Vocabulary Lesson 1

2. Feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction from one's own achievements or qualities.
4. to perceive or detect an odor or scent using the nose.
5. A harmful condition caused by an excessive loss of water or fluid from the body.
7. to make or become smaller or lower in size, quantity, or degree.
8. A unit of energy measuring the energy-producing value of food.
9. Relating to the body rather than the mind or spirit.
13. One of a pair of slender sticks held in one hand and used as eating utensils in Asian dining.
14. The total number of people or inhabitants residing in a specific region or country.
16. Recently made, harvested, or gathered; not stale, spoiled, or preserved.
17. A state of physical ease, freedom from pain, or relief from distress.

1. Having an acid, sharp, or tart taste resembling lemon juice or vinegar.
2. Showing good manners, courtesy, and respect toward others.
3. Suffering from a lack of proper nutrition or inadequate food intake.
6. to exist, occur, or hold a specified quality, identity, or state of being.
7. A set of instructions for preparing a particular food dish, including a list of required ingredients.
10. The process of absorbing or supplying adequate water and fluids to the body.
11. Aromatic plant substances used to season, flavor, or preserve food.
12. A mixture of decayed organic matter, such as leaves and manure, used as plant fertilizer.
13. to prepare food or meals by applying heat.
15. to perceive or distinguish the flavor of a substance taking it into the mouth.