Politics of Food pt. 2 "When a Crop Becomes King"

Mrs. Rice (United States of America)
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  1. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  2. domestication
    adaptation to close association with human beings
  3. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  4. subsidize
    support, as through grants or other funds
  5. subsidy
    a grant of financial assistance, especially by a government
  6. evolve
    undergo development
  7. wreak
    cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
  8. ethanol
    colorless flammable liquid used as a solvent or intoxicant
  9. stave off
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  10. biodegradable
    capable of being decomposed
  11. begrudge
    be envious of or feel annoyance toward
  12. domesticate
    make fit for cultivation and service to humans
  13. soar
    rise rapidly
  14. metabolize
    produce by the organic processes necessary for life
  15. fructose
    a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
  16. glucose
    a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms
  17. triglyceride
    glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
  18. sustainable
    capable of being prolonged
  19. predator
    any animal that lives by preying on other animals
  20. douse
    wet thoroughly
Created on Thu Apr 21 10:34:52 EDT 2016

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