Glossary

Abuse - a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; cruel or inhumane treatment; improper or excessive use; verb use wrongly or improperly or excessively; use foul or abusive language towards; change the inherent purpose or function of something; treat badly
Access - the act of approaching or entering; a way of entering or leaving; (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information; the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership); a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.); the right to enter; verb reach or gain access to; obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
Adulteration - the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another); being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating
Adulthood - the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity; the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
Age - how long something has existed; a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; a late time of life; a prolonged period of time; an era of history having some distinctive feature; verb begin to seem older; get older; make older; grow old or older
Aging - growing old; the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age; acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
Air pollution - pollution of the atmosphere
Air - relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air; a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; medium for radio and television broadcasting; the region above the ground; a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); travel via aircraft; a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; the mass of air surrounding the Earth; a slight wind (usually refreshing); verb expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; be broadcast; expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; make public; expose to fresh air
Alcohol - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
Appearance - the act of appearing in public view; pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action; outward or visible aspect of a person or thing; a mental representation; the event of coming into sight
Archaeological - related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology
Area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; a subject of study; a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); a particular environment or walk of life
Aroma - a distinctive odor that is pleasant; any property detected by the olfactory system
Artificial - artificially formal; contrived by art rather than nature; not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
Arugula - erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
Ascorbic acid - a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy
Assessment - the market value set on assets; an amount determined as payable; the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
Avoidance - deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
BLT - sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce
Bacon and eggs - eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon; European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
Baked goods - foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven
Baked - (bread and pastries) cooked by dry heat (as in an oven); hardened by subjecting to intense heat; dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
Baking powder - any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast
Ball - a pitch that is not in the strike zone; the game of baseball; round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; a spherical object used as a plaything; a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; a lavish dance requiring formal attire; a compact mass; the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989); an object with a spherical shape; a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; verb form into a ball by winding or rolling
Bark - a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts; the sound made by a dog; a noise resembling the bark of a dog; tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants; verb tan (a skin) with bark tannins; speak in an unfriendly tone; make barking sounds; remove the bark of a tree; cover with bark
Barley - a grain of barley; cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
Basil - leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried; (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379); any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
Bean curd - cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk
Beef stew - a stew made with beef
Beef - cattle that are reared for their meat; meat from an adult domestic bovine; informal terms for objecting; verb complain
Behavioral - of or relating to behavior
Black pepper - pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on; climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
Bland - lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; lacking taste or flavor or tang; smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
Blood clotting - a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)
Blood test - a serologic analysis of a sample of blood
Blood - temperament or disposition; the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart; people viewed as members of a group; the descendants of one individual; a dissolute man in fashionable society; verb smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
Blue cheese - cheese containing a blue mold
Body weight - the weight of a person's body
Boiled - cooked in hot water
Bolus - a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine; a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)
Bones - a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
Bones - a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
Boredom - the feeling of being bored by something tedious
Bread - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked; informal terms for money; verb cover with bread crumbs
Breakfast - the first meal of the day (usually in the morning); verb eat an early morning meal; provide breakfast for
Breathing - passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Breathlessness - a dyspneic condition
Brown rice - unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer
Brown sugar - unrefined or only partly refined sugar
Brown sugar - unrefined or only partly refined sugar
Bruising - brutally forceful and compelling; causing mental or emotional injury
Brussels sprouts - the small edible cabbage-like buds growing along a stalk of the brussels sprout plant
Business - incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; the volume of commercial activity; a rightful concern or responsibility; an immediate objective; business concerns collectively; a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; customers collectively
Butter - an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use; a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head; verb spread butter on
CPR - an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
CRAM - verb prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam; study intensively, as before an exam; put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled; crowd or pack to capacity
Cabbage - any of various types of cabbage; any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers; informal terms for money; verb make off with belongings of others
Caesar salad - typically having fried croutons and dressing made with a raw egg
Caffeine - a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects
Caloric - of or relating to calories in food; relating to or associated with heat
Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
Canned - sealed in a can or jar; recorded for broadcast
Canola oil - vegetable oil made from rapeseed
Carbohydrate - an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
Carbon dioxide - a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
Care - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; attention and management implying responsibility for safety; a cause for feeling concern; judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; an anxious feeling; verb feel concern or interest; provide care for; be concerned with; prefer or wish to do something; be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
Catastrophic - extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
Cauliflower - compact head of white undeveloped flowers; a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
Cayenne pepper - a long and often twisted hot red pepper; ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum; plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
Celery - stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning; widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
Chalk - a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces; a pure flat white with little reflectance; a soft whitish calcite; an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant; verb write, draw, or trace with chalk
Cheesecake - a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire; made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust
Chemical energy - that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction
Chest - box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy; furniture with drawers for keeping clothes; the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
