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Cambridge English: CPE (C2 Proficiency) - Agriculture & Food

Learn advanced CPE vocabulary for agriculture and food, including farming, crops, livestock, cultivation, produce, food production, and agricultural practices.

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Cambridge English: CPE (C2 Proficiency)
agrarian
agrarian
[Adjective]

related to agriculture, farmers, or rural life

Ex: The agrarian community relies on farming as the main source of livelihood. 
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apiarist
apiarist
[noun]

someone who tends beehives, cares for bee colonies, and harvests honey and other hive products

Ex: The apiarist opened each hive gently to inspect for signs of disease. 
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apiary
apiary
[noun]

a location, such as a stand, shed, or field, where beekeepers maintain multiple beehives to harvest honey and other hive products

Ex: The local farmer converted a corner of his orchard into an apiary to boost pollination and harvest honey. 
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apiculture

the maintenance of beehives and the health of bee colonies to harvest honey, beeswax, and other hive products, as well as to provide pollination services

Ex: She enrolled in a course on apiculture before setting up her first backyard hives. 
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arable
arable
[Adjective]

having the capacity to be used to grow crops

Ex: The farm has large arable fields perfect for wheat. 
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to browse
to browse
[Verb]

to eat vegetation such as young shoots or foliage in a meadow, pasture, or woodland

Ex: Deer browse on young saplings along the forest edge. 
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bucolic
bucolic
[Adjective]

of or pertaining to the life or work of herdsmen and shepherds

Ex: Their research focused on bucolic customs surrounding seasonal sheep migrations. 
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chaff
chaff
[noun]

seed coverings and other plant debris separated from grain

Ex: After threshing, the wheat heap was mixed with chaff that needed to be sifted out. 
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fallow
fallow
[Adjective]

(of farmland) not used for growing crops for a period of time, especially for the quality of the soil to improve

Ex: After years of continuous wheat planting, the farmer kept one field fallow to let the earth regain fertility. 
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alimentary
alimentary
[Adjective]

relating to the provision or processing of nutrients necessary for growth and health

Ex: The school redesigned its menu with alimentary balance in mind to support student growth. 
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bouillon
bouillon
[noun]

a broth made by simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with seasonings to yield a translucent liquid

Ex: She sipped a steaming cup of beef bouillon to soothe her sore throat. 
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calorific
calorific
[Adjective]

(of food) dense in calories and may be fattening if eaten in excess

Ex: That triple-layer chocolate mousse is incredibly calorific but impossible to resist. 
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to coddle
to coddle
[Verb]

to cook something gently in water just below boiling point

Ex: She likes to coddle her eggs by simmering them in water for a few minutes until the whites are just set. 
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comestible
comestible
[Adjective]

fit for human or animal consumption

Ex: Not all wild mushrooms are comestible; some can be deadly. 
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