Vocab 7-8

bland (adjective)

calming or soothing

bland (adjective)

not spicy or irritating

bland (adjective)

lacking flavor

bland (adjective)

dull

bland (adjective)

plain to the point of being boring

culinary (adjective)

related to cooking or kitchens

cutlery (noun)

utensils used for eating, such as knives, forks and spoons

cutlery (noun)

cutting instruments and tools

devour (verb)

to consume or eat up greedily or enthusiastically

morsel (noun)

a very small piece

morsel (noun)

a small treat

pungent (adjective)

Having a sharp, strong taste, or smell

pungent (adjective)

strong, sharp and penetrating

quaff (verb)

to drink heartily and deeply

ravenous (adjective)

extremely hungry

savory (adjective)

pleasing to the taste of smell

savory (adjective)

appetizing, flavorful

savory (adjective)

spicy or salty but not sweet

savory (adjective)

morally good or satisfactory

savory (adjective)

respectable

simmer (verb)

to cook gently in liquid just at or below boiling point

simmer (verb)

to be filled with pent up emotions

blight (verb)

to have a negative effect on

blight (verb)

to ruin

cataclysm (noun)

an intense or violent disaster or change

decomposition (noun)

the process of rotting, breaking down, or disintegration

eradication (noun)

the act of tearing out of the roots, or if eliminating as if tearing out of the roots

havoc (noun)

widespread destruction and devastation

havoc (noun)

chaos and disorder

mar (verb)

to inflict damage or spoil the quality of

obliterate (noun)

to wipe out completely

obliterate (noun)

to do away with, leaving no trace

pugnacious (adjective)

combative

pugnacious (noun)

eager to fight

pulverize (verb)

to pound, crush or grind into powder or dust

stagnant (adjective)

stale and foul because of lack of movements

stagnant (adjective)

lacking progress or vitality