English

Darryl Carson

15 March, 11:27

vo·ra·cious [vaw-rey-shuhs, voh-, vuh-] adj. 1. craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite. 2. exceedingly eager or avid: voracious readers; a voracious collector. According to this dictionary definition, which sentence uses the word voracious correctly? A) When the voracious three-year old rampaged through the house, the noise was deafening. B) When I'm feeling voracious, the only thing I want to do is curl up and read a good book. C) The voracious teacher assigned endless volumes of homework to her poor, over-stressed students. D) The minotaur had a voracious appetite and regularly devoured sixteen Athenian youth each year.