Chicken breast - abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets
Chicken broth - a stock made with chicken
Chicken - easily frightened; a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl; a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops; the flesh of a chicken used for food; a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
Chili powder - powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano
Chili - very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency; ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
China - high quality porcelain originally made only in China; a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world; dishware made of high quality porcelain; a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the communists led by Mao Zedong
Chinese cabbage - elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves; plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
Chlorhexidine - a long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery
Chocolate mousse - dessert mousse made with chocolate
Chromium - a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing
Citric acid - a weak water-soluble acid found in many fruits (especially citrus fruits); used as a flavoring agent
Citrus - any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions; any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds
Clam chowder - chowder containing clams
Clams - informal terms for money
Clay - United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852); United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978); a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired; the dead body of a human being; water soaked soil; soft wet earth
Cleaned - made clean
Cleaning - the act of making something clean
Cleanup - (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team); the act of making something clean; a very large profit
Clothing - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
Club - stout stick that is larger at one end; a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it; a formal association of people with similar interests; a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; a building that is occupied by a social club; golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball; a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; verb strike with a club or a bludgeon; gather and spend time together; unite with a common purpose
Coaching - the job of a professional coach
Cocoa powder - the powdery remains of chocolate liquor after cocoa butter is removed; used in baking and in low fat and low calorie recipes and as a flavoring for ice cream
Coconut milk - clear to whitish fluid from within a fresh coconut; white liquid obtained from compressing fresh coconut meat
Coconut oil - oil from coconuts
Cod liver oil - an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D
Cod - payable by the recipient on delivery; adv. collecting the charges upon delivery; major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters; lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached; the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves); verb harass with persistent criticism or carping; fool or hoax
Coffee - a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans; a medium brown to dark-brown color; a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee
Collard greens - kale that has smooth leaves
Color - having or capable of producing colors; the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation; a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; the timbre of a musical sound; interest and variety and intensity; (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors; a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks); an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; any material used for its color; verb add color to; gloss or excuse; decorate with colors; modify or bias; change color, often in an undesired manner; affect as in thought or feeling
Colors - a flag that shows its nationality; a distinguishing emblem
Comic - of or relating to or characteristic of comedy; arousing or provoking laughter; a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
Communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups; the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; a connection allowing access between persons or places
Comprehensiveness - completeness over a broad scope; the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
Compression - applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required; the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; an increase in the density of something
Condemnation - (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building); the condition of being strongly disapproved of; (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
Consideration - a considerate and thoughtful act; kind and considerate regard for others; the process of giving careful thought to something; a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
Consistency - a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts; (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another; the property of holding together and retaining its shape; logical coherence and accordance with the facts
Conspiracy - a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot); a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act; a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
Contamination - the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors; the state of being contaminated; a substance that contaminates
Controversy - a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
Convenience - the quality of being useful and convenient; the state of being suitable or opportune; a device or control that is very useful for a particular job; a toilet that is available to the public
Cooking - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
Cool - marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept; (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification; neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets; the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature; great coolness and composure under strain; verb loose heat; lose intensity; make cool or cooler
Corn syrup - syrup prepared from corn
Corn - something sentimental or trite; ears of corn grown for human food; tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times; (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in England or oats in Scotland and Ireland); the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal; a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes; whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn; verb preserve with salt; feed (cattle) with corn
Cottage cheese - mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk
Cows - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
Cream - toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin; the part of milk containing the butterfat; the best people or things in a group; verb add cream to one's coffee, for example; put on cream, as on one's face or body; beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; make creamy by beating; remove from the surface
Creatine - an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction
Crucial - of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; having the power or quality of deciding; having crucial relevance; of the greatest importance
Culture - the raising of plants or animals; (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group; the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; a particular society at a particular time and place; all the knowledge and values shared by a society; a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
Curry - (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice; verb treat by incorporating fat; season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking; give a neat appearance to
Cushing's syndrome - a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol
Cycling - the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
Dancing - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
Dangerous - causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
Dark chocolate - chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin is usually added
Death - the act of killing; the event of dying or departure from life; the personification of death; the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; the absence of life or state of being dead; the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; the time when something ends; a final state
Debate - the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote); a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; verb argue with one another; discuss the pros and cons of an issue; have an argument about something; think about carefully; weigh
Density - the amount per unit size; the spatial property of being crowded together
Desensitize - verb make insensitive; cause not to be sensitive
Dessert - a dish served as the last course of a meal
Detoxification - treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver); a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
Diabetes - any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst
Dietary - of or relating to the diet; a regulated daily food allowance
Dietary - of or relating to the diet; a regulated daily food allowance
