Vocabulary

• contend with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• ride into: To enter a place on horseback or other vehicle.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• in terms of
• all the rage: Being the current popular thing
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• behind the times: Old-fashioned; not aware of or using the latest ideas, methods, or technology.
• at least: As a minimum
• check out
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• amount: Quantity of something
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
• stink: To smell terrible
• cupboard: Piece of furniture used for storage
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• dietary: Concerning the food one consumes
• public: Owned by the government
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• rodent: Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
• hazardous: Involving danger, risk, and potential damages
• nutritional: (Of foods) having positive effects on your health
• naturally: In the expected or usual way
• excellent: Extremely good
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
• cilantro: Herb used in Asian cooking; coriander
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• bouquet: Bunch or collection of flowers
• excrement: Waste matter discharged from the body; feces
• hitch: To ask for and get (a ride in someone's car)
• filth: Dirt; any substance considered foul or unpleasant
• pinot: Grape used in wine of the Burgundy type
• blackberry: Type of black fruit grown on vines with thorns
• mg: One thousandth (1/1000) of a gram