-OLOGIES
The name of this -ology, the study of atmosphere & weather, comes from a book title by Aristotle
meteorology
To decaudate is to do this, like the farmer's wife did to the 3 blind mice
cut off tails
Hand me the kreplach: to nosh is to do this
to eat
On Olive Garden's menu, these sauteed in garlic are called Sicilian scampi
shrimp
Care given to pregnant women
prenatal care
Physical & cultural are 2 of the main branches of this study of mankind
anthropology
A nummular thing is shaped like one of these; if you know Latin, it makes cents
a coin
Congratulations! This 2-word phrase used to offer congratulations means "good luck" in Yiddish
mazel tov
French for goat, it's a white cheese made from goat's milk that comes in many shapes & varieties
chèvre
A film that deals with events prior to a previous related film
a prequel
It's the science & application of X-rays
roentgenology (or radiology)
To the Pennsylvania Dutch, smearcase is this, both large & small curd varieties
cottage cheese
You've got this word meaning guts, nerve or brashness
chutzpah
For a bedtime snack try popcorn with parmesan; the dairy & carbs activate the effect of this amino acid that's more associated with turkey
tryptophan
The Ebers Papyrus of 1550 B.C. contains many of these, including one for asthma calling for herb fumes
prescription
In 1512 Martin Luther earned the degree doctor of this
theology
This verb can refer to making & serving sodas or to cutting meat into long strips to be dried in the sun
jerking
6 letters in English, it means nothing, nada, zip, zero
bubkes
Used as a stuffing, duxelles is a mixture of chopped onions, shallots, herbs & these sauteed in butter
mushrooms
A synonym for "victorious" that's also used of the predominant wind direction
prevailing
Mycology is the study of fungi; myology is the study of these body parts
muscles
Oneiromancy is the practice of foretelling the future by the interpretation of these
dreams
You'd have to be this not to know that meshugga means this in Yiddish
crazy
For an authentic Greek salad, you need feta cheese & these almond-shaped Greek olives
kalamata
For plants, this word describes flowers that come before leaves emerge; for kids, it describes early achievement
precocious