Omnivore's Dilemma Vocabulary Notes

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8/28/16

Omnivore Vocab #1

Word:	Meaning/Part of Speech/Examples:
1.immerse	Verb to involve deeply; absorb; surround yourself completely One may immerse themselves in a book, and barely notice things around them
2.  Forage	Verb To wander or go in search of provisions In the olden times people would go forage for animals or berries for their meals
3. alchemy	Noun An ancient chemical science that would try to turn something lacking value into something valuable Using chemical sciences to make a valuable transformation A transformation into something of value “September’s glo-up”
4. conscious	Adj. Fully aware or sensitive of something You must be conscious of various dangers in the world
5. karmic	Noun Action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results The action seen as bringing upon karma If you hit your brother, that action can be seen as karmic
6. ingenuity	Noun The quality of being very clever, resourceful, and innovative
7. folly	Noun The state or quality of being foolish Lack of understanding and sense Something that lacks practical sense, that’s foolish and perhaps made for no reason
8. confinement	Noun State of being confined of shut/kept in Prevented from public due to various reasons One might be put in solitary confinement if they had a highly contagious disease
9. unprecedented	Adj. It has not happened before, or been experienced before 9/11 was a very unprecedented event since few people in the specific generation had experienced such a massive attack on the U.S.
10. fauna	Noun Animals of a given region/period/area Certain rare species in Costa Rica, or Africa, etc
11. opaque	Adj. Unclear; hard to understand; hard to shed light on Complex topics, leaves you in the dark
12. Ignorance	Noun The state of not knowing something I am pretty ignorant about psychology, are various subjects
13. fleeting	Adj. Something that passes or vanishes swiftly Thoughts; beauty; youth
14. stake	Noun Commercial interest, share, or involvement in something A stake in a company
15. agriculture	Noun The science, art, or occupation concerned with farming Our agriculture in Sonoma County in very beautiful

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