Vocabulary

• come from: To have as your native country or city
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• by mistake: Accidentally; unintentionally.
• raw fish: Fish that has not been cooked.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• staple: Main food of a particular community
• strike: To hit something
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
• savvy: Wise; Not easily fooled; Street smart
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• century: Period of 100 years
• vanilla: Having the taste of vanilla
• hostility: Hostile action; an act of war
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• popularity: State of being liked or supported by many people
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• batter: Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
• shut: To stop being open for business
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
• sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• lottery: Betting game of buying tickets to win money
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• famous: Excellent
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• handmade: Made by hand or a hand process
• miso: Paste made from fermented soybeans and malt
• mongol: Someone who is native to Mongolia