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SYNONYMS
EVERYONE INTO THE POOL!
FURNITURE
A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS
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This 102-story structure on New York City's 34th Street is kinda hard to miss
the Empire State Building
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This book part is a synonym for backbone
spine
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"Swimming World" magazine named him Male World Swimmer of the Year eight times
Michael Phelps
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Some 19th century papier mache furniture was painted & then inlaid with mother-of-this
pearl
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Sakura is the Japanese name for these flowers that bloom in spring
cherry blossom
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This candy urges us to "Taste the rainbow"
Skittles
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It can be an angry look or a harsh light
a glare
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One of the most popular swimming pool games bears the name of this Venetian traveler
Marco Polo
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A torchiere is a standing one of these that often has an inverted bowl shade
a lamp
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This fragrant flower "of the valley" is said to have sprung from Eve's tears as she left Eden
lily
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You never escape algebra! It's what x equals in 2x + 3 = 11
4
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This synonym for "oceanic" can also be a member of the armed forces
marine
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He found relief from his polio swimming in the mineral pools of Warm Springs, Georgia, where he had a little "White House"
FDR (Franklin Roosevelt)
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It isn't "hard" to come up with this other name for a grandfather chair
an easy chair
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Found from Mexico to Peru, these orchids bear the name of a horrific figure from Eastern European history & the movies
Dracula orchids
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At age 99 this German-born man, Secretary of State in the 1970s, recently published the book "Leadership"
Henry Kissinger
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A stain on one's character can be this, also beginning with "st"
a stigma
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Once known as water ballet, it became an Olympic sport in 1984
synchronized swimming
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The gateleg style of this piece of furniture is a variation of the drop-leaf one
a table
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It's a symbol of Ukraine, where a woman told Russian troops to put seeds in their pockets, to bloom from their corpses
sunflowers
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Attend the tale of this character, Broadway's "Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Sweeney Todd
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This 6-letter synonym for "whirlpool" comes from Latin for "whirlpool"
a vortex
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You can enjoy some spectacular backdrops from this type of pool, also called a vanishing or negative edge pool
an infinity pool
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Born circa 1718, this English cabinetmaker was a "chip" off the old block: his father made furniture, too
(Thomas) Chippendale
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Wordsworth was inspired by these golden flowers "fluttering & dancing in the breeze"
daffodils