Thursday

1.advocate KK[ˋædvəkɪt] DJ[ˋædvəkit]

From:They advocate solutions that do not involve giving up meat altogether, such as creating farming practices that are more humane to animals.

v.

-To speak, plead, or argue in favor of.

-To act as an advocate.

n.

-One that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender.

-One that pleads in another's behalf; an intercessor.

-A lawyer.

2.cite KK [saɪt]DJ[sait]

From:Vegetarians cite medical studies that establish a connection between a high consumption of red meat and many disease, such as cancer and heart disease.

v.

-To quote or refer to (a book or author, for example) as an authority or example in making an argument.

-To refer to (a previous court decision or other legal precedent), as when arguing a case.

-To mention or bring forward as support, illustration, or proof.

-To commend officially for meritorious action in military service.

-To honor formally.

3.consumption KK[kənˋsʌmpʃən] DJ[kənˋsʌmpʃən]

From:Vegetarians cite medical studies that establish a connection between a high consumption of red meat and many disease, such as cancer and heart disease.

n.

-The act or process of consuming.

-The state of being consumed.

-An amount consumed.

-The using up of goods and services by consumer purchasing or in the production of other goods.

-A progressive wasting of body tissue.

-Pulmonary tuberculosis. No longer in scientific use.

4.digest KK[daɪˋdʒɛst] DJ[daiˋdʒest]

From:These cattle are fed corn, which they cannot digest.

v.

-To convert (food) into simpler chemical compounds that can be absorbed and assimilated by an organism, as by chemical and muscular action in the digestive tract.

-To think over so as to understand; absorb or assimilate.

-To organize into a systematic arrangement, usually by summarizing or classifying.

-To condense or abridge (a written work).

-To soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture.

n.

-A collection of previously published material, such as articles, essays, or reports, usually in edited or condensed form.

-A systematic arrangement of abstracts from court decisions designed to simplify the locating of relevant case law.

-A periodical containing literary abridgments or other condensed works.

5.grain KK[gren] DJ[grein]

From:By combining meat with beans, vegetables, and grains, people can easily decrease the amount of meat that they eat.

n.

-A small, dry, one-seeded fruit of a cereal grass, having the fruit and the seed walls united.

-The fruits of cereal grasses especially after having been harvested, considered as a group.

-A cereal grass.

-Cereal grasses considered as a group.