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Acidity
Active Managerial Control
Air Curtains
Air Gap
Level of acid in a food. An acidic substance has a pH below 7.…
Food safety management system designed to prevent foodborne il…
Devices installed above or alongside doors that blow a steady…
Air space used to separate a water-supply outlet from any pote…
Acidity
Level of acid in a food. An acidic substance has a pH below 7.…
Active Managerial Control
Food safety management system designed to prevent foodborne il…
Japanese Knife sharpening angle
French Knife sharpening angle
Small dice
medium dice
10 degress
15-22 degrees
1/4 x 1/4 x 1/4 inch
1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2 inch
Japanese Knife sharpening angle
10 degress
French Knife sharpening angle
15-22 degrees
Rounds
Diagonal
Half moons
Quarters
Cut vegetables into thin rounds (wagiri)
slice vegetable on the diagonal by holding the vegetable at an…
Cut the vegetable lengthwise through the middle into two halve…
Slice the vegetable lengthwise as in half moons. Then cut each…
Rounds
Cut vegetables into thin rounds (wagiri)
Diagonal
slice vegetable on the diagonal by holding the vegetable at an…
relative
newcomer
candy cane
pagan
Considered in comparison with something else: the relative qui…
Someone or something that has recently arrived or which is new
a cane-shaped hard candy stick associated with Christmas. It i…
One who is not a Christian, Muslim, or Jew, especially an adhe…
relative
Considered in comparison with something else: the relative qui…
newcomer
Someone or something that has recently arrived or which is new
achieved many firsts
life-forms
biomass
most prevalent
a "first" is an accomplishment that is unprecedented; achievin…
types of life
The total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area or v…
widespread, predominant, or powerful in a particular area at a…
achieved many firsts
a "first" is an accomplishment that is unprecedented; achievin…
life-forms
types of life
monument
fortress
on campaign
consolidate
A statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate…
a fortified (strengthened) defensive structure
A series of military operations intended to achieve a particul…
Reinforce or strengthen (one's position or power)
monument
A statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate…
fortress
a fortified (strengthened) defensive structure
simmer (v.) (Term)
religious fervor (n.) (Term)
setting the stage (idiom) (Term)
indictment (n.) (Term)
to cook slowly in a liquid just below the boiling point
when someone has a lot of spirit and enthusiasm about their re…
preparing for what will come next
a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
simmer (v.) (Term)
to cook slowly in a liquid just below the boiling point
religious fervor (n.) (Term)
when someone has a lot of spirit and enthusiasm about their re…
Sweat
Sauté
Caramelize
Deglaze
Traditionally, cooking over low heat with a small amount of oi…
Cook quickly in a small amount of fat or oil over medium-high…
Browning the food's natural sugars on medium or high heat in o…
Remove browned bits ("fond") left in pan after sautéing or car…
Sweat
Traditionally, cooking over low heat with a small amount of oi…
Sauté
Cook quickly in a small amount of fat or oil over medium-high…
splinter group (n.) (Term)
theocracy (n.) (Term)
Little wonder (idiom) (Term)
highly charged environment (idiom) (Ter…
a group that breaks ties with an existing political party or r…
a government controlled by religious leaders
it is not surprising
a situation that is extremely tense and emotional, and likely…
splinter group (n.) (Term)
a group that breaks ties with an existing political party or r…
theocracy (n.) (Term)
a government controlled by religious leaders
mass hysteria (n.) (Term)
rampant (adj.) (Term)
paranoia (n.) (Term)
consorting (v.) (Term)
an intense, fearful, and anxious reaction to a real or imagine…
(adj.) growing without check, running wild
a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excess…
associating with
mass hysteria (n.) (Term)
an intense, fearful, and anxious reaction to a real or imagine…
rampant (adj.) (Term)
(adj.) growing without check, running wild
raw
a mess
awning
face it
uncooked
something disorganized
shade over windows on 1st floor
admit it
raw
uncooked
a mess
something disorganized
guest post
execute
crowdsourcing
crowdfunding
writing and publishing an article on someone else's website or…
carry out or put into effect, such as a plan, order, or course…
the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas or content by…
The practice of asking a large group of people or a community…
guest post
writing and publishing an article on someone else's website or…
execute
carry out or put into effect, such as a plan, order, or course…
deathbed (Term)
milk sickness (Term)
white snakeroot (Term)
ax (Term)
the last few hours before death
(n.) a condition of cattle and sheep in the western US, caused…
(n.) any of a number of North American plants reputed to conta…
(n.) a tool typically used for chopping wood, usually a steel…
deathbed (Term)
the last few hours before death
milk sickness (Term)
(n.) a condition of cattle and sheep in the western US, caused…
span (v.) (Term)
