FOUND IN TRANSLATION
To restrict distribution of something scarce
What is ration?
They're what an entomologist studies
What are insects?
This word for "basic" is also a 3rd grade type of school
What is elementary?
White rapper wins contest, yo
What is 8 mile?
Ask Lewis Carroll--anonym is a synonym for this word that ends in "nym"
What is pseudonym?
A facetious, often bawdy tribute banquet
What is a roast?
Depending on how you pronounce it, it can mean to hint at, or very personal & private
What is intimate?
RIF, short for "Reading is" this, has aided children's literacy since 1966
What is Fundamental?
A trio of bachelors cares for a foundling left on their doorstep
What is 3 men and a baby?
Peking is an exonym for this place
What is Beijing?
rregular plural word for multiple layers of something
What is strata?
In her "I Am Woman" song, Helen Reddy was strong & she was this, meaning she can't be defeated
What is invincible?
The timeless line "when in doubt, go basic" this appeared in a 2017 Vogue feature
What is black?
A chaste nerd trades his action figures in for chicks
What is the 40 year old virgin?
Homonym time: a "Battlestar Galactica" cuss word, or an oil-extraction process
What is frack?
To lean or tilt to one side
What is to Slant (or list)?
Eggs can be artificially hatched in one type of this apparatus; premature babies are kept in another type
What is an incubator?
"Watery" term for the dominant trend, perhaps describing big media
What is mainstream?
A derelict alien spaceship is stalled out over South Africa
What is District 9?
Members of the organization known by this acronym run alphabetically from Algeria to Venezuela
What is OPEC?
Push the blue button in your GM car to get this helpful trademarked service
What is On Star?
This 10-letter adjective describes certain devices that cause or are designed to cause fires
What is incendiary?
"R" you ready? This 11-letter word means "basic", like skills everyone should have
What is rudimentary?
A man is sent back in time to try to prevent a plague
What is 12 monkeys?
A tautonym is a scientific name consisting of the same word twice, like Vulpes vulpes for the red this
What is fox?