Opinion Writing Vocab

Question 1

nuisance

Answer 1

something that is inconvenient or annoying

Question 2

entomophagy

Answer 2

The practice of eating bugs

Question 3

Delicacy

Answer 3

food that is special and often expensive

Question 4

anemia

Answer 4

a blood condition where the amount of red blood cells in a persons blood is low. It’s often caused because the body is not getting enough iron which is found in meat, beans and leafy greens

Question 5

Consume

Answer 5

To eat or drink

Question 6

agricultural land

Answer 6

Land that can be used to raise livestock or to grow crops

Question 7

Advocates

Answer 7

People who publicly and strongly support a certain cause or rule

Question 8

livestock

Answer 8

animals that are grown and raised so that humans can use them (sheep cows chickens etc)

Question 9

scarce

Answer 9

there isn’t much of something

Question 10

stigma

Answer 10

Something that has a negative attachment to it

Question 11

Anaphylactic shock

Answer 11

An extreme, often life-threatening allergic reaction to something

Question 12

Entomophobia

Answer 12

Also known as inscectophobia, an abnormal and constant fear of insects