obliterate (v.) (Term)
stamp out (v.) (Term)
roar (v.) (Term)
extend across (a period of time or a range of subjects)
to destroy completely
end or extinguish by forceful means
(of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, pro…
span (v.) (Term)
extend across (a period of time or a range of subjects)
obliterate (v.) (Term)
to destroy completely
tame (v.) (Term)
Great Plains (n.) (Term)
wagon train (n.) (Term)
green-lights (v.) (Term)
overcome the wildness of
a mostly flat and grassy region of western North America
common method of transportation to the West, in which wagons t…
give permission to go ahead with (a project, especially a movi…
tame (v.) (Term)
overcome the wildness of
Great Plains (n.) (Term)
a mostly flat and grassy region of western North America
fort
fortress
stash
infinite
a permanent military post or a fortified building or strategic…
a military stronghold, esp. a strongly fortified town fit for…
store (something) safely and secretly in a specified place
limitless or endless in space, extent, or size
fort
a permanent military post or a fortified building or strategic…
fortress
a military stronghold, esp. a strongly fortified town fit for…
envy of the world (Term)
foe (n.) (Term)
wage a war (v.) (Term)
trailblazer (n.) (Term)
What everybody everywhere wants to have or to be
(n.) one who hates or tries to harm another; an enemy
to start or fight a war
(n.) someone who makes a new trail or path for others to follo…
envy of the world (Term)
What everybody everywhere wants to have or to be
foe (n.) (Term)
(n.) one who hates or tries to harm another; an enemy
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cognitive scientist
foremost thinkers
extract
forlorn
scientific study of the mind and its processes
famous or important leaders and experts in academic and profes…
select (a passage from a piece of writing, music, or film) for…
pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely
cognitive scientist
scientific study of the mind and its processes
foremost thinkers
famous or important leaders and experts in academic and profes…
climate
desert
tropical
settle
Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
An extremely dry or arid region with less than 10 inches (25 c…
Warm, moist climate region near the equator located between th…
To move to and set up a new place to live and to stay there
climate
Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
desert
An extremely dry or arid region with less than 10 inches (25 c…
height of its power (Term)
Cold War (Term)
Space Race (Term)
come of age (Term)
when something or someone has the most power; the strongest pe…
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The n…
A competition of space exploration between the United States a…
reach a certain age that marks a transition to maturity
height of its power (Term)
when something or someone has the most power; the strongest pe…
Cold War (Term)
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The n…
hut (n.) (Term)
Continental Congress (n.) (Term)
cajoling (v.) (Term)
forlorn (adj.) (Term)
(n.) a small single-story building of simple or crude construc…
(n.) the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the r…
(v.) coaxing or persuading gently
appearing sad or lonely because deserted or abandoned; hopeless
hut (n.) (Term)
(n.) a small single-story building of simple or crude construc…
Continental Congress (n.) (Term)
(n.) the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the r…
abolish (v.) (Term)
ultimatum (n.) (Term)
enfranchisement (n.) (Term)
henceforth (adv) (Term)
to bring to an end; to do away with
(n.) a final proposal or statement of conditions
a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by…
from now on
abolish (v.) (Term)
to bring to an end; to do away with
ultimatum (n.) (Term)
(n.) a final proposal or statement of conditions
jeep (Term)
SUV (Term)
munitions factory (Term)
tracer shell (Term)
the general-purpose vehicle made for war; tough, fast and low…
sport utility vehicle or car used for hauling things or taking…
a place that makes weapons
leave a trail of burning chemicals containing magnesium so you…
jeep (Term)
the general-purpose vehicle made for war; tough, fast and low…
SUV (Term)
sport utility vehicle or car used for hauling things or taking…
iron horse (n.) (Term)
Eastern Seaboard (n.) (Term)
cattle drive (n.) (Term)
homesteader (n.) (Term)
the name some people gave the train
place name for Atlantic Coastal area
the herding and moving of cattle over long distances
a settler granted a homestead by the United States government
iron horse (n.) (Term)
the name some people gave the train
Eastern Seaboard (n.) (Term)
place name for Atlantic Coastal area
tropical region (Term)
southern (Term)
breeding ground (Term)
shrub (Term)
(n.) area between tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn. lo…
(adj.) situated in the south or directed toward or facing the…
(n.) a place that feeds and nourishes the growth of what is th…
(n.) a woody plant that is smaller than a tree and generally h…
tropical region (Term)
(n.) area between tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn. lo…
southern (Term)
(adj.) situated in the south or directed toward or facing the…