Word of the Week #7

Esurient

Source:
I stumbled upon this word while reading a story titled "Sports and Chocolate: Guilty Pleasures All Round?"

Sentence:
Flicking between tabs on the computer—one of the live scores and one of the report you ought to be writing—just so you can appease that esurient need for connection to the world with which you ought to have severed all contact for the day; until eventually, you give in and switch the TV on.

Definition:
Esurient is an adjective that is defined as being hungry or greedy

My Sentence:
Lamar Odom, the starting forward on the Los Angeles Lakers, has a consistent and esurient need for candy such as gummy worms, Starburst, and Whoppers.