    VERB: To consume something, particularly food.
ebriety
    (ee-
BRAHY
-ih-tee)
    NOUN: A state of intoxication.
ecstatic
    (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.
edacious
    (ih-DEY-shuhs)
    ADJECTIVE: Voracious or gluttonous.
edible
    (ED-uh-buhl)
    ADJECTIVE: Describes something that is safe to be eaten.
effusive
    (
ih-
FYOO-siv)
    ADJECTIVE: Extravagant or overly expressive; overenthusiastic.
embellish
    (em-BEL-ish)
    VERB: To exaggerate or enhance something by creating details that might not be true.
emphatic
    (em-FA-tik)
    ADJECTIVE: Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
endless
    (END-lis)
    ADJECTIVE: Without end or limits; never-ending.
englut
    (en-GLUHT)
    VERB: To gulp or gobble down; devour.
engorge
    (en-GAWRJ)
    VERB: To gorge oneself with food; to eat greedily.
enormous
    (
ih-
NAWR-muhs)
    ADJECTIVE: Exceedingly large or immense; huge.
enthusiasm
    (en-THOO-zee-az-uhm)
    NOUN: Passionate interest or excitement about something.
enthusiast
    (en-THOO-zee-ist)
    NOUN: One who is extremely passionate or excited about a particular interest.
epicure
    (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.
esurient
    (
ih-
SOOR-ee-uhnt)
    ADJECTIVE: Greedy; hungry.
exaggerate
    (eg-ZAJ-uhr-eyt)
    VERB: To overstate something; embellish.
exceed
    (ek-SEED)
    VERB: To surpass or go beyond the expected limits of something; excel.
excess
    (EK-sess)
    NOUN: A surplus of something; overindulgence.
excessive
    (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
exorbitant
    (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.
extravagance
    (ek-STRAV-uh-guhnz)
    NOUN: Something that is excessive or unnecessary; expensive or wasteful.
extreme
    (ek-STREEM)
    ADJECTIVE: To an exceeding degree; going beyond what is normal or necessary.
exuberant
    (ig-ZOO-burr-uhnt)
    ADJECTIVE: Extremely enthusiastic; high-spirited.
exult
    (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