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4-LETTER ADJECTIVES
AT THE STORE
STARTS WITH A SILENT LETTER
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
100

Einsteinium,
curium,
snookium

snookium

100

Uncommon, or steak with a cool red center

rare

100

Customers have been known to customize their orders with 25 pumps or more of vanilla or syrup in their cinnamon dolce latte here

Starbucks

100

The biting midge, or no-see-um, is one of these small, pesky flies whose "G" is a no-hear-um

gnat

100

The pericardium is the sac that contains this organ

the heart

200

Zinc,
zirconium,
zambonium

zambonium

200

Uh-oh, someone left the door this way, partly open

ajar

200

This assemble-it-yourself-at-home furnishings retailer began in Sweden & today operates more than 400 stores worldwide

IKEA

200

Bakers do it to prepare dough & masseuses do the same to your knotty muscles to make you feel better

knead

200

Hey--your epidermis is showing! Relax, it's just the outer layer of this

your skin

300

Californium,
floridium,
tennessine

floridium

300

Meaning super luxurious or stylish, it was also Victoria Beckham's Spice Girl name

posh

300

"Fitch" pairs with this surname in the name of a clothing store chain

Abercrombie

300

Whether it begins with a silent "T" or a silent "C", it's the title for a former ruler of Russia

czar

300

Because it resembles an upside-down tree, the whole system inside this pair of organs is sometimes called the "bronchial tree"

the lungs

400

Gold,
silver,
bronze

bronze

400

This adjective invoking morning moisture is applied to skin that looks hydrated, glowing & smooth

dewy

400

This convenience store took its name in 1946 from the extended hours between which its stores were open

7-Eleven

400

As a noun, it is a tool in your toolbox; as a verb, it refers to something you don't want to do to your back

wrench

400

No butts about it--it's the 2-word name for the most massive muscle in the human body

gluteus maximus

500

Germanium,
italium,
francium

italium

500

File under "Z"--this word means comical or just plain ludicrous

zany

500

Ron Johnson, Apple's former senior VP for retail, came up with this name for the counter where you take your broken MacBook

the Genius Bar

500

"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want", begins No. 23 of these in the Bible

Psalms

500

This other name for the voice box also ends with the letter "X"

the larynx

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