Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• such as: For example; like
• in blood: Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• crowd out: To take the place of someone or something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• fair point: A valid or reasonable statement; a good argument.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• respond: To answer something or someone
• occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• acne: Red spots or pimples on your face
• previously: At an earlier time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• allergy: Sensitivity to foods, etc. causing a bad reaction
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• stimulant: Drug that increases physical or mental activity
• point: An item to be discussed
• sketch: Brief account of something without many details
• restless: Worried and uneasy; ceaselessly in motion
• lactose: Sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• person: Man, woman or child
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• calorie: Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
• saturate: To cause a liquid to not be able to absorb more
• universally: Applying to all people, times, places
• zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
• overload: To make a machine work too hard so it might break
• unhealthy: Being in poor health; sickly
• cocoa: Brown powder from a large bean, used for chocolate
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• kitty: Amount of money a group of people share