How US Gives Thanks: Food, Football, Parades

seasoned – adj.  having a lot of spices, herbs, salt, pepper, etc., added

soup kitchen – n. a place that gives food (such as soup and bread) to poor people

helium – adj. a chemical element that is a colorless gas and is often used to fill balloons

characters – n.  a person who appears in a story, book, play, movie, or television show

sedentary – adj. doing or involving a lot of sitting

calories – n. a unit of heat used to indicate the amount of energy that foods will produce in the human body

crowded – adj.  filled with too many people or things

destination – n. a place to which a person is going

stressful – adj.  making you feel worried or anxious

buffet – n. a meal for which different foods are placed on a table so that people can serve themselves

uplifting – adj. causing happy and hopeful feelings

relaxed – adj. not worried or tense

commercial – adj. related to or used in the buying and selling of goods and services.

harmony – n. a pleasing combination or arrangement of different things

relative prosperity – n.  making a fairly decent amount of money

grateful – adj.  feeling or showing thanks

hypocritical – adj. acting in a way that is different than the believes you claim to have

continent – n. one of the great divisions of land (such as North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, or Antarctica) of the Earth

pardons – n. to officially say that someone who is guilty of a crime will be allowed to go free and will not be punished

puzzling – adj. causing or likely to cause confusion : difficult to solve or understand

encounter – v.  to have or experience

obese – adj. very fat

crispy – adj. pleasantly thin, dry, and easily broken

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