Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• suck up: To try to gain favor by flattering or fawning.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• hold up to: To withstand or endure something unpleasant or difficult.
• to the touch: When tested or sensed by physical contact.
• shelf life: The length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• identical: The same in every way
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• replenish: To fill up again
• mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• exhibit: Object put on public display, e.g. in a gallery
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• velocity: Speed in a given direction
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
• vapor: Tiny droplets or pieces of some substance spread thinly throughout the air
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• prevalence: Fact of being widespread or common
• litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• capillary: Very small tube that carry blood in the body
• humid: (Of air, weather) containing a lot of moisture
• forbid: To order someone not to do something
• ordeal: Event that is difficult to survive, live through
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
• area: Amount of measured space
• polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
• down: Along something's path, course, or direction
• stinky
• saturate: To cause a liquid to not be able to absorb more
• gel: Thick substance, similar to jelly
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• mine: That thing that belongs to me
• porous: With many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
• call: A order or request for action
• sulfur: Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
• sunscreen: Cream spread on the skin to protect from sunburn
• condensation: Act of shortening something
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• comet: Moving object in space, with a long, bright tail
• package: Box or container items are placed in for mailing
• jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
• carbonate: To charge a drink with carbon dioxide