Synonym selection (vocabulary – meaning of "voracious"): Choose the word that best expresses the meaning. Target word: VORACIOUS Instruction: Select the closest standard-English synonym meaning "exceedingly hungry; having an insatiable appetite for food or activity."

Meaning
Voracious describes extreme hunger or an insatiable desire (for food, reading, learning, etc.).

Option analysis
Ravenous — extremely hungry; best synonym. ✅Abstemious — self-denying in eating and drinking; near opposite. ❌Dainty — delicate or fastidious; not a hunger level. ❌Contented — satisfied; not hungry. ❌

Example
A voracious reader → a ravenous reader for books (metaphorical appetite).

Final Answer
Ravenous