Dieter - a person who diets
Digest - a periodical that summarizes the news; something that is compiled (as into a single book or file); verb soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture; make more concise; soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture; systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; become assimilated into the body; arrange and integrate in the mind; put up with something or somebody unpleasant; convert food into absorbable substances
Digestive - relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion; any substance that promotes digestion
Dinner - the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday; a party of people assembled to have dinner together
Discomfort - an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress; the state of being tense and feeling pain
Disconnection - the act of breaking a connection; an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); state of being disconnected
Dish - a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation; a particular item of prepared food; the quantity that a dish will hold; an activity that you like or at which you are superior; a very attractive or seductive looking woman; verb make concave; shape like a dish; provide (usually but not necessarily food)
Diverticulitis - inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation
Do-it-yourself - done by yourself
Dosage - the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
Dried - preserved by removing natural moisture; not still wet
Dry mouth - abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva
Durum wheat - wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
Dyspnea - difficult or labored respiration
Eat - verb eat a meal; take a meal; take in solid food; worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; use up (resources or materials); take in food; used of animals only
Eating disorder - a disorder of the normal eating routine
Eating - the act of consuming food
Ecology - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment; the environment as it relates to living organisms
Education - the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university); the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979
Efficient - being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively
Eggplant - egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow; hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
Egypt - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC; an ancient empire west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament
Elements - violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
Elevation - drawing of an exterior of a structure; (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); the event of something being raised upward; angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object); the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; a raised or elevated geological formation; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
Elimination - the murder of a competitor; the act of removing or getting rid of something; the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations; analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives; the bodily process of discharging waste matter
Emotional - of more than usual emotion; determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason; of or pertaining to emotion; (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; extravagantly demonstrative
Encouraged - inspired with confidence
Endocrinologist - physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system
Endoscopy - visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
Environmental - concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment; of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings
Epinephrine - a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
Epithelial tissue - membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
Equipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
Ethnicity - an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
Europe - the nations of the European continent collectively; the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles; an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
Expense - a detriment or sacrifice; amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures); money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
Eyes - opinion or judgment
FBI - a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice
Facial - of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object; of or concerning the face; care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams; cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
Feelings - emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
Fennel - fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture; leaves used for seasoning; aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads; any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems
Filling - the act of filling something; (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth; a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.; flow into something (as a container); any material that fills a space or container; the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
Filtration - the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter; the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
Fish stew - a stew made with fish
Flatulence - a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal; pompously embellished language
Flavor - (physics) the six kinds of quarks; the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; verb lend flavor to
Flavoring - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
Flax - plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem; fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
Flexibility - the quality of being adaptable or variable; the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped; the trait of being easily persuaded
Fluoxetine - a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Prozac)
Focus - maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; the concentration of attention or energy on something; a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section; a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges; a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; special emphasis attached to something; verb put (an image) into focus; become focussed or come into focus; cause to converge on or toward a central point; direct one's attention on something; bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
Food - any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue; anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking; any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
Fortification - the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food); defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it; the art or science of strengthening defenses
Fraud - something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage; intentional deception resulting in injury to another person; a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Fresh - improperly forward or bold; not yet used or soiled; recently made, produced, or harvested; not rotten; not canned or otherwise preserved; not containing or composed of salt water; (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again; original and of a kind not seen before; not soured or preserved; with restored energy; having recently calved and therefore able to give milk; imparting vitality and energy; free from impurities; adv. very recently
Frozen - not convertible to cash; turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; not thawed; absolutely still; incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
Fructose - a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
Fruit salad - salad composed of fruits
Fruit - the consequence of some effort or action; the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant; an amount of a product; verb bear fruit; cause to bear fruit
Frying - cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
Fsh - a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm
Fungi - (pun) the one who buys the drinks; the taxonomic kingdom of lower plants
Gain - the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating; the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input; the advantageous quality of being beneficial; a quantity that is added; verb increase (one's body weight); increase in; obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; rise in rate or price; reach a destination, either real or abstract; win something through one's efforts; derive a benefit from; obtain
Gambling - the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
Garlic - aromatic bulb used as seasoning; bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves
Gas - the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container; a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely; a pedal that controls the throttle valve; a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal; a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines; a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes; verb attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; show off
Gender - a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness; the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
