SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I · 14 September 2025, Shift 1 · English Comprehension · Question 6 of 100

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Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A person who eats excessively or greedily'.

(a)Glutton
(b)Gourmet
(c)Epicure
(d)Sybarite

Answer

Why

Correct — A. The definition turns on excessively or greedily: eating too much, not eating well.

Glutton means exactly that, a person who eats and drinks greedily and to excess. The vice itself is gluttony → option (a).

The other three words are about taste or pleasure, not quantity.

Why the others are wrong

(b)
Gourmet — Gourmet is a connoisseur of good food and drink. The word is about refined taste, not about eating too much.
(c)
Epicure — Epicure is a person with refined taste in food and wine. It comes from the Greek philosopher Epicurus and praises discernment, not greed.
(d)
Sybarite — Sybarite is a person devoted to luxury and pleasure of every kind. It comes from Sybaris, an ancient Greek city in southern Italy known for its luxury.

Concept

One-word substitutes for food lovers split on quantity against quality.

A glutton eats too much. A gourmet and an epicure care about how good the food is. A sybarite seeks luxury and pleasure in general, food included.

The definition's words excessively and greedily are about quantity, so glutton is the fit.

Watch gourmand, which is not among these options. Dictionaries give it both a greedy sense and a food-lover sense, so it sits between glutton and gourmet.

Key facts

A glutton is a person who eats and drinks excessively or greedily.
A gourmet is a connoisseur of good food and drink.
Epicure comes from the Greek philosopher Epicurus.
Sybarite comes from Sybaris, an ancient Greek city in southern Italy known for luxury.

Study next

Gourmand against gourmet, a pair that differs in one senseOne-word substitutes from proper names: sybarite, epicure, spartan, quixotic

Common traps

Picking Gourmet or Epicure because they are the food words you know best, without checking for excess
Treating sybarite as a food word, when it covers luxury and pleasure of every kind

All four options are words for people who enjoy food or pleasure, and the definition's adverbs decide between them.

13 Sep 2024, 12:30, English Q.2 asks for One who eats a lot and keys Glutton, against Chef, Steward and Chauffeur.

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