Chapter 2 Flashcards
natural (adj)
normal, usual
e.g. People eat when they are hungry. That’s the natural thing to do.
specific (adj)
one kind or another
e.g. Sometimes we get hungry for a specific kind of food - comfort food.
prepare (v)
get ready
e.g. Comfort food doesn’t usually take a lot of work. It’s easy to prepare.
rather (adv)
more than a little
e.g. The information from the survey was rather surprising.
expect (v)
think it will happen
e.g. The researchers expected the top comfort food to be warm and soft.
nearly (adv)
almost
e.g. Many of the comfort foods people talked about were snack foods, but nearly half of the foods were not.
choice (n)
choosing
e.g. Men and women often make different choices in comfort food.
mention (v)
say a few words about it
e.g. Many women in the survey mentioned ice cream.
lonely (adj)
away from friends and feeling sad
e.g. Some people eat comfort food when they are lonely.
bored (adj)
tired of having nothing fun to do
e.g. Some people eat when they feel bored. It gives them something to do.
popular (adj)
like by many people
e.g. Chocolate is very popular in Switzerland.
turn out (v phrase)
happen or end in a specific way, have a specific result
e.g. I thought my team would win, but it didn’t turn out that way.
in general
usually, in most situations
e.g. In general, his parents don’t let him stay out after midnight.
take part (v phrase)
be active in a sport, club, or other event with other people
e.g. There are lots of things happening after school that students can take part in.
opposite (n)
a person or thing that is as different as can be from someone or something else
e.g. The opposite of popular is unpopular.
