Vocabulary Skills-The Dictionary

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ap•pe•tite (ap' a tit') n. [<ME. & OFr. <L. appetius ]
1. a desire for food or for a specific food  2. any strong desire or craving [an appetite for learning]


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1. How is appetite divided into syllables?
2. Which syllable is given the most stress?
3. From which language did Middle English and Old French take this word?
4. Tell which definition is used in this sentence:
The adventurers had an appetite for excitement.

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