Measuring Up: Chapters 12–22

by Lily LaMotte, Ann Xu
Cici enters a cooking contest in hopes of winning enough money to buy her grandmother a plane ticket from Taiwan to the U.S.
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  1. knead
    use the hands to mix and work something into a uniform mass
    Use the heel of your hand to knead a little harder.
  2. conviction
    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
    When you flip anything, you really must have the courage of your conviction.
  3. flub
    blunder; make a mess of something
    Julia flubs her flip. On TV!
  4. whimsy
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
    Ha ha ha! Such whimsy.
  5. doyenne
    the most experienced or respected woman in some field
    Do I detect a little Julia Child? You couldn't do better than the doyenne of French cooking in America.
  6. blanch
    cook (vegetables) briefly
    Blanched, chopped spinach will get me chopped from the contest.
  7. canape
    appetizer made of a piece of bread or toast with toppings
    Wow! Spinach and cheese three ways: gratinéed, canapés, and cheese sauce.
  8. saute
    fry briefly over high heat
    Finally, after all that, I sauté the spinach in butter and a punch of nutmeg and cinnamon.
  9. polenta
    a thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water
    Polenta pizza with spinach and pancetta
  10. climate change
    a shift in the world's average weather and temperature
    Emily and I are going to play Civilization. We're trying to figure out how to save the planet from CLIMATE CHANGE!
  11. geothermal
    of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth
    I can't wait until I do enough research to get geothermal or a wind farm.
  12. altar
    a raised structure on which sacrifices to a god are made
    I'm so close to passing the altar.
  13. urn
    a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
    I saw the urn at her house but had no idea.
  14. imply
    have as a logical consequence
    If a son wants to see his mother and distance implies sadness, then a son who is far from his mother is sad.
  15. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
    You have a fallacy there.
  16. fiance
    a man who is engaged to be married
    This is my fiancé, George.
  17. hearth
    home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
    Cici, your yooo-bung is new to me, but it made me think of hearth and home with a snap of snazziness.
  18. infuse
    fill, as with a certain quality
    But did you infuse your soul into it?
Created on Mon Jul 12 16:54:47 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Jul 13 09:27:12 EDT 2021)

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