2018-11-18 ~ Emily brown STYLE

jueves, 22 de noviembre de 2018

Big Bad Vocabulary Quiz: Answers and Winners! by PW Fun & Learning

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Big Bad Vocabulary Quiz: Answers and Winners! by PW Fun & Learning

Good job, everyone! And you had to pull yourself away from all kinds of holiday preparations and ingestions, too—no small feat in itself. We’re so glad you love words as much as we do!

Here are the stats, answers, and winners.

STATS

851 people took the quiz.
106 people scored 100%!
The question most people (about 95%) got right was…#19!
The question most people missed (only 58% got it right) was…#8.

ANSWERS

Q.3
Elucidate
• deceive
✓ explain
• escape
• ramble incoherently

Q.4
Animus
• mystery
• cunning
• humanity
✓ hostility

Q.5
Valise
✓ suitcase
• musical instrument
• scarf
• server

Q.6
True or False: A supercilious individual can also be described as imperious.
✓ True
• False

Q.7
Puerile
• careful
• sober
✓ frivolous
• earnest

Q.8
Nescient
✓ oblivious
• cognizant
• omnipresent
• predictive

Q.9
Basal
• sturdy
✓ rudimentary
• rocky
• sneaky

Q.10
Multifarious
• underhanded
• consistent
• malicious
✓ diverse

Q.11
True or False: A vociferous person is typically reticent and restrained.
• True
✓ False

Q.12
Portend
✓ foreshadow
• punish
• part of a ship
• review

Q.13
Acolyte
• leader
✓ follower
• neutral observer
• lawyer

Q.14
Clement
• oppressive
• religious
• severe
✓ merciful

Q.15
An untenable position CANNOT be _______ .
• denied
• understood
✓ defended
• refuted

Q.16
Conclave
• summary
✓ gathering
• curvature
• revelation

Q.17
Missive
✓ letter
• attack
• journey
• goal

Q.18
Plenitude
• gumption
• suspicion
✓ abundance
• statement

Q.19
Bastion
✓ stronghold
• reprimand
• plan
• weakness

Q.20
Aplomb
• agitation
✓ composure
• profusion
• arrogance

Q.21
True or False: The term “bicameral” refers to something that has two lenses.
• True
✓ False

Q.22
Inveterate
✓ habitual
• spineless
• disrespectful
• wasteful

Q.23
Recalcitrant
• remorseful
• with accuracy
✓ defiant
• obedient

Q.24
Noisome
• loud
✓ offensive
• inviting
• blurry

Q.25
Exculpate
• implicate
• discredit
• prosecute
✓ absolve

Q.26
True or False: A Byzantine operation is usually surreptitious.
✓ True
• False

Q.27
Maladroit
• devious
• judicious
✓ inept
• meticulous

WINNERS

The first winner is…Aubrey Ven…!
The second winner is…JoAnn Bur…!
The third winner is…Russ Ful…!

Congratulations, winners! Contact prizes@thepioneerwoman.com to claim your AirPods!

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Big Bad Vocabulary Quiz: Answers and Winners! by PW Fun & Learning

By sayrin animation at 21:03 No comments

Good job, everyone! And you had to pull yourself away from all kinds of holiday preparations and ingestions, too—no small feat in itself. We’re so glad you love words as much as we do!

Here are the stats, answers, and winners.

STATS

851 people took the quiz.
106 people scored 100%!
The question most people (about 95%) got right was…#19!
The question most people missed (only 58% got it right) was…#8.

ANSWERS

WINNERS

The first winner is…Aubrey Ven…!
The second winner is…JoAnn Bur…!
The third winner is…Russ Ful…!

Congratulations, winners! Contact prizes@thepioneerwoman.com to claim your AirPods!

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Homemade Panko Breadcrumbs by Bridget

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Please tell me you’ve tried panko breadcrumbs. All of the cool kids are doing it. (Not that you should ever give in to food blogger peer pressure.) They’re lighter, airier, crispier, and larger than traditional breadcrumbs and just the ticket for coating almost anything from fish to French toast.

Panko originated in Japan. One feature you may notice about panko is that it’s white or very pale ivory. It was once made with a special white bread, but now, according to the New York Times, Japanese panko-makers use “machines that spray unbaked bread dough directly onto heated iron sheets and bake it into shards.”

So maybe that method is a slightly difficult to recreate at home. I have another way to show you.

You’ll start with white bread. Don’t get fancy here—regular ol’ sliced white bread is perfect. Approximately half of a loaf will make a baking pan of panko.

Cut off the crusts. Cut those squares in half and use the grater disc on your food processor to grate the bread.

Spread the crumbs on a rimmed baking sheet and bake at 300ºF for 10 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes. The goal is for every crumb to be dry and crispy, but not browned.

Let the crumbs cool completely. Once cooled, they’re ready to use or for storage. Place in a large resealable bag in the pantry for several weeks, or freeze for longer storage.

If you don’t have a food processor, you can still make panko-ish breadcrumbs. The texture will be light, but the crumb will be smaller.

Lay bread slices on a baking sheet and bake at 300ºF for 12 minutes, flipping the bread over halfway through the cooking time. Let cool on a wire rack.

Cut off the crusts and cut the remaining bread into strips. It should be dry. If the pieces are still moist in the center, bake for a few minutes longer.

Grate the pieces using the small holes on a grater.

Store as directed above.

You can see here the size difference between the ones made with the food processor (left) and the panko made with the grater (right).

Now that you have your homemade panko, try a few of these recipe ideas from Ree:

Happy panko-ing!

Homemade Panko Breadcrumbs by Bridget

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