Unexpected Meaning Distractor

The blue whale is known for its \_\_\_\_\_ appetite, as it eats up to four tons of krill per day. Which of the following similar-looking words best completes the sentence?

Not quite. _Veracious_ sounds like a word that means "devouring large amounts of food," but it is an __unexpected-meaning__ distractor, as _veracious_ actually means "truthful." This meaning does not relate to the __sentence key__, _eats up to four tons of krill per day_.

Nice job. _Voracious_ means "ravenous" or "extremely hungry," which fits the __sentence key__, _eats up to four tons of krill per day_.

Incorrect. _Avaricious_ means "greedy for wealth or material gain." The suffix -_icious_, meaning "full of," may make this choice tempting, but it is actually an __unexpected-meaning distractor__, as the correct definition does not match the context of the blank, _eats up to four tons of krill per day_.

veracious

voracious

avaricious