Lesson 88 Vocabulary
English word English Definition English Example sentence
1 to smoke to consume cigarettes or other flammable tobacco products I smoked occasionally when I was younger.
2 a heavy smoker a person who consumes a large number of tobacco products She was a heavy smoker, usually smoking two packs a day.
3 a government health warning a message placed on tobacco and alcohol products by the government that outlines health risks The government health warning on cigarettes has gotten more and more forceful and straightforward.
4 a pack of smokes a package of cigarettes, containing twenty cigarettes My pack of smokes got wet in the rainstorm.
5 tar a black semi-liquid substance found in cigarette smoke I worry about the amount of tar in cigarettes, so I only smoke lights.
6 a minor a person who is under the legal age to buy alcohol or tobacco She was a minor, so she couldn't buy beer or cigarettes.
7 legal age the age at which you can lawfully buy tobacco or alcohol products He was of legal age, so he started smoking heavily.
8 an ash tray a special dish in which to put the burnt remains of cigarettes After two hours of smoking, our ash tray was full.
9 to deter ~ to make something difficult to do In order to deter teenagers from smoking the government made it a crime.
10 to puff to bring smoke into your mouth via a cigarette or cigar He puffed on the cigar, creating large clouds of smoke.
11 to inhale ~ to bring smoke into your lungs He inhaled the smoke, and felt a calm sensation immediately.
12 to light up to touch a cigarette or cigar with a flame and cause it to begin burning The airport was a no-smoking environment, so he had to wait until he was outside to light up.
13 to take a drag to inhale smoke from a tobacco product He took a drag one last time before throwing the cigarette on the ground.
14 to stub out ~ to cause a cigarette or cigar to stop burning He stubbed out his cigarette and entered the building.
15 lung cancer a health problem by which one develops large masses of cells in their lungs which eventually leads to death As smoking rates increased, lung cancer rates increased.
16 nicotine one of the active drugs in tobacco smoke Nicotine has a calming effect on most people.
17 second hand smoke smoke that is emitted from a person's cigarette and goes on to affect other people Second hand smoke is a leading cause of lung cancer.
18 chewing tobacco tobacco that is placed unburnt into the mouth Using chewing tobacco is safer than smoking, but it might lead to mouth cancer.
19 to kick the habit to stop using tobacco products He smoked for many years, but he finally kicked the habit.
20 to go cold turkey to stop using tobacco products suddenly and completely I went cold turkey, so I was extremely irritable and depressed for a few days.
21 a cigarette butt the part of a cigarette that you hold while smoking, usually containing the filter There were many cigarette butts in the ash tray after the party.