Ginkgo biloba - deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree
Glucagon - a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin)
Goal - a successful attempt at scoring; game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points; the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
Granola - cereal made of especially rolled oats with dried fruits and nuts and honey or brown sugar
Grapefruit - large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half; citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp
Grasping - immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; the act of gripping something firmly with the hands; understanding with difficulty
Gratitude - a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
Green - of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass; not fully developed or mature; not ripe; looking pale and unhealthy; concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party; naive and easily deceived or tricked; green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass; an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course; a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River; an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party; United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952); street names for ketamine; any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables; a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; verb turn or become green
Grill - a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill; verb cook over a grill
Grilling - cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
Grocery store - a marketplace where groceries are sold
Ground beef - beef that has been ground
Guacamole - a dip made of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onions and other seasonings
Guilt - remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence; the state of having committed an offense
Hair - a filamentous projection or process on an organism; any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments; a very small distance or space
Ham - meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked); an unskilled actor who overacts; a licensed amateur radio operator; (Old Testament) son of Noah; verb exaggerate one's acting
Harmless - not threatening to life or health; not malignant; not causing or capable of causing harm; unlikely to harm or disturb anyone; not producing any toxic effects; not injurious to physical or mental health
Healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; exercising or showing good judgment; financially secure and functioning well; promoting health; healthful; physically and mentally sound or healthy
Hearty - without reservation; consuming abundantly and with gusto; endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; providing abundant nourishment; showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
Heat - the trait of being intensely emotional; the sensation caused by heat energy; a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race; a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature; utility to warm a building; the presence of heat; applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity; verb make hot or hotter; gain heat or get hot; provide with heat; arouse or excite feelings and passions
High temperature - the presence of heat
Hiking - a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
Histamine - amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions
History - the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge; a record or narrative description of past events; the aggregate of past events; the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future
Holistic medicine - medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors
Homeostasis - (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
Hummus - a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
Hydrogen peroxide - a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used as a disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels
Hygiene - the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health; a condition promoting sanitary practices
Ice - a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk); the frozen part of a body of water; diamonds; water frozen in the solid state; a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine; an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant; a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes; verb put ice on or put on ice; decorate with frosting
Idea - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; a personal view; an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; your intention; what you intend to do; (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
Illness - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Impairment - damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality; the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine); the occurrence of a change for the worse; the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; a symptom of reduced quality or strength
Importance - the quality of being important and worthy of note; a prominent status
Inc - a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
Indian - of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures; a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived; a native or inhabitant of India; any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
Indigestion - a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
Intrusive - tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); thrusting inward; of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock
Irradiation - (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus; the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background; (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex; the condition of being exposed to radiation; (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance; a column of light (as from a beacon)
Irritability - an irritable petulant feeling; a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
Irritation - the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed; (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; the act of troubling or annoying someone; unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress; a sudden outburst of anger; the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
J - the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
Japan - lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient; lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer; a string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean; a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building; verb coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan
Join - a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made; verb make contact or come together; cause to become joined or linked; become part of; become a member of a group or organization; come into the company of; be or become joined or united or linked
Juice - any of several liquids of the body; the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue; electric current; energetic vitality
Juicy - full of juice; having strong sexual appeal; lucrative; suggestive of sexual impropriety
Jumping - the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump; the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
Kinetic energy - the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion
Kiwi - nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes; fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh; a native or inhabitant of New Zealand; climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
Lack - the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; verb be without
Lactose intolerance - congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose
Leavening - an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
Leftovers - food remaining from a previous meal
Legs - staying power
Lemon juice - usually freshly squeezed juice of lemons
Lentil soup - made of stock and lentils with onions carrots and celery
Lettuce - leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa; any of various plants of the genus Lactuca; informal terms for money
Life-threatening - causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
Life - living things collectively; the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; a motive for living; a living person; the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; a characteristic state or mode of living; the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); the period between birth and the present time; the period from the present until death; animation and energy in action or expression; an account of the series of events making up a person's life; the condition of living or the state of being alive; a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
Lifespan - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
Lifestyle - a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes
Lightheadedness - a frivolous lack of prudence; a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
Likelihood - the probability of a specified outcome
Lime juice - usually freshly squeezed juice of limes
