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  • 42gastroporn — n. The suggestive pictures and prose used to describe recipes in upscale cookbooks or menu items in fancy restaurants. Adjectives used include succulent, mouth watering, tantalizing, tender, juicy, and melt in your mouth. Example Citations: With… …

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  • 43glimpse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 brief sight of sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, fleeting, the merest, momentary, quick ▪ occasional, rare ▪ Th …

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  • 44aroma — n. 1) a delicate, delightful, fragrant, pleasant, pleasing; tantalizing aroma 2) an aroma emanates from * * * [ə rəʊmə] delightful fragrant pleasant pleasing tantalizing aroma a delicate an aroma emanates from …

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  • 45appetizing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tempting, tasty, mouthwatering. See taste, desire. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. savory, tasty, tantalizing, delicious, appealing, mouth watering, tempting, inviting, luscious, delectable; see also… …

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  • 46tempting — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. appetizing, attractive, fascinating, intriguing, rousing, tantalizing, provoking, provocation, alluring, mouth watering*, temptatious*; see also charming , tasteful 1 , 2 . Ant. ugly*, repulsive, unwholesome. II (Roget… …

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  • 47Desire — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Desire >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 desire desire wish fancy fantasy Sgm: N 1 want want need exigency GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 mind mind inclination leaning …

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  • 48tantalize — [[t]tæ̱ntəlaɪz[/t]] tantalizes, tantalizing, tantalized VERB If someone or something tantalizes you, they make you feel hopeful and excited about getting what you want, usually before disappointing you by not letting you have what they appeared… …

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  • 49tantalize — means more than just ‘tease or torment’, as is shown by the word s origins in the treatment meted out to the legendary Phrygian king Tantalus, who was forced to stand in water which receded when he tried to drink and under branches that drew back …

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  • 50invitingly — adverb in a tantalizing manner she smiled at him tantalizingly • Syn: ↑tantalizingly • Derived from adjective: ↑inviting, ↑tantalizing (for: ↑tantalizingly) …

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