Finish the Sentence
The staff gave _______ to the new king.
Obeisance Aubade
Intransigent Recalcitrant
What is Obeisance?
Part of Speech: Noun
Origin + Etymology: Late Middle English from Old French obeissance, from obeissant "obeying"
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Antonyms
Alton Brown, Michael Symon, Wolfgang Puck & , Jamie Oliver
What is a chef?
Mostly because of COVID, life expectancy in the US fell from 79 years in 2019 to this age by 2021.
What is 76?
The sharpest decline was felt among Native Americans and Alaska Natives.
The first state to make Labor Day a holiday.
What is Oregon? (1887)
You would have this many cookies if you bought a baker's dozen and ate two.
How many is 11? (13 minus 2)
(A) He received an A in his debate class thanks to his ________argument and presentation.
(B) She knew he was lying when he couldnt give her a _________answer as to his whereabouts that day.
DOLLOP DESIDERATUM
BRUMAL COGENT
What is COGENT?
Part of Speech: Adjective
Origin + Etymology: mid-17th century; Latin; first recorded in the 1680s, from "power of producing belief, quality of being highly probable or convincing.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definition: Convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling
Ann Patchett, Anne Tyler, Anne Rice, Viola Davis
What are authors?
The special election to fill the seat of Representative Don Young of Alaska, who died in March of this year, was won … and lost … by these two candidates.
Who is Mary Peltola who will be the first woman and first Native Alaskan to present the state in the House of Representatives?
Who is Sarah Palin -- the one who lost?
In 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act set the minimum wage at this amount per hour.
What is $.25?
In Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, “four score and seven years ago” is this number of years.
What is 87 years?
The water temperature is a ____________ for the migration pattern of the blue whale.
ZEITGEBER ENSORCELL
HOMONYM ARBITRARY
What is ZEITGEBER?
Part of Speech: Noun
Origin + Etymology: 1950s; German from Zeit - time + Geber - giver
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Antonyms
Definition
an environmental cue, as the length of daylight or the degree of temperature, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock.
Danette Anthony Reed, Elsie Cooke-Holmes, Stacie NC Grant & Rasheeda S. Liberty
Who are the leaders of the four Black sororities in the US?
Danette Anthony Reed, President/CEO -- Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Elsie Cooke-Holmes, President/CEO -- Delta Sigma Theta (DST)
Stacie NC Grant, Grand Basileus -- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
Rasheeda S. Liberty, Grand Basileus - Sigma Gamma Rho
The residents of this US city lost access to safe drinking water last week, due to years of neglect of the water maintenance system.
What is Jackson, Mississippi?
Jackson is the state’s capital and largest city. In addition to chronic underinvestment by state and local politicians, stress to the system was also heightened by climate change, after torrential rains knocked out a water treatment plant.
This Democratic president signed a bill on June28, 1894, making Labor Day a federal holiday.
Who was Grover Cleveland?
When your clock says 11:23 AM, you have these many minutes left until noon?
What is 37 minutes?
The astronomer loved to view a ___________ through his telescope.
DELECTABLE BOLIDE
ILLUSTRIOUS FELICITATE
What is BOLIDE?
Part of Speech: Noun
Origin + Etymology: Early 19th century; Greek from French, from Latin bolis, bolid-, from Greek bolis "missile"
Synonyms
Definition
A large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball
Hugo Black, Abe Fortas, David Souter, Elena Kagan
Drug-sniffing dogs helped US customs officials in Texas uncover nearly $12 million worth of cocaine, hidden in a shipment of this unlikely product?
What are Baby wipes?
This labor leader and civil rights activist helped migrant workers to unionize in the 1960s; with Dolores Huerta, he founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962.
Who was Cesar Chavez?
The military time of 1600 hours is this time on a twelve-hour clock?
The ___________ of their friendship was touching to witness.
RETINUE EMBER
BONHOMIE EUCLIDEAN
What is BONHOMIE?
Part of Speech: Noun
Origin + Etymology: Late 18th century: French from bonhomme 'good fellow'
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Antonyms
Definition
Frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality.
Art Blakey, Ringo Starr, Louie Bellson, Buddy Rich
What are is a drummer?
NASA postponed the first Artemis rocket launch, due to an engine issue. Although this was an unmanned test launch, this is the ultimate destination for the Artemis Mission.
What is the moon?
In Greek mythology, Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo, which was the name of NASA’s first moon mission. According to NASA, the Artemis mission “will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before.” If successful, the Atremis program could advance NASA’s longer-term goal of putting people on Mars.
He was labor leader and civil rights activist who founded the nation’s first major Black labor union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) in 1925.
Who was A. Philip Randolph?
If a British pound is worth $1.50 in U.S. currency, you can buy these many pounds with $6.
What is four pounds?
She enjoys the everyday walks with her friends, but when she goes for an ___________, she'd rather be alone.
Uitwaaien Achene
Aspergillum Upbraid
What is Uitwaaien?
The Dutch practice of jogging or walking into the wind, especially in the winter, for the purpose of feeling invigorated while relieving stress and boosting one's general health.
Synonyms: jog or walk
Oliver Sacks, Paul Farmer, Sanjay Gupta, Jack Kevorkian
What is a physician?
After two thrilling matches at this tennis tournament, this athlete lost the third round, capping off an illustrious, nearly three-decade career in professional tennis
Who is Serena Williams at the US Open?
It was once deemed a fashion faux pas to wear this color after Labor Day.
What is white?
The number of vowels in the capital of New York + The number of consonants in the capital of Canada?
What is 5? (2 + 3)