Liquid - clear and bright; smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness; existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; filled or brimming with tears; in cash or easily convertible to cash; smooth and unconstrained in movement; changed from a solid to a liquid state; a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r'); the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility; a substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume; a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
Lose weight - verb take off weight
Lunch - a midday meal; verb take the midday meal; provide a midday meal for
MD - a doctor's degree in medicine; a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies; a licensed medical practitioner; a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol)
MD - a doctor's degree in medicine; a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies; a licensed medical practitioner; a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol)
Main course - a square mainsail; the principal dish of a meal
Manganese - a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals
Mango - large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed; large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
Mannitol - a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine
Maple syrup - made by concentrating sap from sugar maples
Margarine - a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
Masterpiece - an outstanding achievement; the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
Mayo - egg yolks and oil and vinegar
Mayonnaise - egg yolks and oil and vinegar
Meal - coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse; the food served and eaten at one time; any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times
Measurable - of distinguished importance; capable of being measured
Measurement - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
Medical - requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery; relating to the study or practice of medicine; of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art; a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
Memory - an electronic memory device; the power of retaining and recalling past experience; the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; something that is remembered; the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes
Meniere's disease - a disease of the inner ear characterized by episodes of dizziness and tinnitus and progressive hearing loss (usually unilateral)
Mercury - temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun; (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes; a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
Meticulously - adv. in a meticulous manner
Metric - based on the meter as a standard of measurement; the rhythmic arrangement of syllables; a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic; a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds); a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
Mind - that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; knowledge and intellectual ability; attention; recall or remembrance; your intention; what you intend to do; an opinion formed by judging something; an important intellectual; verb keep in mind; be concerned with or about something or somebody; be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by; be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to; be in charge of or deal with; pay close attention to; give heed to
Mindful - bearing in mind; attentive to
Minutes - a written account of what transpired at a meeting
Mission - the organized work of a religious missionary; a special assignment that is given to a person or group; an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work; a group of representatives or delegates
Moderation - the action of lessening in severity or intensity; quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes; the trait of avoiding excesses; a change for the better
Molasses - thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining
Molecule - (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound; (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Monitoring - the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it)
More - (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number; adv. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent; English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
Motion sickness - the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
Movement - the act of changing the location of something; the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock); a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something; a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; the act of changing location from one place to another; a change of position that does not entail a change of location; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; a general tendency to change (as of opinion); an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; a euphemism for defecation
Mushy - having the consistency of mush; effusively or insincerely emotional
Mustard - leaves eaten as cooked greens; pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds; any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
Nerves - control of your emotions; an uneasy psychological state
Nervous tissue - tissue composed of neurons
Network - (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits; a system of intersecting lines or channels; an interconnected system of things or people; an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals; verb communicate with and within a group
Neural - of or relating to neurons; of or relating to the nervous system
Neuroendocrine - of or relating to the nervous and endocrine systems (especially as they function together)
Night blindness - inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder
Notebook - a small compact portable computer; a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
Nuclear energy - the energy released by a nuclear reaction
Numbness - partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction; the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
Nutmeg - hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground; East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
Obesity - more than average fatness
Obsessed - influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
Occupational - of or relating to the activity or business for which you are trained
Okra - tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus; long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant; long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
Onion - an aromatic flavorful bulb; bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb; edible bulb of an onion plant
Orange juice - bottled or freshly squeezed juice of oranges
Orange - of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange; orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow; round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees; a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean; any citrus tree bearing oranges; any pigment producing the orange color
Organic - involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs; simple and healthful and close to nature; relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis; being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms; of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones; of or relating to or derived from living organisms; constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup); a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter
Organs - edible viscera of a butchered animal
Overview - a general summary of a subject
Oxygen - a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
PB - a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
Pacific - promoting peace; disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean; the largest ocean in the world
Paper towel - a disposable towel made of absorbent paper
Paper - medium for written communication; a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses; a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses; the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher; a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; an essay (especially one written as an assignment); a business firm that publishes newspapers; verb cover with paper; cover with wallpaper
Parathyroid gland - any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland
Pastry - any of various baked foods made of dough or batter; a dough of flour and water and shortening
Pate - the top of the head; liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
Peanuts - an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount
Pennsylvania - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the British colonies that formed the United States; a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pepperoni - a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage)
Perfection - the act of making something perfect; the state of being without a flaw or defect; an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
Physical exertion - the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
Pill - a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size; a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception; something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; a unpleasant or tiresome person
