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Raw vs. Cooked Veggies: Which is Better?

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US / ˈsə:tn /

UK / ˈsɚtn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Definite, fixed
  • Referring to an unspecified amount or quantity
  • Being sure about something; without doubt

available

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US / əˈveɪləbl /

UK / əˈveləbəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Present and able to be used
  • Able to be used at a scheduled time

many

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US / 'menɪ /

UK / ˈmɛni /

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  • determiner
  • Used to refer a large number of things

someone

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US / ˈsʌmwʌn /

UK / ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /

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  • pronoun
  • Person who is not known or named

point

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US / pɔɪnt /

UK / pɔɪnt /

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  • noun
  • An item to be discussed
  • Small spot or dot
  • Fact or detail
  • Feature of something
  • The size of the text on a page or screen
  • A certain time or stage in a process
  • Certain position in time or space
  • Idea or fact you try to convince people about
  • Measurement of scores in a game, sport
  • Sharp end of something, e.g. a pen or pin
  • verb
  • To face a certain direction, e.g. north
  • To indicate something with your finger to others

while

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US / waɪl /

UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /

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  • conjunction
  • In spite of the fact that; although
  • During the time that; at the same time
  • noun
  • Short amount of time

should

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US / ʃʊd /

UK / ʃʊd /

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  • other
  • Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable

actually

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US / ˈæktʃuəli /

UK / ˈæktʃuəli /

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  • adverb
  • Used to add new (often different) information

enhance

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US / ɪn'hɑ:ns /

UK / ɛnˈhæns /

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  • verb
  • To improve; make bigger or better

phytonutrient

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  • other

too

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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  • adverb
  • In addition, also; with emphasis
  • Say that something is more than you want

profile

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US / 'prəʊfaɪl /

UK / ˈproˌfaɪl /

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  • noun
  • A short description of a person or group
  • Shape of someone's head when viewed from the side
  • verb
  • To write a short description of a person or group

here

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US / hɪə(r) /

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  • adverb
  • In this place; at this location, position or time

quantity

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US / ˈkwɒntəti /

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  • noun
  • A large amount of something
  • Amount or number of something

probably

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US / ˈprɒbəbli /

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  • adverb
  • That is likely to happen or be true

inconsistent

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US / ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not tying together logically or with the facts

will

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US / wɪl /

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  • noun
  • Desire or choice of someone
  • Document saying who gets your money when you die
  • Strong desire to do something; determination
  • Desire to do something; strong wish to do
  • other
  • Used with verbs to express the future
  • verb
  • To leave property to someone after your death
  • To use mental effort to make something happen
  • Am (is, are) likely to do
  • To influence someone to do something
  • To make something happen by strongly wanting it

contain

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US / kənˈteɪn /

UK / kənˈten /

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  • verb
  • To keep something from spreading
  • To hold something inside something else

extreme

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US / ɪk'stri:m /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very great in degree
  • Farthest from a center
  • Very severe; very strong
  • noun
  • Effort that is thought more than is necessary

lutein

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US / ˈluːtɪɪn /

UK / ˈlʊtɪən /

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  • noun

million

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US / ˈmɪljən /

UK / ˈmɪljən /

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  • number
  • 1,000,000

eat

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US / i:t /

UK / it /

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  • verb
  • To put food in your mouth

side

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US / saɪd /

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  • adjecitve
  • In addition to the central or most important thing
  • Next to, or very close to, the right or left of
  • noun
  • Position or opinion that is opposite to another
  • Right or left part of a person's body
  • Feature of someone's personality
  • Straight edge of an object
  • One of two or more groups fighting each other
  • verb
  • To decide to agree with one point, not the other

fry

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US / fraɪ /

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  • verb
  • To cook something in fat or oil
  • To burn your skin due to too long in the sun

thousand

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US / ˈθaʊznd /

UK / ˈθaʊzənd /

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  • number
  • Number 1,000

boiling

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  • adjecitve
  • Being boiled in water
  • verb
  • To become extremely angry or excited
  • To cook in very hot water
  • To make liquids hot so they turn to gas

heat

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US / hi:t /

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  • noun
  • State of anger, excitement, or arguing
  • Particular temperature at which to cook something
  • High temperature
  • One of series of races to find the finalists
  • Hot temperature, conditions, or weather
  • verb
  • To make hot or hotter

itself

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  • pronoun
  • Referring to it

feel

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  • verb
  • To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • To sense through direct contact; touch

lose

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US / lu:z /

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  • verb
  • To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • To decrease in value or quantity (e.g. weight)
  • To stop having certain qualities or abilities
  • To stop having or being entitled to
  • To fail to win something that is being contested
  • To be unable to find something you once had
  • To be dependent on someone (used with 'not')

unfriendly

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US / ʌnˈfrendli /

UK / ʌnˈfrɛndli /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not being nice or friendly; rude

small

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US / smɔ:l /

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  • adjecitve
  • Little in size; not big
  • (Of letters) not written in capital letters
  • Being insignificant or minor
  • (Of a business) with few people or things; local
  • (Of voice) being soft and quiet
  • (Of a child) being young

massive

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US / ˈmæsɪv /

UK / ˈmæsɪv /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very big; large; too big

tomato

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US / təˈmɑ:təu /

UK / təˈmeto /

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  • noun
  • Round soft red vegetable, fruit used in sauces

amino

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US / ə'miːnəʊ /

UK / ə'miːnəʊ /

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  • noun
  • Of some substances that form proteins

cook

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  • noun
  • A person who prepares food
  • Person's name
  • verb
  • To heat food until it is ready to eat

sort

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  • noun
  • Group or class of similar things or people
  • verb
  • To organize things by putting them into groups
  • To deal with things in an organized way

fairly

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US / 'feəlɪ /

UK / ˈfɛrli /

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  • adverb
  • Quite; pretty; between very and a little
  • In a manner that is right and acceptable

cauliflower

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US / ˈkɒliflaʊə(r) /

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  • noun
  • White vegetable, that looks similar to broccoli

precursor

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  • noun
  • Something that comes before another; forerunner

radiation

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US / ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn /

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  • noun
  • Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
  • Process of emitting something in waves
  • Harmful waves of energy from nuclear activity

friendly

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US / ˈfrendli /

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  • adjecitve
  • Acting like a friend; kind and helpful
  • noun
  • Game played not in a competition

far

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US / fɑ:(r) /

UK / fɑr /

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  • adjecitve
  • A long way away
  • Being a long way away
  • adverb
  • To a large degree or extent

celiac

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US / 'si:lɪˌæk /

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  • noun
  • Belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease

skin

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US / skɪn /

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  • noun
  • Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
  • Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
  • Outer layer of an animal or human
  • Outer part of an object, such as a plane
  • verb
  • To defeat someone easily and completely
  • To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
  • To remove the outer covering from an animal

put

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US / pʊt /

UK / pʊt /

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  • phrasal verb
  • to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
  • verb
  • To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • To rate something in importance or value
  • To write or say something in a certain manner

react

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US / rɪ'ækt /

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  • verb
  • To change when mixing with other chemicals
  • To behave or make a change in a particular way

release

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US / rɪ'li:s /

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  • noun
  • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
  • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
  • Relief from sadness, suffering or trouble
  • Act of freeing from a jail, cage, prison, etc.
  • verb
  • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
  • To allow to leave a jail, cage, etc.; let out
  • To let go of something you are holding

diverse

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US / daɪˈvɜ:s /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being varied or different from each other
  • Very different from each other

