Unit 8 vocabulary Flashcards
bitter
having an unpalatable harsh taste, as the peel of an orange or coffee
chewy
of a consistency requiring chewing; somewhat firm and sticky
crunchy
to bite or chew (crisp foods) with a crushing or crackling sound
fatty
containing, consisting of, or derived from fat
greasy
coated with grease
mild
not powerful or strong; bland
plain
not mixed; simple
rich
having a large proportion of flavoursome or fatty ingredients, such as spices, butter, or cream
salty
of, tasting of, or containing salt
spicy
seasoned with or containing spice
stodgy
heavy or uninteresting
sweet
having a pleasant taste like that of sugar
tasteless
lacking in flavour; insipid
tasty
having a pleasant flavour
tender
easily broken, cut, or crushed; soft; not tough
fried
to cook or be cooked in fat, oil, etc, usually over direct heat
boiled
to change or cause to change from a liquid to a vapour so rapidly that bubbles of vapour are formed in the liquid
roast
to cook (meat or other food) by dry heat, usually with added fat and esp in an oven
grilled
cooked on a grill or gridiron
barbecued
to cook (meat, fish, etc) on a grill, usually over charcoal and often with a highly seasoned sauce
baked
to cook by dry heat in or as if in an oven
stewed
(of meat, fruit, etc) cooked by stewing
I’ve had enough!
I’m sick and tired!
eventually
sooner or later
healthy and unharmed
safe and sound
have only what I like
pick and choose
approximately
more or less
occasionally
now and then
small things
bits and pieces
without noise
peace and quiet
high points and low points
ups and downs
back to front
in reverse
nonsense, waste of time
fun and games
An everyday or ordinary person or thing
bread and butter
To accept or reject unconditionally
take it or leave it
to be patient until a later time
wait and see
police and courts
law and order
The practice of compromise
give and take