Planet - (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction; any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star; a person who follows or serves another
Pollen - the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant
Pollution - undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities; the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors; the state of being polluted
Polyunsaturated fat - a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some margarines; supposedly associated with low blood cholesterol
Popcorn - small kernels of corn exploded by heat; corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
Potent - having a strong physiological or chemical effect; (of a male) capable of copulation; having or wielding force or authority; having great influence
Potential energy - the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy
Pressure - a force that compels; the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin; the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress; the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; the state of demanding notice or attention; verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; exert pressure on someone through threats
Prime - used of the first or originating agent; being at the best stage of development; of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers; first in rank or degree; of superior grade; a number that has no factor but itself and 1; the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest; the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.; the period of greatest prosperity or productivity; verb insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; fill with priming liquid; cover with a primer; apply a primer to
Processing - preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
Production - (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; the act or process of producing something; the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services; (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated; an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
Prone - lying face downward; having a tendency (to); often used in combination
Protection - payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; the activity of protecting someone or something; the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; the condition of being protected; kindly endorsement and guidance; a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; defense against financial failure; financial independence
Psychotherapy - the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means; the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods
Purpose - an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; what something is used for; verb reach a decision; propose or intend
Rancid - (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition; smelling of fermentation or staleness
Raw - not treated with heat to prepare it for eating; lacking training or experience; brutally unfair or harsh; used of wood and furniture; having the surface exposed and painful; untempered and unrefined; not processed or refined; not processed or subjected to analysis; (used informally) completely unclothed; unpleasantly cold and damp; devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; hurting; (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; informal terms for nakedness
Reality - the quality possessed by something that is real; the state of being actual or real; the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be; all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
Recommendation - any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable; something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable
Redness - red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood; a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
Reintroduction - an act of renewed introduction
Relaxation - a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount; an occurrence of control or strength weakening; (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance; (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers; the act of making less strict; freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry
Repair - the act of putting something in working order again; a formal way of referring to the condition of something; a frequently visited place; verb restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; move, travel, or proceed toward some place; give new life or energy to; set straight or right; make amends for; pay compensation for
Reproduction - the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring; the act of making copies; recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall; the process of generating offspring; copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
Research - systematic investigation to establish facts; a search for knowledge; verb inquire into; attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner
Residue - matter that remains after something has been removed; something left after other parts have been taken away
Respiratory system - the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing
Rest - freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); a support on which things can be put; a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration; euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); a state of inaction; something left after other parts have been taken away; a pause for relaxation; verb be at rest; take a short break from one's activities in order to relax; give a rest to; not move; be in a resting position; put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; be inactive, refrain from acting; be inherent or innate in; stay the same; remain in a certain state; rest on or as if on a pillow; sit, as on a branch; have a place in relation to something else
Retinal detachment - visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation
Reuben - a hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread; (Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
Rhodopsin - a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light
Roasted - (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
Roasting - cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added)
Rolled oats - meal made from rolled or ground oats
Romans - a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
Roots - the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
Running - continually repeated over a period of time; (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; executed or initiated by running; (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; of advancing the ball by running; moving quickly on foot; measured lengthwise; the act of administering or being in charge of something; the state of being in operation; the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track; (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
Rye - whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt; hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement; the seed of the cereal grass
Safety - a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line; a safe place; the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions; (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely; contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse; a device designed to prevent injury
Salad dressing - savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
Salad - food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
Salami - highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried
Salsa - spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods
Sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them; verb insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; make into a sandwich
Satiety - the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
Sauce - flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food; verb add zest or flavor to, make more interesting; dress (food) with a relish; behave saucy or impudently towards
Sauerkraut - shredded cabbage fermented in brine
Sausage - highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings; a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
Sauteed - fried quickly in a little fat
Schizophrenia - any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
Scottish - of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; the dialect of English used in Scotland
Seasonal - occurring at or dependent on a particular season; a worker who finds employment only in certain seasons
Seaweed - plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
Seed - a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa; a small hard fruit; the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract; anything that provides inspiration for later work; one of the outstanding players in a tournament; verb remove the seeds from; inoculate with microorganisms; sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain; distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds; go to seed; shed seeds; bear seeds; help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money; place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
Sertraline - a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft)
Services - performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
