Chapter Two Flashcards
If you have a/an _____ supply of something, you have plenty of it
Abundant (adj)
A/an _______ is a unit for measuring the amount of energy a food item produces
Calories (n)
A person who was a member of your family in previous generations is known as ______
Ancestor (n)
The ______ way to do something is the best or most suitable way to do it
Optimal (adj)
The process whereby food is changed to energy inside the body is called ________
Digestion (n)
A/an ______ of something is a person who supports it pr is in favour of it. The opposite is opponent
Proponent (n)
People who ____ into a different style or career usually make a gradual but permanent change
Transition (v)
If you have a/an ______ to something, such as coffee or alcohol, you have a strong and often physical need for it
Addiction (n)
A/an _____ is a lack or shortage of something that is neccessary
Deficiency (n)
If you feel ______, you have no energy; you might want to sit on your sofa all day and watch television
Legthargic (adj)
Without cruelty or causing suffering
Humanely (adv)
Make (people) calm or stop (them) worrying
Pacify (v)
Officially end something
Abolish (v)
Feel sad because a loved one has died
Grieve (v)
Basic or common
Staple (adj)