digestive

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US / daɪˈdʒestɪv /

UK / daɪˈdʒɛstɪv, dɪ- /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning processes of converting food to energy

pathogen

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US / ˈpæθədʒən /

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  • noun
  • Any disease-producing agent

strain

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US / streɪn /

UK / stren /

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  • noun
  • Injury to a muscle, leg etc. through overuse
  • Type or variation of a disease or bacillus
  • verb
  • To remove the water from (food) using a colander
  • To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much

keep

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US / ki:p /

UK / kip /

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  • noun
  • Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
  • Money spent on you so you can live in a place
  • verb
  • To continue doing something; not to stop
  • To stop balls going in a goal in sports
  • To not give back or return something
  • (Of food) to not spoil or not rot
  • To take possession of something to own, e.g. a pet
  • To have and continue to hold something
  • To do something that you have promised or agreed
  • To stay in a certain place or condition
  • To maintain the rules

another

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US / əˈnʌðə(r) /

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  • adjecitve
  • One more, but not this
  • determiner
  • One more added
  • pronoun
  • One more (thing)

chlorophyll

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US / ˈklɒrəfɪl /

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  • noun
  • Green substance in plants that absorbs energy from sunlight to help them grow

diverticulitis

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US / ˌdaɪvətɪkjʊˈlaɪtɪs /

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  • noun
  • Inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painf

couple

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  • noun
  • Two people in a romantic relationship
  • Two of something; two people; a pair
  • verb
  • To join something to something else
  • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
  • To put two people or things together

and

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US / ənd /

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

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  • conjunction
  • Used to refer to two or more things
  • Plus; in addition; on top of that
  • Used to introduce an action that follows another

only

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US / ˈəunli /

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  • adverb
  • Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
  • Not very important or serious
  • Just that type of thing, person
  • Short time ago; not before a certain time
  • conjunction
  • Except; but

any

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US / 'enɪ /

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  • adjecitve
  • One, or some, no matter which
  • pronoun
  • One (thing) of many; some

microbiome

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US / ˌmaɪ.krəʊ.ˈbaɪ.əʊm /

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  • noun
  • the microorganisms (= living things too small to be seen) that exist in a particular environment or

think

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  • verb
  • To have an idea about something without certainty
  • To have an idea, opinion or belief about something

rare

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US / reə(r) /

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  • adjecitve
  • (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
  • Unusual or out of the ordinary; not common

enzyme

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US / ˈenzaɪm /

UK / ˈɛnzaɪm /

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  • noun
  • A protein made by cells

most

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US / məʊst /

UK / most /

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  • adverb
  • Very; extremely
  • Greatest possible degree
  • pronoun
  • Nearly all of something

variable

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US / ˈveəriəbl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having the ability to change or vary
  • noun
  • Mathematical quantity with several values

double

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US / 'dʌbl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning or intended for use by two people
  • Two times the amount or degree; twice
  • Made of two parts that are the same, similar
  • noun
  • Person that is exactly like someone else
  • verb
  • To be used for two functions at the same time
  • To make or become twice as much

biotin

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US / ˈbaɪətɪn /

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  • noun
  • B vitamin that aids in body growth

something

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  • adverb
  • In some degree or measure
  • noun
  • a person or thing of some value or consequence
  • pronoun
  • Thing that is not yet known or named
  • Approximately

help

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US / help /

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  • noun
  • Something given to enable a person to do something
  • Assistance given to someone in need
  • Someone who makes something easier or possible
  • verb
  • To act to enable a person to do something; assist
  • To make something better or less difficult

cancer

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US / 'kænsə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Any growth caused by abnormal cell division

from

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US / frəm /

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  • preposition
  • Starting at a particular place, time or level

major

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US / 'meɪdʒə(r) /

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  • adjecitve
  • Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
  • Important, serious, or large in scope, size
  • noun
  • High-ranking officer in the army
  • Main subject you study at university
  • verb
  • To study a particular subject at university

base

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US / beɪs /

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  • noun
  • Place military personnel live, train, and operate
  • Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
  • Unit of counting, e.g. 10 for counting
  • Most important idea or ingredient to add others
  • Origin or start from which something came
  • Main place where an organization or a person works
  • verb
  • To use as the starting point or origin for
  • To have as the main location for (company, etc.)

typically

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US / ˈtɪpɪkli /

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  • adverb
  • In a normal or usual way

poor

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  • adjecitve
  • Inferior; below the normal standard
  • Deserving of pity or sympathy
  • Without money; not rich

folate

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US / 'fəʊleɪt /

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  • other

out

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US / aʊt /

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  • adverb
  • No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
  • Away from home, business, or the usual place
  • In a direction/movement away from inside or center
  • noun
  • Act when a batter cannot continue playing
  • verb
  • To tell people a secret

normally

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US / ˈnɔ:məli /

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  • adverb
  • In the manner that is usual or ordinary

encapsulate

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  • verb
  • To express concisely the main points or ideas

lot

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US / lɒt /

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  • noun
  • What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • A group of people seen together
  • Item for sale at an auction
  • Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking

temperature

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US / ˈtemprətʃə(r) /

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  • noun
  • When you your body heat is above normal
  • How hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather

anything

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US / ˈeniθɪŋ /

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  • pronoun
  • A thing of any kind

large

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US / lɑ:dʒ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat

all

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US / ɔ:l /

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  • adverb
  • Completely; totally
  • determiner
  • Being every one of something
  • pronoun
  • 100% of something; the complete amount

fat

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US / fæt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having too much weight for the body size
  • Bringing or having a large amount of money
  • noun
  • Amount beyond what is usual or necessary
  • Oily part of meat

chance

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  • adjecitve
  • Happening by luck; not planned
  • Taking a risk to try something
  • noun
  • The way something happens without planning
  • An opportunity; favorable circumstances, situation
  • The possibility that something will happen
  • verb
  • To occur just through luck; happen
  • To take a risk to try something

look

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  • noun
  • Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
  • Particular style of dress, clothes, or appearance
  • The way someone, something appears to be
  • Act of searching for or examining something
  • verb
  • To appear to be; seem

beta

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US / 'bi:tə /

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  • noun
  • Test version of a product or software

add

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US / æd /

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  • verb
  • To include as well
  • To put two things or numbers together, e.g. 2+2

stimulate

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US / 'stɪmjʊleɪt /

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  • verb
  • To arouse or excite emotionally

bit

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  • noun
  • Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • Small piece of something
  • verb
  • (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught

yes

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US / jes /

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  • adverb
  • Way to say you agree or will do something

show

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US / ʃəʊ /

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  • noun
  • False display of love, emotion or action
  • An event for displaying or promoting goods
  • Play, opera or theater production
  • Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
  • verb
  • To be easily seen or displayed
  • To display your emotions or feelings
  • To let someone see something; display
  • To explain or teach how something is done
  • To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
  • To prove something to be true, correct
  • To reveal or allow something to be seen

heart

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US / hɑ:t /

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  • noun
  • A feeling of care for others; compassion
  • Courage, confidence, and emotional strength
  • Be cheerfully encouraging
  • Most essential, important, or central part
  • Referring to a promise or something important
  • State or feelings of affection or deep love
  • Core part of a vegetable, e.g. a lettuce
  • The part of the body that pumps blood
  • Place where emotions are believed to be felt
  • A shape that represents love

sauerkraut

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  • noun
  • Shredded cabbage fermented in salt water

phytochemical

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US / ˌfaɪtəʊˈkemɪkəl /

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  • noun
  • Chemical substance obtained from plants

huge

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US / hju:dʒ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very very large

gut

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  • noun
  • Stomach and internal organs of digestion
  • Guts courage; emotional strength
  • verb
  • To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
  • To remove the internal parts of an animal or fish

background

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  • noun
  • Images, color, or information behind the main one
  • Someone's personal work and educational history
  • A position not as important as the main event
  • Past events that influence things in the present

act

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US / ækt /

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  • noun
  • What someone did; action; behavior
  • A law or rule passed by a government we must obey
  • One of the parts that a stage play is divided into
  • verb
  • To behave in a certain way
  • To perform on a stage or in a movie

absorb

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US / əb'sɔ:b /

UK / əbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb /

B1
  • verb
  • To take up all attention / energy of something
  • To take in a liquid; soak up

very

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US / 'verɪ /

UK / ˈvɛri /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a large degree or amount
  • adverb
  • A lot; much; many
  • Used to stress or emphasize a noun

way

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US / weɪ /

UK / we /

A1
  • adverb
  • Used to emphasize the amount of something
  • noun
  • Particular aspect of something being thought about
  • One of various choices that could be made
  • Particular existing condition or state
  • (Often long) distance or length of time
  • How something is done
  • Route to go to a place
  • Small street
  • Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone

common

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US / 'kɒmən /

UK / ˈkɑmən /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Shared; Belonging to or used by everyone
  • Typical, normal; not unusual
  • noun
  • Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • Field near a village owned by the local community

mineral

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US / 'mɪnərəl /

UK / ˈmɪnərəl /

B1
  • noun
  • Substance naturally formed in the ground

bloat

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US / bləʊt /

UK / bloʊt /

C2
  • verb
  • To cause to swell up or inflate with gas or liquid

attention

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US / əˈtenʃn /

UK / əˈtɛnʃən /

A2
  • noun
  • Taking notice of someone or something
  • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs

cup

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US / kʌp /

UK / kʌp /

A1
  • noun
  • Small round container used for drinking
  • Silver trophy teams compete to win
  • Unit of measurement for foods or liquids
  • verb
  • To make the shape of a bowl with your hands

pressure

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US / 'preʃə(r) /

UK / ˈprɛʃɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
  • Strong persuasion to do something
  • verb
  • To apply force to something
  • To persuade or force someone to do something

pretty

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US / 'prɪtɪ /

UK / ˈprɪti /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • adverb
  • Very; to a great degree

biology

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US / baɪˈɒlədʒi /

UK / baɪˈɑlədʒi /

A2
  • noun
  • The study of living things

herbivore

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US / ˈhɜ:bɪvɔ:(r) /

UK / ˈɜ:rbɪvɔ:(r) /

C1
  • noun
  • Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and plants

everyone

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US / ˈevriwʌn /

UK / ˈɛvriˌwʌn /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Every person; everybody

discover

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US / dɪˈskʌvə(r) /

UK / dɪˈskʌvɚ /

A2
  • verb
  • To find something new that was not known before

red

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US / red /

UK / rɛd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being the color of blood

carnivore

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US / ˈkɑ:nɪvɔ:(r) /

UK / ˈkɑrnəˌvɔr, -ˌvor /

C1
  • noun
  • Any creature that consumes meat

change

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US / tʃeɪndʒ /

UK / tʃendʒ /

A1
  • noun
  • Exchange of one set of clothes for another
  • Money in the form of coins instead of paper
  • Money returned after giving too much
  • Act of making or becoming something else
  • verb
  • To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • To exchange one kind of money for another
  • To replace something with another thing
  • To make or become something else
  • To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another

travel

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US / ˈtrævl /

UK / ˈtrævəl /

A1
  • noun
  • Going to other places, esp. distant places
  • verb
  • To go to a place that is far away

they

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US / ðeɪ /

UK / ðe /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Two or more people, animals, or things

their

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US / ðɛː /

UK / ðer /

A1
  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

who

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US / hu: /

UK / hu /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Which person
  • Used to introduce information about people

right

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US / raɪt /

UK / raɪt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Correct or true
  • The south side of you looking at the rising sun
  • adverb
  • Exactly in a place or time
  • Being appropriate for a particular event
  • In a straight or direct manner
  • noun
  • Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
  • Ideal of what is just and good
  • Political view based on conservatism
  • verb
  • To fix something previously wrong or unjust
  • To make upright, as a boat that has turned over

own

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US / əʊn /

UK / on /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Belong to oneself
  • determiner
  • Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
  • pronoun
  • (Something) belong to myself
  • verb
  • To have something as your property

bacteria

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US / bæk'tɪərɪə /

UK / bækˈtɪriə /

B2
  • noun
  • The very small creatures that can cause disease

iron

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US / ˈaɪən /

UK / ˈaɪərn /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Being very tough, strong, and determined
  • noun
  • Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
  • Golf club with a metal head
  • Strong hard metal used to make steel
  • verb
  • To use a hot flat-based machine to smooth clothes

degeneration

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US / dɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn /

UK / dɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn /

B2
  • noun
  • Process of gradual decline in condition/function

first

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US / fɜ:st /

UK / fɚst /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
  • noun
  • Something that has not happened before
  • Position of the winner of a competition

that

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US / ðæt /

UK / ðæt, ðət /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • The person or thing being talked about
  • Used to identify something both the speakers know
  • adverb
  • Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
  • To such a degree
  • conjunction
  • Used to connect a noun clause
  • Used to introduce an adverbial clause
  • Used to introduce a noun clause
  • determiner
  • Used as a noun to refer to something
  • pronoun
  • Referring an object far away
  • Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’

get

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US / ɡet /

UK / ɡɛt /

A1
  • verb
  • To become affected by illness or disease
  • To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
  • To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
  • To go somewhere to obtain something
  • To (cause to) do a particular thing
  • To obtain, receive or be given something
  • To currently have
  • To prepare for use
  • To understand something being said or read

what

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US / wɒt /

UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Thing or things that; the same kind as
  • Used to emphasize something you are about to say
  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
  • Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
  • adverb
  • To a certain degree
  • determiner
  • Question words used for asking for information
  • exclamation
  • Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
  • Used to ask people to repeat something they said

medium

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US / 'mi:dɪəm /

UK / ˈmidiəm /

A2
  • noun
  • Method of expressing ideas or feelings
  • Something available in a middle size or condition
  • Person who claims to communicate with the dead

portion

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US / 'pɔ:ʃn /

UK / ˈpɔrʃən, ˈpor- /

B1
  • noun
  • Serving of food that is intended for one person
  • Part of something shared that belongs to a whole
  • verb
  • To separate something to divide among people

similar

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US / ˈsɪmələ(r) /

UK / ˈsɪməlɚ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Nearly the same; alike

sick

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US / sɪk /

UK / sɪk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Having a physical or mental illness
  • Morally wrong; perverted

complication

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US / ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃn /

UK / ˌkɑ:mplɪˈkeɪʃn /

A2
  • noun
  • Action making something harder to do something

down

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US / daʊn /

UK / daʊn /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being sad, sick, or unhappy
  • Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
  • adverb
  • In a sitting or lying position
  • Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
  • Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
  • noun
  • A period of play in American Football
  • The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
  • preposition
  • Along something's path, course, or direction
  • Going from a higher position to a lower position
  • verb
  • To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping

about

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US / ə'baʊt /

UK / əˈbaʊt /

A1
  • adverb
  • To be ready to; going to
  • Nearly; approximately; roughly
  • Near; next to; close to
  • In every direction; in the area of
  • preposition
  • Concerning or of (a topic)

different

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US / ˈdɪfrənt /

UK / ˈdɪfrənt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Not of the same kind; unlike other things

boil

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US / bɔɪl /

UK / bɔɪl /

A2
  • verb
  • To become extremely angry or excited
  • To cook in very hot water
  • To make liquids hot so they turn to gas

salmonella

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US / ˌsælməˈnelə /

UK / ˌsælməˈnɛlə /

C1
  • noun
  • Bacteria in dairy products causing food poisoning

type

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US / taɪp /

UK / taɪp /

A1
  • noun
  • Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
  • Group of things or people sharing common features
  • verb
  • To identify something belonging to a group
  • To write by touching keys on a keyboard

assimilate

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US / ə'sɪməleɪt /

UK / əˈsɪməˌlet /

B2
  • verb
  • To adapt and become part of a new culture
  • To absorb and integrate new information

sprout

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US / spraʊt /

UK / spraʊt /

B2
  • noun
  • New part of a plant that has just begun to grow
  • verb
  • To grow, produce, or develop e.g. ideas
  • (Of plants) to start to grow or produce leaves

tell

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US / tel /

UK / tɛl /

A1
  • verb
  • To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • To be able to guess
  • To say or communicate information to someone
  • To inform, but without speaking; indicate
  • To have a negative effect on someone
  • To order someone to do something; command
  • To recognize something based on certain signs
  • To report something to an authority
  • To explain something or teach someone something

like

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US / laɪk /

UK / laɪk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in status or kind to something else
  • Similar; the same
  • adverb
  • For example
  • preposition
  • Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
  • In a way similar to the way something is done
  • Such as; for example
  • verb
  • To want to
  • To find something pleasing; to prefer something

interesting

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US / ˈɪntrəstɪŋ /

UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, -tərɪstɪŋ, -təˌrɛstɪŋ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Taking your attention; making you want to know
  • verb
  • To make someone want to know about something
  • To persuade to do, become involved with something

hard

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US / hɑ:d /

UK / hɑː(r)d /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • (Of facts) not able to be misunderstood; clear
  • (Of alcohol) strong
  • Involving or requiring lots of work, effort, care
  • Being full of pain, trouble, and problems
  • Strong
  • (Of edge) clear; sharp
  • Difficult to bend, break or cut; solid
  • adverb
  • With lots of force, power, or impact

even

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US / 'i:vn /

UK / ˈivən /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in influence, power, possibility etc.
  • Being divided equally or fairly
  • (Of teams/contest) with similar chances of success
  • Smooth, level, or regular
  • Can be divided by 2; ending in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
  • At a regular, equally steady manner
  • Remaining steady and unchanging
  • adverb
  • (When this is surprising) as well; too
  • (Used to compare two things/stress the difference)
  • verb
  • To make something level; to flatten
  • To make something equal

primary

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US / 'praɪmərɪ /

UK / ˈpraɪˌmɛri, -məri /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Most important, most basic or essential
  • Happening first; earliest
  • of or for the teaching of young children

zeaxanthin

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US / zɪəˈzænθɪn /

UK / /

A1
  • other
  • Yellow carotenoid (isomeric with lutein and occurs widely with it) that is the main pigment in yello

then

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US / ðen /

UK / ðɛn /

A1
  • adverb
  • A time that is not now
  • Following another thing in time or arrangement
  • Following on reasonably from what was just stated
  • At that time, not now

decrease

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US / dɪˈkri:s /

UK / dɪˈkris /

B1
  • noun
  • Amount by which something has been reduced
  • verb
  • To reduce the size, amount or number of something

example

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US / ɪgˈzɑ:mpl /

UK / ɪɡˈzæmpəl /

A1
  • noun
  • Thing, person which represents a category

mean

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US / mi:n /

UK / min /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being good at
  • Nasty; unkind
  • Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
  • noun
  • Average of a set of numbers
  • verb
  • To express a particular idea or thought
  • To intend to do something in particular
  • To have a particular meaning or value

diversity

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US / daɪ'vɜ:sətɪ /

UK / dɪˈvə:sɪti, daɪ- /

B1
  • noun
  • Having a range of different races, ideas etc.

fight

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US / faɪt /

UK / faɪt /

A1
  • noun
  • An argument or quarrel
  • Act of trying to hurt someone by hitting them
  • A struggle to do a difficult task
  • verb
  • To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • To try to hurt someone by hitting them
  • To struggle to do a difficult task

again

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US / ə'ɡen /

UK / əˈɡɛn /

A1
  • adverb
  • One more time, once more

phytonutrients

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US / /

UK / /

A1
  • other

saute

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US / ˈsəʊteɪ /

UK / soʊˈteɪ /

C1
  • noun
  • Dish of sauted food

brussels

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US / 'brʌslz /

UK / 'brʌsəlz /

A1
  • plural noun
  • Brussels sprouts.
  • proper noun
  • The capital of Belgium, in the central part of the country; population 1,048,491 (2008). The headqua

group

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US / ɡru:p /

UK / ɡrup /

A1
  • noun
  • Two or more musicians who play music together
  • Number of people or things gathered together
  • verb
  • To combine or collect objects or people together

know

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US / nəʊ /

UK / noʊ /

A1
  • verb
  • To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • To feel sure or be convinced about something
  • To discover or be aware of something
  • To be able to distinguish
  • To have knowledge of things

hear

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US / hɪə(r) /

UK / hɪr /

A1
  • verb
  • To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • To be told or find out information or facts
  • To consider or listen to a court case

meat

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US / mi:t /

UK / mit /

A2
  • noun
  • Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
  • Something that is important or significant

dark

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US / dɑ:k /

UK / dɑrk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Of a color that is not light
  • Marked by unhappiness or hopelessness
  • Having little or no light; not light in color
  • noun
  • The time of day when the sky is black

increase

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US / ɪn'kri:s /

UK / ɪnˈkris /

A1
  • noun
  • Fact of increasing; amount something grows by
  • verb
  • To make or become larger in size or amount

recently

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US / ˈri:sntli /

UK / 'risṇtlɪ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Just a while ago; not long ago

tract

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US / trækt /

UK / trækt /

B2
  • noun
  • A large stretch of land
  • System of internal body parts, e.g. the intestines
  • Piece of writing that communicates a certain view

slightly

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US / ˈslaɪtli /

UK / ˈslaɪtli /

B1
  • adverb
  • Only a little

with

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

A1
  • preposition
  • As an employee of a certain company
  • Against something or someone
  • By using something as a means
  • Due to; because of
  • Including
  • Possessing as a feature
  • Related to
  • (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
  • Used to express that people or things are together

bile

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US / baɪl /

UK / baɪl /

B2
  • noun
  • Body fluid that helps you digest fat

part

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US / pɑ:t /

UK / pɑ:rt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • To some degree; half; not fully
  • noun
  • Division of a book
  • Ratio of something, e.g. 3 of gin, 1 of tonic
  • A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
  • Character an actor plays on stage, movie, or TV
  • Some, but not all of a specific thing
  • Role in causing something to happen
  • verb
  • To make a line in a person's hair, by using a comb
  • To move two things apart creating a space
  • To leave someone, or to break off a relationship

see

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US / si: /

UK / si /

A1
  • verb
  • To go on a date with someone
  • To predict whether something is, or will be true
  • To understand what someone says
  • To use your eyes to look at something
  • To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
  • To visit or meet with someone
  • To find out by waiting or looking
  • To watch (a game, movie or TV show)

mini

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US / 'mɪnɪ /

UK / ˈmɪni /

B1
  • noun
  • Small British car
  • A very short skirt
  • prefix
  • Small

before

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US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /

UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /

A1
  • adverb
  • At a time earlier than the present; previously
  • conjunction
  • In advance of something happening
  • preposition
  • In front of someone or something

fibre

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US / ˈfaɪbə(r) /

UK / ˈfaɪbɚ /

C2
  • noun
  • Thin natural thread that can be used to make yarn

active

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US / ˈæktɪv /

UK / ˈæktɪv /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Moving around a lot or doing many things

carotene

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US / ˈkærəti:n /

UK / ˈkærəˌtin /

A1
  • noun
  • Yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants

information

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US / ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn /

UK / ˌɪnfɚˈmeʃən /

A1
  • noun
  • Collection of facts and details about something

conventional

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US / kən'venʃənl /

UK / kənˈvɛnʃənəl /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Following the common attitudes and practices

have

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

A1
  • verb
  • To drink, smoke, eat or use something
  • To experience the effects of something
  • To organize an event, or join in an activity
  • To own, possess, or hold something
  • To cause to happen or produce a particular effect

spinach

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US / ˈspɪnɪtʃ /

UK / ˈspɪnɪtʃ /

B2
  • noun
  • Vegetable with dark green leaves, full of iron

digest

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US / daɪˈdʒest /

UK / daɪˈdʒest /

B2
  • noun
  • A summary, as of the news
  • verb
  • To convert food into energy in your stomach
  • To think over facts, news etc.; take in information

digestion

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US / daɪˈdʒestʃən /

UK / daɪˈdʒɛstʃən, dɪ- /

B2
  • noun
  • Process of changing eaten food for use in the body

datum

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US / ˈdeɪtəm /

UK / ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm /

B1
  • noun
  • Item of factual information

break

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US / breɪk /

UK / brek /

A1
  • noun
  • Time you stop an activity before continuing
  • End of a relationship
  • An escape from a place such as a jail
  • (Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
  • Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
  • Change in the weather
  • verb
  • To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • To form a crack in something
  • To burst or become damaged
  • To end a relationship
  • To escape from a place such as a jail
  • To train a wild animal e.g. a horse
  • To separate into pieces by force, or by dropping
  • To act against a law, rule, or promise
  • To become known suddenly, as in the news
  • To not do what you promised e.g. not keep promises
  • To solve a crime, or answer a problem
  • To stop functioning properly
  • To suddenly start, open or commence
  • To change in pitch suddenly, as in a voice
  • To fall on the shore, as in waves
  • To begin or change suddenly; the dawn or weather
  • To defeat by causing the person to lose their will

broccoli

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US / 'brɒkəlɪ /

UK / ˈbrɑkəli /

B2
  • noun
  • Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers

feed

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US / fi:d /

UK / fid /

A2
  • noun
  • Food given to animals
  • verb
  • To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
  • To push something through an opening
  • To provide necessary supplies to

mixed

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US / mɪkst /

UK / mɪkst /

A2
  • verb
  • To combine two or more things to make one
  • To meet and get along with others, e.g. at a party

low

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US / ləʊ /

UK / lo /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Having a small quantity, supply, or amount
  • Being unhappy or unpleasant in attitude
  • Not high; being near the ground, or bottom
  • (Of a voice, sound) being soft; quiet
  • noun
  • Situation of not having a lot of something

protect

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US / prə'tekt /

UK / prəˈtɛkt /

A1
  • verb
  • To defend someone or something from harm or danger

incident

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US / ˈɪnsɪdənt /

UK / ˈɪnsɪdənt /

A2
  • noun
  • Event, usually unusual or important; accident

retinol

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US / ˈrɛtɪˌnɔl /

UK / /

A1
  • noun
  • Unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carot

ones

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US / wʌnz /

UK / wʌnz /

A1
  • number
  • Number 1, a single person or thing

also

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US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /

UK / ˈɔlso /

A1
  • adverb
  • In addition; too; in a similar way

body

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US / ˈbɒd.i /

UK / ˈbɑdi /

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  • noun
  • An object distinct from other objects
  • A group of people involved in an activity together
  • Main part of something
  • A person's physical self

versus

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US / ˈvə:səs /

UK / ˈvɚsəs, -səz /

A2
  • preposition
  • Used to show that two things are competing

apparently

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US / əˈpærəntli /

UK / əˈpærəntlɪ /

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  • adverb
  • According to what you heard; from what can be seen

natural

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US / ˈnætʃərəl /

UK / ˈnætʃərəl, ˈnætʃrəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • Not made by humans; without human intervention

might

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US / maɪt /

UK / maɪt /

A1
  • other
  • Used to politely request an action
  • Used to express that something could happen
  • Power, strength, force or influence

than

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US / ðən /

UK / ðən /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Used to compare two things that are not equal

you

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US / jʊ /

UK / ju /

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  • pronoun
  • Person someone is speaking or writing to
  • Person or people in general

little

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US / 'lɪtl /

UK / ˈlɪtl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being short in length of time
  • Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
  • Being very young or younger than others
  • adverb
  • By an amount or degree that is not very much
  • Not often; rarely
  • noun
  • A person's name

suppress

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US / səˈpres /

UK / səˈprɛs /

B1
  • verb
  • To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
  • To use force to prevent something happening

solution

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US / səˈlu:ʃn /

UK / səˈluʃən /

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  • noun
  • Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
  • Way to solve or deal with a problem

the

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US / ðə /

UK / ðə /

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  • article
  • Used to refer to something already mentioned
  • Used to show there is only one of something
  • determiner
  • Used to describe all of a family

immune

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US / ɪˈmju:n /

UK / ɪˈmjoon /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having a special protection from, e.g. the law

this

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US / ðɪs /

UK / ðɪs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Used to indicate something already been discussed
  • Used to indicate something happening around now
  • adverb
  • An indication by a physical motion or gesture
  • A specific amount of
  • determiner
  • Person, thing, or idea near you
  • pronoun
  • Person, thing that has already been discussed

fine

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US / faɪn /

UK / faɪn /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • Of high quality; made with great skill
  • In a careful or exact manner; into small pieces
  • Being of high quality
  • Good; okay; no problem
  • (Of weather) good; not raining
  • noun
  • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
  • verb
  • To pay money because you broke a law

one

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US / wʌn /

UK / wʌn /

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  • pronoun
  • You; we; people in general; someone
  • The thing or person previously referred to
  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to people generally
  • Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
  • number
  • Number 1

plant

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US / plɑ:nt /

UK / plænt /

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  • noun
  • Factory or a place where things are made
  • Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
  • verb
  • To firmly position something (in the ground)
  • To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground

less

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US / les /

UK / lɛs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Smaller in amount or degree
  • adverb
  • To a smaller degree
  • noun
  • A smaller amount
  • preposition
  • With the subtraction of

essential

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US / ɪ'senʃl /

UK / ɪˈsɛnʃəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Extremely or most important and necessary

bell

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US / bel /

UK / bɛl /

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  • noun
  • Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
  • Electronic device that makes a ringing sound

how

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US / haʊ /

UK / haʊ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • To what degree? in what amount?
  • adverb
  • (Used to explain the way to do something)
  • exclamation
  • For what purpose or reason?
  • (Used to ask someone or something's condition)

bad

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US / bæd /

UK / bæd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not good; wrong
  • Lacking in good morals; evil
  • No longer fresh; spoiled

half

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US / hɑ:f /

UK / hæf, hɑf /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not complete
  • adverb
  • Partly; somewhat
  • noun
  • One of two equal periods of game time in a sport
  • The part you get when one is divided into two;

able

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US / 'eɪbl /

UK / ˈebəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Skilled; good at something
  • Having the ability to do something

