"B" COOL
You're in charge if you do something "like a" this, meaning to do it with style & swagger
What is a boss?
The "R" in the MMR vaccine, it's the medical name for German measles
What is rubella?
One definition of this misconduct in the military is the refusal to obey someone of a higher rank
What is insubordination?
Listen, pal, this 3-letter protuberance on a stem may develop into a flower or leaf
What is a bud?
1937:
"The happiest, dopiest, grumpiest, sneeziest movie of the year"
What is Snow White (and the Seven Dwarfs)?
If you're ichthyophagous, your meals consist of these
What is fish?
It's a vibratory sound, or the excitement generated by a cool new product or performer
Both Graves' & Hashimoto's disease are disorders that primarily affect this gland
What is the thyroid?
In 1520 Martin Luther refused to retract 41 of his 95 Theses; he was later hit with this ecclesiastical censure
What is excommunication?
The jumping cholla species of this has detachable spines with barbs that resemble a porcupine's quill
What is a cactus?
1950:
"Midnight never strikes when you're in love"
What is Cinderella?
Those that are galactophagous get their sustenance via this liquid
What is milk?
There are 2 Bs in the name of this jazz style pioneered by Charlie Parker & other hepcats
What is Bebop?
Since it regenerates, a part of this hepatic organ can be transplanted from a living donor & grow to normal size
What is the liver?
Carl Sagan was a prominent one of these "star life" scientists
What is an astrobiologist?
In seed-bearing plants, this fine-grained stuff contains the male gametes
What is pollen?
1963:
"Merlin uses all his magic powers to change a scrawny boy into a legendary hero"
What is The Sword in the Stone?
If you're apivorous, you get by dining on these
What are bees?
In 1958 the San Francisco Examiner worried that "growing lads" might become these "instead of ball players"
What are beatniks?
Beginning with 3 consonants, it's the word for a professional who is trained to draw blood
What is a Phlebotomist?
A synonym for "reasonable" begins this psychological term, an attempt to justify a failure or other loss
What is rationalization?
The word for a flower's collection of petals, it's also Toyota's all-time bestselling car
What is a corolla?
2012:
"When the arcade closes, the fun begins"
What is Wreck-It Ralph?
Mycophagists are people who eat these in the wild, avoiding the autumn skullcap
What are mushrooms?
This last name of an uber-cool Hollywood icon is also a verb meaning to hog something, which is way not cool
What is Bogart?
The norovirus is a common cause of this 15-letter inflammation of the stomach lining & intestines
What is Gastroenteritis?
In 1840 critic & author Margaret Fuller became the first editor of the Dial, a journal of this philosophical movement
What is transcendentalism?
The business part of this plant, Dionaea muscipula, consists of 2 hinged lobes triggered by hair-like sensors
What is a Venus Flytrap?
2010:
"They're taking adventure to new lengths"
What is Tangled?
Saurophagous is a description for those that eat these, tails & all
What are lizards?