Vocabulary for Food Unit
advocacy¡¦ public support for a
course of action or way of doing things
allergens ..substance
that cause allergies
benignly ¡¦kindly
blur¡¦ to become difficult to
see because the edges are not clear
dosage ¡¦the amount of medicine
that should be taken at one time
count¡¦ to have specified
importance <from Cody Loves Ruth>
enzyme¡¦È¿¼Ò
fertilizer¡¦a substance that is put
on land to make crops grow
gnawing ¡¦persistent and troubling
gourmet (p.86) ¡¦connoisseur of fine food
and drink
herald¡¦ to announce or signal
that something is approaching
herbicides¡¦a substance is used to
kill unwanted plants
parasites¡¦±â»ýÃæ
pesticide¡¦ a chemical substance used
to kill insects and small animals that destroy crops
rumpled¡¦¡¦ disheveled e.g. by creasing clothes
scrutiny¡¦ close examination
splice¡¦ to join the ends of two
pieces to form one continuous piece
tamper ¡¦to make changes (esp. in
order to damage it)
thickheaded¡¦an insult to one¡¯s intelligence <from Cody Loves Ruth>
trait¡¦a particular quality
trigger ¡¦to make something happen
very quickly