Vocabulary

• uric acid: A crystalline acid that is the final product of purine metabolism and is found in blood and urine.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• health benefits: Advantages provided by an employer or insurance plan related to healthcare, such as medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• top it off: To complete something in a particularly good or impressive way.
• hard to swallow: Difficult to accept or believe as true.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• food critic: A person who professionally evaluates and critiques food and restaurants.
• fish: Animal that swims and lives in water
• eat: To put food in your mouth
• egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
• cheese: Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
• meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• food: What people and animals eat to live
• open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
• horse: Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
• grey: Color between black and white (also spelled gray)
• rice: Person's name
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• skate: Flat sea fish
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• rugby: Game played by two teams with an oval ball
• air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• soap: Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
• smell: To have a particular odor
• skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• due: When something is required or expected
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• sewing: To make something using a needle and thread
• chewy: (Of food) needing a lot of chewing; tough
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• smelly: Having an unpleasant odor or smell
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• goat: Small animal with beard and horns
• aged: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• hung: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• soak: To make something completely wet
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• critic: Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• poisonous: Harmful; unfriendly; unpleasant
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• bacterium: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• slippery: Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• odor: A certain smell, often strong or distinct
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
• ammonia: Colorless liquid or gas used in cleaning products
• brine: Water that contains a lot of salt, e.g. sea water
• pungent: Being very strong in smell or taste
• tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
• rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
• acetic: Concerning or containing acetic acid
• mushy: Excessively or insincerely emotional
• stinking: (Of a coward, criminal etc.) morally very bad
• stuffing: To push material inside something, with force
• clot: Mass of blood, etc. that has dried up/become thick
• grease: Liquid or melted fat from animals used for cooking
• baltic: A branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European
• bladder: Soft bag which holds liquid or air