Vocabulary

• shelf life: The length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• on call: Available to be summoned for duty, especially in emergencies.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• in excess of: More than.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• favor: Support or approval from people
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• ingest: To eat, drink, or swallow something
• sensory: Referring to the physical senses
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• reindeer: Large type of deer, associated with Christmas
• abdomen: The part of the body where the stomach is
• expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• enlist: To obtain support from someone
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• clump: Mass or pile of something such as soil
• add: To include as well
• synthesize: To combine different things into a new form
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• domesticate: To train an animal as a pet or to do work; tame
• long: Person's name
• call: A order or request for action
• fruit: Result or product of something
• easily: Clearly; without doubt; certainly
• fat: Amount beyond what is usual or necessary
• pear: Fruit that is pointed at top, rounded at bottom
• buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
• young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
• endoplasmic: Inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell