(given to excess)
11Gourmand — A gourmand is a person who takes great pleasure in food. The word has different connotations from the similar word gourmet, which emphasises an individual with a highly refined discerning palate, but in practice the two terms are closely linked,… …
12Monitorial System — The Monitorial System was an education method that became popular on a global scale during the early 19th century. This method was also known as mutual instruction or the Bell Lancaster method after the British educators Dr Andrew Bell and Joseph …
13Piro Indians — • A tribe of considerable importance in northeastern Peru Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Piro Indians Piro Indians † …
14loquacious — adjective /ləʊˈkweɪʃəs,loʊˈkweɪʃəs/ Talkative or chatty, especially of persons given to excess conversation. On the other hand, Hetty was moody and silent. She was never loquacious, or if she occasionally became communicative, it was under the… …
15gourmand — noun /ˈɡʊə.mənd,ˈɡʊʁmɑ̃,ɡɔɹˈmɑnd,ˈɡʊɹ.mɑnd/ a) A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater. See gormand. That great gourmand, fat Apicius Ben Jonson b) A person who appreciates good …
16Dave Chalk (entrepreneur) — For other uses, see Dave Chalk. David Chalk Born David Ian Chalk September 9, 1958 (1958 09 09) (age 53) London, England, U.K. Nationality Canadian Education Universit …
17gluttonish — a.; (also gluttonous) Voracious, given to excess in eating …
18intemperate — a. 1. [Said of things.] Excessive, inordinate, immoderate, uncontrolled, extravagant, extreme. 2. [Said of persons.] Wanting in moderation, inconsiderate, extreme, extravagant. 3. Given to excess in drinking intoxicating liquors …
19gluttonous — adjective given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink over fed women and their gluttonous husbands a gluttonous debauch a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure • Ant: ↑abstemious • Similar to: ↑crapulous, ↑ …
20endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …
