Question

c. vocabulary preview
match up as many words and meanings as you can.
check this exercise again after seeing the words in context on page 3.
____ 1. ingest \ta) to make impure
____ 2. contaminate \tb) tiny organisms that can multiply and cause disease or infection
____ 3. bacteria \tc) a device that shows the temperature
____ 4. crucial \td) a tool for eating, e.g., fork or spoon
____ 5. spotless \te) to become rotten or no longer good to eat
____ 6. utensil \tf) completely clean
____ 7. sanitize \tg) a natural response
____ 8. thermometer \th) very important
____ 9. buffet \ti) to make a surface clean to avoid spreading germs
____ 10. spoil \tj) a wide assortment of self - serve food
____ 11. look off \tk) to not appear normal or good
____ 12. instinct \tl) to take into the body, to consume

Explanation:

1. "ingest" means to take into the body or consume, so match with l.
2. "contaminate" means to make impure, so match with a.
3. "bacteria" are tiny organisms that can multiply and cause disease, so match with b.
4. "crucial" means very important, so match with h.
5. "spotless" means completely clean, so match with f.
6. "utensil" is a tool for eating like fork or spoon, so match with d.
7. "sanitize" means to make a surface clean to avoid spreading germs, so match with i.
8. "thermometer" is a device that shows temperature, so match with c.
9. "buffet" is a wide assortment of self - serve food, so match with j.
10. "spoil" means to become rotten or no longer good to eat, so match with e.
11. "look off" means to not appear normal or good, so match with k.
12. "instinct" is a natural response, so match with g.

Answer:

1. l) to take into the body, to consume
2. a) to make impure
3. b) tiny organisms that can multiply and cause disease or infection
4. h) very important
5. f) completely clean
6. d) a tool for eating, e.g., fork or spoon
7. i) to make a surface clean to avoid spreading germs
8. c) a device that shows the temperature
9. j) a wide assortment of self - serve food
10. e) to become rotten or no longer good to eat
11. k) to not appear normal or good
12. g) a natural response