let

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US / let /

UK / lɛt /

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  • verb
  • To allow someone to do something
  • Introducing a suggestion to do something together
  • To rent a house, etc. to others

make

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US / meɪk /

UK / mek /

A1
  • noun
  • Product made by a particular company; brand
  • verb
  • To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • To get to (a place) on time
  • To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
  • To create something by putting things together
  • To earn a certain amount of money at a job
  • To cause or force a person to do something
  • To cause something to happen or be formed

root

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US / ru:t /

UK / rut, rʊt /

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  • noun
  • Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
  • The origin or starting place of something
  • A number that is multiplied by itself
  • Part of plant growing underground, as to get water
  • Part of tooth, hair etc. from which the rest grows
  • Base part of a word to which affixes can be added
  • verb
  • To cause a plant to develop or grow roots
  • (Animals) to search for e.g. food in earth
  • To stop someone moving, as through fear

other

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US / 'ʌðə(r) /

UK / ˈʌðər /

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  • adjecitve
  • A thing different from that mentioned
  • determiner
  • (Something) else; not the first (one)
  • pronoun
  • Being the one and only thing of that category

compromise

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US / 'kɒmprəmaɪz /

UK / ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz /

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  • noun
  • When you lessen your demands to get agreement
  • verb
  • To weaken your position or views
  • To lessen your demands so as to reach agreement
  • To put something at risk or in danger

into

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US / 'ɪntə /

UK / ˈɪntu /

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  • preposition
  • Moving or going inside something
  • In the same direction as; in the direction of
  • So as to become; taking the state of

kind

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US / kaɪnd /

UK / kaɪnd /

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  • adjecitve
  • In a caring and helpful manner
  • friendly and considerate
  • noun
  • One type of thing

hydroponic

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US / ˌhaɪdrəˈpɒnɪk /

UK / ˌhaɪdrəˈpɑːnɪk /

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  • adjecitve

pepper

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US / ˈpepə(r) /

UK / ˈpɛpɚ /

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  • verb
  • To spread around randomly, as with bullets
  • noun
  • Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
  • Hard covering of berries used as spices

chemical

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US / ˈkemɪkl /

UK / ˈkɛmɪkəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Made of various elements
  • noun
  • Basic substance produced by mixing elements

extract

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US / 'ekstrækt /

UK / ɪkˈstrækt /

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  • noun
  • Essential ingredient of a natural thing
  • Part taken from a longer written work
  • verb
  • To get a substance out of a plant, etc.
  • To get a person to share secret information
  • To remove something by pulling or cutting

within

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US / wɪˈðɪn /

UK / wɪðˈɪn, wɪθ- /

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  • adverb
  • Inside the limits of an area, time or range
  • preposition
  • From the inside of something

kefir

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US / /

UK / /

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  • noun

lower

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US / 'ləʊə(r) /

UK / ˈlaʊɚ, laʊr /

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  • adjecitve
  • In a position more near the bottom
  • verb
  • To move something downward to the ground

soil

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US / sɔɪl /

UK / sɔɪl /

B1
  • noun
  • Conditions in which something develops
  • Mix of natural material in which plants grow
  • Land of a certain country
  • verb
  • To get or become dirty

coli

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US / 'kəʊlaɪ /

UK / 'koʊlaɪ /

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  • noun
  • Type of bacterium

amount

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US / ə'maʊnt /

UK / əˈmaʊnt /

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  • noun
  • Quantity of something
  • verb
  • To add up to a certain figure

stuff

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US / stʌf /

UK / stʌf /

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  • noun
  • Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • verb
  • To push material inside something, with force

water

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US / 'wɔ:tə(r) /

UK / ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ /

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  • noun
  • Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
  • Large area such as an ocean or sea
  • verb
  • (Of the eyes) to produce tears
  • (Mouth) to become wet at the thought of nice food
  • To pour liquids onto a plant to keep it alive

well

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US / wel /

UK / wɛl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
  • Healthy and in good condition
  • adverb
  • In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
  • In a complete, total, or full manner
  • A great and considerable degree
  • In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
  • exclamation
  • Used to begin or continue a particular statement
  • Used to show you want to start saying something
  • Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
  • You say this to change the topic of a conversation
  • Used to indicate you are making a final remark
  • noun
  • Long deep hole in the ground to get water
  • verb
  • To cause your eyes to fill with tears

chronic

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US / 'krɒnɪk /

UK / ˈkrɑnɪk /

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  • adjecitve
  • Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
  • (Of disease) over a long time; serious

talk

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US / tɔ:k /

UK / tɔk /

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  • noun
  • Style of speaking
  • Discussion between two countries
  • Giving information in front of people; lecture
  • Saying things or ideas to someone with words
  • verb
  • To make a formal speech about something
  • To say things or ideas to someone with words

microbe

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US / ˈmaɪkrəʊb /

UK / ˈmaɪkroʊb /

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  • noun
  • Very small, microscopic, living thing

never

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US / 'nevə(r) /

UK / ˈnɛvɚ /

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  • adverb
  • Not ever; not at any time

organic

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US / ɔ:ˈgænɪk /

UK / ɔrˈɡænɪk /

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  • adjecitve
  • Developing naturally and without a set structure
  • Concerning food made with few or no chemicals
  • Concerning living things

purpose

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US / 'pɜ:pəs /

UK / ˈpɚpəs /

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  • noun
  • Reason for which something is done; aim; goal

tolerate

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US / ˈtɒləreɪt /

UK / ˈtɑ:ləreɪt /

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  • verb
  • To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
  • To be able to survive under specific conditions
  • To let people do, say or believe what they wish
  • To be able to drink (e.g. alcohol) without effects

nutrient

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US / ˈnju:triənt /

UK / ˈnutriənt /

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  • noun
  • A chemical living things needs to be healthy

vaccine

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US / 'væksi:n /

UK / vækˈsin,ˈvækˌsin /

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  • noun
  • Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease

check

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US / tʃek /

UK / tʃɛk /

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  • adjecitve
  • Decorated with squares made up of lines
  • noun
  • Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • Printed piece of paper you sign to pay for things
  • A mark on a form, equivalent to 'yes'; tick
  • Mark used to show that something is correct
  • Procedure to prevent errors or control something
  • verb
  • To confirm the details of something are correct
  • To leave your things with staff who look after it
  • To examine something to see if something is wrong
  • To examine in order to prevent errors/a problem

question

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US / 'kwestʃən /

UK / ˈkwɛstʃən /

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  • noun
  • Issue or problems you are dealing with
  • What you ask about; issue
  • verb
  • To ask for or try to get information
  • To have or express concerns or uncertainty

vegetable

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US / ˈvedʒtəbl /

UK / ˈvɛdʒtəbəl, ˈvɛdʒɪtə- /

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  • adjecitve
  • Made from plants such as tomato, lettuce, carrots
  • noun
  • Plant that is raised and eaten as food

kill

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US / kɪl /

UK / kɪl /

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  • noun
  • Animal killed by a person or other animal
  • verb
  • To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
  • To end the life of a person or other living thing
  • To be very funny
  • To prevent something from continuing or operating
  • To do something unimportant to pass time quickly

system

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US / 'sɪstəm /

UK / ˈsɪstəm /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Working in an organized, logical way
  • noun
  • Set of organized, planned ideas that work together

steam

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US / sti:m /

UK / stim /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • (Train, engine) powered by boiling water
  • noun
  • Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
  • Source of stamina, strength or energy
  • Mist of water in the air formed when water boils
  • verb
  • To cover a surface with steam, so as to clean it
  • To cook in mist of tiny drops from boiling water
  • To produce or give off a hot gas by boiling liquid
  • To travel or move using steam as a force