Shame - a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt; a state of dishonor; an unfortunate development; verb surpass or beat by a wide margin; cause to be ashamed; compel through a sense of shame; bring shame or dishonor upon
Sheep - woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat; a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon
Shelf life - the length of time a packaged food or drug will last without deteriorating
Shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean); invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
Shiny - reflecting light; abounding with sunlight; having a shiny surface or coating; made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
Side dish - a dish that is served with but is subordinate to a main course
Skin - an outer surface (usually thin); a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal; a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; a person's skin regarded as their life; the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit); body covering of a living animal; the rind of a fruit or vegetable; verb strip the skin off; bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; remove the bark of a tree; climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Skin - an outer surface (usually thin); a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal; a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; a person's skin regarded as their life; the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit); body covering of a living animal; the rind of a fruit or vegetable; verb strip the skin off; bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; remove the bark of a tree; climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Sleep apnea - apnea that occurs during sleep
Smell - the act of perceiving the odor of something; the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents; the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; any property detected by the olfactory system; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; verb emit an odor; smell bad; inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
Smoked - (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
Smoking - emitting smoke in great volume; the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
Smooth - lacking obstructions or difficulties; having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence; of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth; (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; smooth and unconstrained in movement; (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; the act of smoothing; verb make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; free from obstructions; make (a surface) shine
Smoothie - a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk; someone with an assured and ingratiating manner
Snack - a light informal meal; verb eat a snack; eat lightly
Sore throat - inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
Soundtrack - sound recording on a narrow strip of a motion picture film
Soup - liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food; an unfortunate situation; any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup; verb dope (a racehorse)
Southeast Asia - a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore
Soy sauce - thin sauce made of fermented soy beans
Spelt - hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed
Spinal cord - a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
Spread - prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out; distributed or spread over a considerable extent; fully extended in width; act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time; the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age); two facing pages of a book or other publication; process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space; a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers; decorative cover for a bed; farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle); a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; a haphazard distribution in all directions; a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; verb distribute or disperse widely; become distributed or widespread; distribute over a surface in a layer; cover by spreading something over; strew or distribute over an area; spread across or over; cause to become widely known; become widely known and passed on; spread out or open from a closed or folded state; move outward
Squad - a smallest army unit; a cooperative unit
Square - rigidly conventional or old-fashioned; without evasion or compromise; leaving no balance; having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; characterized by honesty and fairness; providing abundant nourishment; adv. firmly and solidly; in a square shape; in a straight direct way; a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles; any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views; someone who doesn't understand what is going on; the product of two equal terms; (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; something approximating the shape of a square; an open area at the meeting of two or more streets; verb make square; raise to the second power; position so as to be square; pay someone and settle a debt; be compatible with; cause to match, as of ideas or acts; turn the oar, while rowing; turn the paddle; in canoeing
Stalls - a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
Standard deviation - the square root of the variance
Starter - a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough; an electric motor for starting an engine; the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition; a contestant who is in the game at the beginning; a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle; food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course); any new participant in some activity
Starvation - the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
Steaming - filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist; adv. (used of heat) extremely
Steps - the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
Stevia - any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia; any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America
Stiffness - firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action; the property of moving with pain or difficulty; the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend; excessive sternness; the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
Stone - of any of various dull tannish or grey colors; building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; a lack of feeling or expression or movement; United States architect (1902-1978); United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946); United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989); United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893); United States filmmaker (born in 1946); United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946); the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds; a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; verb kill by throwing stones at; remove the pits from
Stove - any heating apparatus; a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
Stuffed peppers - parboiled green peppers stuffed usually with rice and meat and baked briefly
Stuffed - filled with something; crammed with food
Sunflower oil - oil from sunflower seeds
Sunflower - any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
Supervision - management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
Support - a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; aiding the cause or policy or interests of; the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; any device that bears the weight of another thing; supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; the financial means whereby one lives; financial resources provided to make some project possible; documentary validation; a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts; verb play a subordinate role to (another performer); support materially or financially; give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; put up with something or somebody unpleasant; adopt as a belief; argue or speak in defense of; be a regular customer or client of; be the physical support of; carry the weight of; be behind; approve of; support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
Sushi - rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
Sustainability - the property of being sustainable
Sustainable - capable of being sustained
Sweet - pleasing to the senses; (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content; having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar; having a natural fragrance; not containing or composed of salt water; having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; pleasing to the ear; pleasing to the mind or feeling; with sweetening added; not soured or preserved; adv. in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly'); the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth; a food rich in sugar; English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912); the property of tasting as if it contains sugar; a dish served as the last course of a meal
Sweetener - anything that serves as an enticement; something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
Swim Bladder - an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
