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English 18 Public

advanced food and health vocabulary

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vulnerable

susceptible

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harmful

detrimental

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deficient

devoid (to lack or be without something that is necessary or usual)

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nutritious

wholesome

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dependent

reliant (needing a particular thing or person in order to continue, to work correctly, or to succeed)

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beneficial

therapeutic

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to allow yourself to have too much of something enjoyable, especially food or drink:

overindulge

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to have a very strong feeling of wanting something:

crave I always crave sweets.

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to not do something, especially something enjoyable that you think might be bad:

abstain He took a vow to abstain from smoking.

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to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something

refrain Please refrain from talking during the lecture.

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to eat something by taking a lot of small bites:

nibble Do you have some peanuts for us to nibble while the party warms up?

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to eat or drink something quickly

gulp down He hardly has time to gulp down a piece of pizza

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to cook a meal or a dish quickly

whip up

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to start eating something eagerly

tuck in (judging by the way they tucked into their dinner, they must have been very hungry)

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to make someone feel very tired

tire out

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to experience and show a strong feeling of anger, especially suddenly

to throw a tantrum My mother threw a tantrum when she saw what a mess we'd made of her kitchen

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