ABC - Chocolate

English I.
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  1. consume
    take in as food
    Chocolate was first consumed and cultivated by the Mayans and the Aztecs.
  2. cultivated
    developed by human care and for human use
    Chocolate was first consumed and cultivated by the Mayans and the Aztecs.
  3. mystical
    beyond ordinary understanding
    The drink had mystical and religious significance because they thought that it would bring great wisdom, understanding and energy.
  4. significance
    the quality of being important
    The drink had mystical and religious significance because they thought that it would bring great wisdom, understanding and energy.
  5. wisdom
    using knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
    The drink had mystical and religious significance because they thought that it would bring great wisdom, understanding and energy.
  6. currency
    the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
    By the year 1000 AD, cocoa beans were also used as currency.
  7. specimen
    an example regarded as typical of its class
    He brought back several specimens of the beans back to Europe but chocolates only grew in popularity when Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes converted the bitter beans prepared by the Aztecs into a wonderful drink by adding sugar and honey.
  8. cultivation
    production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
    The Spaniards jealously guarded this increasingly popular drink and they cultivated the cocoa tree in Trinidad as part of the effort to keep secret the cultivation and preparation of the cocoa bean.
  9. eventually
    after an unspecified period of time or a long delay
    Eventually, the Spaniards grew cocoa elsewhere including the Philippines.
  10. initially
    at the beginning
    In France, people were initially sceptic about chocolate.
  11. product
    a commodity offered for sale
    It was considered a product of the barbarians.
  12. declare
    announce publicly or officially
    However, a French Queen declared that chocolate was the drink of the royal court when chocolate was brought to a royal wedding in 1615.
  13. commercial
    connected with or engaged in the exchange of goods
    By the early eighteenth century, however, prices began to drop and the commercial manufacturing of chocolate -began in England where the first chocolate factory was founded in 1728.
  14. manufacture
    the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
    By the early eighteenth century, however, prices began to drop and the commercial manufacturing of chocolate -began in England where the first chocolate factory was founded in 1728.
  15. introduce
    bring something new to an environment
    The first 'eating chocolate' was introduced in England in 1847 but it was not popular because of its bitter taste.
  16. experiment
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
    When the Swiss began making chocolate in the mid 1800's, Daniel Peters experimented by mixing chocolate and milk.
Created on Sat Jan 12 23:26:36 EST 2013 (updated Fri Jan 18 19:56:15 EST 2013)

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