A brief history of alcohol - Rod Phillips

Important Vocabulary Words From The Video

unwitting

Unwitting is the opposite of intentional. When something is unwitting, it is unintentional.

  • The victim was unaware of the danger, and the attack was therefore unwitting.
  • The victim was unaware of the fact that their phone was being monitored, and their conversation was therefore unwitting.
yeasts

Yeasts are small, single-celled organisms that are used to make bread, wine, and other types of alcoholic drinks. They are also used to make bread rise.

  • Yeasts are used to make bread rise.
  • Yeasts are used to make wine.
ferment

Ferment means to ferment or to cause something to ferment. When you ferment something, you cause it to turn into something else.

  • The sourdough starter ferments the bread.
  • The wine ferments when it's stored in a cask.
fermenting

Fermenting is the process of something (usually food) becoming sour or fermented. This is usually caused by bacteria, and it can take a while for the food to ferment.

  • The cheese was going to ferment if it wasn't refrigerated.
  • The bread was going to ferment if it wasn't stored in a moist environment.
chicha

Chicha is a type of beer that is made from maize. It is often flavored with chili and other spices.

  • The chicha was very spicy, with a flavor that was reminiscent of chicha.
  • The chicha was very sweet, with a flavor that was reminiscent of sweet tea.

A hallucinogenic is a drug or substance that can cause you to experience hallucinations. Hallucinogenic drugs can make you see things that are not really there, or they can make you feel like you are in a different place or time.

  • The drug is hallucinogenic, which is why it's causing all the hallucinations.
  • The drug can also cause hallucinations, which is why it's dangerous.
latched

When something is latched, it is locked into place. This can be done in a number of ways, including with a lock or a lock on a door.

  • The door was latched from the inside, so nobody could enter.
  • The book was latched shut with a lock.
vaporize

To vaporize something is to turn it into a vapor. When you vaporize something, you heat it up so that it becomes a gas.

  • The scientist was trying to vaporize the virus so that it could be studied.
  • The pilot was trying to vaporize the enemy planes, so that they would not be able to attack.
vaporizes

To vaporize something is to turn it into vapor. This is usually done by heating it up until it becomes a gas, and then releasing the gas into the air.

  • The gas was vaporized when it was heated.
  • The gas was vaporized when it was released into the air.