Vocabulary for Reading 4: The "Junk" of Junk Food

Vocabulary flashcards

wise

(adjective) smart, with deep understanding about life

“The old man gave me some very _______ advice about saving money.”

garbage can

(noun phrase) a large container for trash (British English: rubbish bin)

“Please throw your trash in the _______.”

harmful

(adjective) bad for you; causing damage or injury

“Smoking is _______ both to you and to other people around you.”

fiber

(noun) the parts of food that you eat but cannot break down; the parts of food that help move food through your system

“Foods high in _______ help you to pass food through your body and out.”

exactly

(adverb) 100% correctly; not about or around

“This class starts at _______ 9:00, not about 9:00.”

chemical

(noun) things such as C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ (sugar), NaHCO₃​ (baking soda), or CH₄ (methane)

“NaCl is the _______ name for salt.”

ingredient

(noun) one of the foods that you use to make a particular food or dish

“Ginger is a common _______ in Japanese cooking.”

addictive

(adjective) making you unable to stop doing something; making you feel like you need to do it

“Everyone knows that tobacco and caffeine are _______, but sugar is too.”

actually

(adverb) really, truly

“You think that’s Donald Trump? _______, it’s a different person.”

advertising

(noun) getting people to buy something through images, videos, and text, on TV, in newspapers and magazines, on the Internet, etc.

“Children see a lot of _______ on TV.”

grocery store

(noun phrase) a supermarket; a place where you buy food

“We go to a _______ every weekend to buy food.”

seasoning

(noun) a substance used in cooking to add flavor

“The most common _______ in cooking is salt.”

soy sauce

(noun phrase) a strong-tasting, dark brown liquid made from soy beans and used especially in Chinese and Japanese cooking

“I like to dip my sushi in _______.”

nutrition

(noun) food for the body; the process of feeding the body

“Fruits and vegetables, especially green leafy vegetables, give us good _______. Junk food gives us almost none.”

additive

(noun) an added chemical

“Sankabōshizai（酸化防止剤）is ‘antioxidant’ in English. It’s a common _______ in processed foods.”