green

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US / gri:n /

UK / ɡrin /

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  • adjecitve
  • Color of young leaves
  • Covered with vegetation, e.g. grass
  • Concerned about protecting the environment
  • The color of young leaves
  • Lacking in experience/knowledge due to being young
  • Being not fully grown or ripe, as in fruit
  • noun
  • Large grassy area
  • used as a part of a name of a place (UK)

just

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US / dʒʌst /

UK / dʒʌst /

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  • adjecitve
  • Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
  • Doing or being what is right or fair
  • Legally correct; having enough evidence
  • adverb
  • Almost; nearly
  • Exactly at the time of
  • Exactly (the same as, like)

those

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US / ðəʊz /

UK / ðoz /

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  • determiner
  • The people or things we are talking about
  • pronoun
  • The objects far from the speaker

range

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US / reɪndʒ /

UK / rendʒ /

A2
  • noun
  • Cooking stove with multiple burners
  • Given distance from a point; how far plane can fly
  • Large grassy area where cattle wander and feed
  • Group or chain of mountains
  • Set of things with something in common
  • Limits within which something extends or varies
  • A set of products, e.g. so that people can choose
  • verb
  • To cover an area from one point to another
  • To extend to or vary within given limits
  • To put things in a row or in line
  • To wander or explore

benefit

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US / 'benɪfɪt /

UK / ˈbɛnəfɪt /

A2
  • noun
  • Good result or effect, something advantageous
  • verb
  • To have a good effect or be helpful

trace

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US / treɪs /

UK / tres /

B1
  • noun
  • Very small quantity of something
  • verb
  • To make an outline to determine a shape
  • To find someone or something that has disappeared
  • To draw the outline of an image through thin paper

cool

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US / ku:l /

UK / kul /

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  • adjecitve
  • Steady and calm when facing difficulties
  • Almost cold; not warm or hot
  • Smart or stylish in a way (young) people admire
  • Unfriendly in an indirect way; distant
  • verb
  • To make something decrease in temperature
  • (Of an emotion, etc.) to become less strongly felt

source

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US / sɔ:s /

UK / sɔrs, sors /

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  • adjecitve
  • Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
  • noun
  • Piece of information; a person giving information
  • Place from which something necessary comes
  • verb
  • To get, e.g. a raw material, from somewhere

magnesium

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US / mægˈni:ziəm /

UK / mæɡˈniziəm,-ʒəm /

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  • noun
  • Silver, white metal burning with a white flame

molecule

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US / ˈmɒlɪkju:l /

UK / ˈmɑlɪˌkjul /

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  • noun
  • Two or more atoms chemically combined

much

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US / mʌtʃ /

UK / mʌtʃ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very; to a high level or degree
  • adverb
  • A lot; large amount; a high degree of
  • Nearly; basically
  • On many occasions; often
  • noun
  • A large amount; a great quantity

why

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US / waɪ /

UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /

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  • adverb
  • Question word to ask for a reason
  • exclamation
  • (Used to express surprise or approval)

animal

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US / ˈænɪml /

UK / ˈænəməl /

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  • noun
  • A living creature that is not a plant or person

time

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US / taɪm /

UK / taɪm /

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  • noun
  • Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
  • Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
  • Occasion when something happens
  • Period or occasion that something occurred
  • Period in history or the past
  • Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
  • How long an event takes; duration
  • verb
  • To check speed at which music is performed
  • To choose a specific moment to do something
  • To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
  • To schedule something to occur at a specific moment

difference

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US / 'dɪfrəns /

UK / ˈdɪfərəns, ˈdɪfrəns /

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  • noun
  • A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • Not of the same kind; unlike other things

grow

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US / ɡrəʊ /

UK / ɡro /

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  • verb
  • To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • To improve; to develop better skills over time
  • To develop and become bigger or taller over time

depend

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US / dɪˈpend /

UK / dɪˈpend /

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  • verb
  • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)

strong

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US / strɒŋ /

UK / strɔŋ /

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  • adjecitve
  • (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
  • Having big muscles; physically powerful

defend

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US / dɪ'fend /

UK / dɪˈfɛnd /

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  • verb
  • To protect and explain your position in court
  • To protect against an attack
  • To try to prevent another team from scoring

definitely

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US / ˈdefɪnətli /

UK / ˈdefɪnətli /

A2
  • adverb
  • Without question; beyond doubt

consume

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US / kən'sju:m /

UK / kənˈsum /

A2
  • verb
  • To eat, drink, buy or use up something
  • To take all your energy; focus the attention

for

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US / fə(r) /

UK / fɔr,fə /

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  • preposition
  • Used to show the purpose, or need of something

probiotic

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US / ˌprəʊbaɪ'ɒtɪk /

UK / ˌproʊbaɪ'ɑ:tɪk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plan

destroy

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US / dɪ'strɔɪ /

UK / dɪˈstrɔɪ /

A2
  • verb
  • To damage so badly that something no longer exists
  • To defeat someone or something easily
  • To kill a sick or unwanted animal

anyway

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US / ˈeniweɪ /

UK / ˈɛniˌwe /

A1
  • adverb
  • A word used to change the topic of a conversation

steaming

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US / ˈstiːmɪŋ /

UK / ˈstiːmɪŋ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Very hot, as when cooked in boiling water
  • verb
  • To cover a surface with steam, so as to clean it
  • To cook in mist of tiny drops from boiling water
  • To produce or give off a hot gas by boiling liquid
  • To travel or move using steam as a force

study

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US / 'stʌdɪ /

UK / ˈstʌdi /

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  • noun
  • Room that a person studies or reads in
  • Piece of research
  • Topic or subject you research or learn about
  • verb
  • To focus on learning something usually at school

want

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US / wɔnt /

UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /

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  • noun
  • Something you desire or wish for
  • State or condition of poverty
  • verb
  • To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing

not

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

A1
  • adverb
  • Word indicating the negative
  • (Used to form the negative of verbs)

comparison

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US / kəmˈpærɪsn /

UK / kəmˈpærɪsən /

A2
  • noun
  • Act of comparing things

drugstore

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US / ˈdrʌgstɔ:(r) /

UK / ˈdrʌɡˌstɔr, -ˌstor /

C2
  • noun
  • Retail shop selling medicine and other articles

whether

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US / ˈweðə(r) /

UK / ˈhwɛðɚ, ˈwɛð- /

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  • conjunction
  • If something will happen or not

now

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US / naʊ /

UK / naʊ /

A1
  • adverb
  • At the present time or moment
  • Right away or in the next possible moment
  • Used to refer to something that just happened
  • Time between the present and a moment in the past
  • conjunction
  • Resulting from or because of something

really

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US / ˈri:əli /

UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /

A1
  • adverb
  • Used to stress something that is said; definitely
  • In a true or accurate manner
  • Very

disease

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US / dɪˈzi:z /

UK / dɪˈziz /

A2
  • noun
  • Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant

ferment

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US / 'fɜ:ment /

UK / fɚˈmɛnt /

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  • Let's talk about the benefits of raw versus cooked vegetables.
  • Is it better to consume your vegetables cooked or raw?
  • Now, to understand that question, we have to first understand what's in a vegetable, okay?
  • How does it benefit us?
  • You have like folate, vitamin C, then you have beta carotene, which is like a precursor to vitamin A, which doesn't really add up to a lot of active retinol.
  • So if you compare plant-based vitamins versus animal-based vitamins, the animal-based vitamins are much more bioavailable.
  • Like the iron in spinach versus the iron in red meat, huge difference as far as how your body can assimilate it.
  • So if you do this comparison, most of the vitamins in animal products are way more bioavailable.
  • But when we get into vitamin C, folate, beta carotene, those are better sources in plants.
  • You also have vitamin E in plants.
  • So we have vitamins and then we have minerals, especially potassium, magnesium.
  • Magnesium is at the heart of the chlorophyll molecule, and that's the green stuff in the plant.
  • So anything green that you eat has a good amount of magnesium, but we also need that potassium.
  • There's other minerals as well in plants.
  • You have trace minerals and things like that, but it really depends on what that plant is grown on.
  • For example, if you're eating plants that are grown in hydroponic in just like a water solution, they only really put 15 minerals in that solution.
  • Well, there's a lot more than 15 minerals in the soil.
  • But then again, if you're growing your plants on soil that has like no biology or microbes, chances are they're gonna be pretty low in minerals.
  • What about amino acids like proteins?
  • There's not a lot of protein or amino acids in these plants.
  • What about fat?
  • There's not a lot of fat in these plants.
  • What about fiber?
  • There is a lot of fiber in vegetables, and this is what we can feed our microbes.
  • And what's interesting about that is that herbivores, animals that consume plants, have more than double the strains of microbes versus the carnivore animals.
  • They have less than half of the quantity of microbes.
  • So basically, if you eat vegetables and you're eating a wider range of vegetables with different fibers, compared to someone who doesn't consume any vegetables, you're gonna have more diverse microbiome.
  • And what does microbiome do is they make all sorts of things for you.
  • They make vitamins, they make biotin, they make other B vitamins, they make vitamin K. They actually help you make bile.
  • They help you make B12 available.
  • But here's something that you definitely get that you normally don't get from other types of foods, and that would be phytonutrients, right?
  • So we're talking about antioxidants, plant-based chemicals that have a range of properties, from anti-inflammatory to chemicals that help fight cancer.
  • And these phytochemicals are in the thousands, and it's like a mini natural drugstore because they create all sorts of very, very cool effects.
  • A common one would be like lutein or zeaxanthin, which is essential for being able to see in the dark at night and prevent macular degeneration.
  • And these phytonutrients also defend against the complications of chronic disease.
  • Also, they go into your skin and protect you against UV radiation to prevent skin cancer.
  • And this is something you probably have never heard before.
  • Plants contain a very good amount of probiotics, okay?
  • That's friendly bacteria, microbes that are within the plant.
  • And there's a lot.
  • Like in one cup of a vegetable, you're looking at 100 million microbes.
  • So when you're consuming vegetables, you're getting a lot of probiotics.
  • If they're grown on soil versus something that doesn't have a kind of a medium that enhances the microbiome.
  • But the way that the plant gets the microbes is from the soil.
  • So the roots of the plant actually eat microbes as their primary nutrient source, and they're extracting minerals from it.
  • And then they actually kind of let the microbe go out of the root, but some actually travel up into the plant.
  • And those are the ones that I'm talking about.
  • You probably never looked at these raw vegetables as a source of probiotics, but they are.
  • And this is fairly recently discovered that plants have these microbes.
  • Before that, they thought they were sterile, but they're not.
  • Microbes get destroyed with heat, okay?
  • So the more you cook the vegetable, the less effect you're gonna have as a probiotic.
  • Now, a couple things you need to know about this.
  • An organic vegetable versus conventional, you're gonna get about 40% more also diversity too.
  • So yes, organic is better.
  • And the microbes in the plant create substantial change in your own gut microbiome.
  • And if you're concerned about these microbes surviving the stomach, apparently they do survive in large quantities, probably being protected with the little encapsulated fiber that they kind of are in,
  • And then they kind of get released lower in the digestive tract when your microbiome eats that fiber and breaks them up.
  • Now, that being said, there's a couple little things you need to know.
  • If you are immune compromised, if you have inflammation in your gut, if you have celiac, diverticulitis, any type of inflammatory condition in your gut, you're probably not gonna tolerate some of the microbes that are in the vegetable because those microbes can act to stimulate your immune system.
  • They can act like a natural vaccine.
  • And if here you are having inflammation or leaky gut, it sees microbes and other phytonutrients and the fiber itself can react and create more inflammation.
  • This is why if you consume vegetables and you feel worse, or you get extreme bloating, or you have any type of a major inflammatory condition in your gut, you're probably gonna do better on the carnivore for a while.
  • So not everyone can tolerate these plants.
  • But I will say that things like salmonella, E. coli, those incidents are very rare.
  • They're not very common.
  • And if a plant is sick or grown on poor soils that are with low immune system, because if the soil has an immune system and so does the plant, then they're more likely to get these pathogens.
  • But typically these microbes and plants are pretty friendly.
  • There might be a small group of them that are unfriendly or pathogenic, but the other microbes and the phytonutrients, one of their purposes is to help suppress these pathogens and keep that plant's immune system strong.
  • Another side note that's interesting is that fermented vegetables, as far as looking at the microbes in those fermented vegetables, like sauerkraut, kefir, things like that, those microbes have a very similar profile to your own gut microbiome,
  • Which means that the worse off your digestion is, the more you're gonna benefit from maybe fermented vegetables or no vegetables at all, or even more cooked vegetables because you're breaking down things,
  • Making them easier to absorb and digest.
  • What about the effect of heat on vitamins?
  • Well, you are gonna lower vitamin C and you are gonna destroy a lot of the vitamins and enzymes.
  • What about minerals?
  • Well, it depends if you are steaming them versus boiling them.
  • A lot of times when you boil vegetables and you see all the green in the solution, you're basically leaching out chlorophyll and you're leaching out minerals.
  • But if you steam or slightly steam or saute your vegetables, you're not gonna lose the mineral part.
  • You might lose some of the vitamins depending on the duration and the heat and the temperature.
  • When we talk about phytonutrients, there's some interesting data on that.
  • It shows that heat, especially when you steam things or saute things, you actually increase the phytonutrient content.
  • You make some of those phytonutrients more available.
  • Now, I looked at the data and I didn't see that it was consistent.
  • There's a lot of mixed studies on this and it didn't look like there was a massive increase.
  • There might've been an increase in phytonutrients by 18%.
  • And yet other ones showed a decrease by 6%. It's a bit inconsistent because there are so many different phytonutrients and so many other variables, it's hard to tell.
  • But the point is that cooking your vegetables might enhance the phytonutrients by a certain amount.
  • But I don't think that is so significant that you have to really put a lot of attention on it.
  • Now, what does heat do for the microbes in the plant?
  • Well, the heat kills them.
  • So based on that information, it's probably gonna be best to consume a good portion of your vegetables raw.
  • Okay.
  • But of course, certain things I think you should cook like Brussels sprouts, maybe broccoli, maybe cauliflower.
  • But as far as your salads go, and let's say bell peppers and tomatoes and other vegetables, I would keep those raw.
  • Apparently the worst thing you can do to vegetables as far as nutrients go is fry the vegetables.
  • Now, if you're eating some fried vegetables, that's fine, but just don't think you're getting a lot of nutrients from the fried vegetables or when you do pressure cooking, things like that.
  • Anyway, I wanted to give you some backgrounds on whether you should consume raw versus cooked vegetables and some different viewpoints that you probably haven't heard before.
  • Now, if you have not seen my video on sauerkraut, I think you should check it out.
  • It's actually very, very good.
  • And I put it up right here.