Swimming - applied to a fish depicted horizontally; filled or brimming with tears; the act of swimming
Swiss chard - long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves; beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
Swiss cheese - hard pale yellow cheese with many holes from Switzerland
Tailor - a person whose occupation is making and altering garments; verb make fit for a specific purpose; create (clothes) with cloth; style and tailor in a certain fashion
Team - two or more draft animals that work together to pull something; a cooperative unit; verb form a team
Template - a model or standard for making comparisons
Template - a model or standard for making comparisons
Template - a model or standard for making comparisons
Tendinitis - inflammation of a tendon
Tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
Texas - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
Texture - the feel of a surface or a fabric; the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality; the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together; the essential quality of something
Thermometer - measuring instrument for measuring temperature
Thin - lacking excess flesh; (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; lacking spirit or sincere effort; of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; not dense; having little substance or significance; very narrow; adv. without viscosity; verb make thin or thinner; lose thickness; become thin or thinner; take off weight; lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Thyme - leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables; any of various mints of the genus Thymus
Tight - affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; packed closely together; of such close construction as to be impermeable; closely constrained or constricted or constricting; securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; very drunk; (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; pressed tightly together; of textiles; pulled or drawn tight; adv. firmly or tightly; in an attentive manner
Time - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past; a person's experience on a particular occasion; an instance or single occasion for some event; an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); a suitable moment; a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something; rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration; the time as given by a clock; the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event; the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; verb adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; regulate or set the time of; assign a time for an activity or event; set the speed, duration, or execution of; measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
Tingling - exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements; causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks; a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
Tomato sauce - sauce made with a puree of tomatoes (or strained tomatoes) with savory vegetables and other seasonings; can be used on pasta
Tomato - mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable; native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties
Track - the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track; any road or path affording passage especially a rough one; a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll; a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels; a groove on a phonograph recording; (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data; an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground; a course over which races are run; evidence pointing to a possible solution; a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; a line or route along which something travels or moves; verb make tracks upon; carry on the feet and deposit; observe or plot the moving path of something; travel across or pass over; go after with the intent to catch
Training - activity leading to skilled behavior; the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
Transmission - the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted; the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle; communication by means of transmitted signals; an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted; the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
Trichinosis - infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted
Tropical - of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense; relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic
Tuna Salad - salad composed primarily of chopped canned tuna fish
Typing - writing done with a typewriter
USDA - the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
Ultrasound - very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography; using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs
Uncomfortable - providing or experiencing physical discomfort; conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
Unhealthy - not conducive to good health; not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; detrimental to health
United States - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776; the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
Unsteadiness - the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable; the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place
Unwillingness - the trait of being unwilling
Upset stomach - a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
Vanilla extract - a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)
Variety - a difference that is usually pleasant; (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics; noticeable heterogeneity; a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances; a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Vegetable oil - any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants
Veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
Versatile - able to move freely in all directions; competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another; changeable or inconstant; having great diversity or variety
Versatility - having a wide variety of skills
Vertigo - a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
Vinegar - sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative; dilute acetic acid
Vision - the perceptual experience of seeing; a vivid mental image; a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance; the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; the ability to see; the visual faculty
Vitality - an energetic style; the property of being able to survive and grow; (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms; a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
Vitamin E - a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
Vitamin K - a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood
Vomiting - the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Water pollution - pollution of the water in rivers and lakes
Weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you; the condition of being financially weak; powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; a flaw or weak point
Week - a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday; any period of seven consecutive days; hours or days of work in a calendar week
Wellness - a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
Wheat flour - flour prepared from wheat
Whipped cream - cream that has been beaten until light and fluffy
White rice - having husk or outer brown layers removed
Whole wheat bread - bread made with whole wheat flour
Whole - including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; (of siblings) having the same parents; acting together as a single undiversified whole; exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; not impaired or diminished in any way; wholly unharmed; including everything; adv. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; all of something including all its component elements or parts
Wood - a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942); English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887); English conductor (1869-1944); United States film actress (1938-1981); the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees; any wind instrument other than the brass instruments; the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
Wound - put in a coil; the act of inflicting a wound; a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat; a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision; verb cause injuries or bodily harm to; hurt the feelings of
Yeast - any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division; a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
Yellow - of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk; cowardly or treacherous; changed to a yellowish color by age; easily frightened; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc; typical of tabloids; yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons; verb turn yellow
Yoga - a system of exercises practiced as part of the Hindu discipline to promote control of the body and mind; Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion
Zucchini - small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green; marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small

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