A gourmet or epicure
Gastronome
Man-centered
Anthropocentric
Self-taught person
Autodidact
Doctrine that reality is one
Monism
In the middle of thing
In medias res
Werewolf
Lycanthrope
Surrounding
Circumambient
Change form
Transmogrify
Treat as real
Reify
To the contrary
Au contraire
Lively
Vivacious
Get around
Circumvent
Sun-following
Heliotropic
Free from blame
exculpate
Inward looking
Introspective