Vocabulary List: ‘Eating My Way Through New York City’

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  1. vendor
    someone who exchanges goods or services for money
    Bebelle first shouts the orders to the butcher across the aisle and the poultry vendor on the other side. Washington Post (Oct 28, 2021)
  2. promote
    contribute to the progress or growth of
    He wants to promote the best ways of doing things, which usually but not always are the old ways. New York Times (Dec 13, 2021)
  3. prosciutto
    Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin
    Ribbons are great for longer slices of meat, like prosciutto. Salon (Dec 7, 2021)
  4. request
    the verbal act of asking
    It did wonders for her business, Flaura Botanica, she said, but requests for her to re-create it are met with a warning. Washington Post (Dec 8, 2021)
  5. simmer
    boil slowly at low temperature
    Remove the giblets, put them in a pot of water with aromatic vegetables and simmer to a stock that can be used for soup or, if you dare to try, gravy. Washington Post (Dec 3, 2021)
  6. inherited
    occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
    She inherited her 125-year-old fry bread poker, a trident used for flipping bread over an open fire at arm’s length. New York Times (Nov 1, 2021)
  7. scavenger
    someone who collects things discarded by others
    Mr. Quisling picked the book up and flipped through it as Emily recounted the rest of the scavenger hunt so far. Book Scavenger
  8. shish kebab
    cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer
    Only the chicken shish kebab was dry and overcooked. New York Times (Apr 28, 2016)
Created on Thu Dec 16 13:35:13 EST 2021 (updated Thu Dec 16 13:50:04 EST 2021)

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