Words Containing Silent Letters
A land mass surrounded on all sides by water
an island
Designing roads, bridges, sewers & other pieces of infrastructure falls under this branch of engineering
civil
His annual letter to the shareholders at Berkshire Hathaway is "the investment world's equivalent of a Harry Potter book release"
Buffett
A 2004 law permitted banks to "truncate" these, create legally valid images of them, & no longer return canceled ones
checks
When you Google "Isaac Newton", a tree appears on your screen; click it & this fruit falls to the bottom of the screen
an apple
It follows "Ash" in the name of the first day of Lent
Wednesday
L.E.D. stands for light-emitting this component, common in electrical engineering
diode
In the 19-teens he established a partnership with Edmund C. Lynch
Merrill
If interest levels rise, this, an ARM, might cost you an arm & a leg
an adjustable-rate mortgage
When you Google "the one ring", you're asked, "Did you mean: my" this (go ahead, say it like Gollum says it)
precioussss
From the Greek for "soul", it's someone who can foresee the future or read minds
a psychic
Audio & electrical engineers will measure the ratio of this desired information to noise to evaluate clarity
signal
A poster boy for the Gilded Age, this mega-rich guy founded the company that controlled most of Cleveland's refineries by 1872
Rockefeller
There are 12 of these banks across the country, numbered from 1 in Boston to 12 in San Francisco
the Federal Reserve
When you Google "Alex Trebek", Google asks, "Did you mean" this (yes, it's in the form of a question)
WHO IS Alex Trebek
In a non-leap year, February has 672 of these units
hours
It's the term for a rigid structure that extends horizontally, with one end unsupported, like the terraces at Fallingwater
a cantilever
Oil & mining tycoon & multi-billionaire Mohammed Al-Amoudi was born in the Amhara region of this African country
Ethiopia
It's the developmental term for the due date at which a bond or other financial instrument becomes payable
maturity
Do a Google search for this 5-letter word beginning with "A" & you'll see the whole screen tilt
askew
A Bowie one is long & dangerous
a knife
In summer, subway systems get un-cool as they absorb & trap warmth from streets, functioning as what's called a heat this
a sink
He founded his publicly owned investment firm in Baltimore in 1937; perhaps you've seen its bighorn sheep logo?
T. Rowe Price
A bank may raise the interest on your credit card if you have a high DTI ratio, DTI standing for this comparison
debt to income
When you Google "Chicxulub Crater", this flies across your screen; scientists believe one caused dinosaurs to go extinct
a meteorite (or asteroid; meteor accepted)