refer to

The act I’m referring to is the choice you make every time you sit down to a meal. (line 4)

In her autobiography she occasionally refers to her unhappy childhood.

He always refers to the house as his "refuge".

The new salary scale only refers to company managers.

unparalleledVegetarian food sales are showing

unparalleled growth. (line 6)

They enjoyed success on a scale unparalleled by any previous pop group.

The country has an unparalleled record of solid growth.

 

boostThis “wrong fuel” has helped boost the cost of

degenerative disease in Canada to an estimated $400 billion a year … (line 21)

verbThe theatre managed to boost its

audiences by cutting ticket prices.

Share prices were boosted by the news reports.

I tried to boost his ego.

nounThe lowering of interest rates will give a much-needed boost to the economy.

Passing my driving test was such a boost to my confidence.

devoid of

Animal foods have serious nutritional drawbacks: They are devoid of fiber, contain far too much saturated fat and cholesterol … (line 24)

Their apartment is devoid of all comforts.

He seems to be devoid of compassion.

infectAccording to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, six out of

ten chickens are infected with salmonella. (line 30)

The ward was full of children infected with TB.

All the tomato plants are infected with a virus.

Her optimism seemed to infect all those around her.

A computer virus may lurk unseen in a computer's memory, calling up and infecting each of the machine's data files in turn.

bow

Unfortunately, they (the governments) have bowed to pressure from powerful lobby groups such as the Beef Information Center …. (line 32)

Eventually the government was forced to bow to public pressure and reform the tax.

retrieve

According to documents retrieved through the Freedom of Information Act, these groups forced changes to Canada’s latest food guide before it was released in 1993. (line 35)

We taught our dog to retrieve a ball.

Computers are used to store and retrieve information efficiently.

intake

Even a minor reduction in recommended intakes of animal protein could cost these industries billions of dollars a year. (line 38)

It says on the packet that four slices of this bread contains one half of your recommended daily intake of fiber.

HeightenUsing so much land heightens topsoil loss … (line 5

3)

to increase or make something increase, especially an emotion or effect:

The strong police presence only heightened the tension among the crowd.

As the excitement heightened, the audience b

egan stamping their feet. 

contaminate

43 percent of tested wells were contaminated with agricultural run-off … (line 67)

Much of the coast has been contaminated by nuclear waste.

The food which had been contaminated was destroyed.

lay/bring/press charges against

Earlier this month, charges were laid against a large Alberta feedlot operator for dumping 30 million litres of cattle manure into the Bow River … (line 68)

nounThe 19-year-old will be appearing in court on

Thursday where she will face criminal charges.

He has been arrested on a charge of murder.

The police brought a charge of theft against him.

The police have had to drop (= stop) charges against her because they couldn't find any evidence.

verb

She's been charged with murder.

He is charged with murdering her friend.

utter

I looked on in utter shock as a cow missed the stun gun and was hoisted fully conscious upside down by its hind leg and cut to pieces …(line 87)

utter confusion/misery/chaos

utter nonsense/rubbish

The meeting was a complete and utter waste of time.

come second to

… animal welfare comes second to profit. (line 93)

For Mike, love comes second to money.