GRE Word List

GOURMAND

one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking

The meaning of the word gourmand is one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking.

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quenchput out
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fluxa flowing of fluid from the body: such as
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
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transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection