J. J.
A popular children’s song describes people shouting at a Mr. Schmidt (whenever he goes out), better known by his other alliterative names:
John Jacob Jingleheimer
Spanish: donde
where
To jump over, with the help of hands or a pole
vault
The vaccine for this disease protects you from spores of clostridium, notoriously found on rusty nails
tetanus
In poker, it’s commonly used as a wild card
Joker
The eponymous JoJo in part 2 of “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure,” known for his use of exclamatory English
Joseph Joestar
German: vann
when
From a word meaning "to empty", it means to go on holiday
vacation
After boiling the syringes and needles in his own kitchen in 1953, Jonas Salk gave his three sons his vaccine for this
polio
In “The Wizard of Oz,” he sings “if I only had a brain…”
Scarecrow
An infamous outlaw and guerilla mostly known for his train heists in the Midwest during the 1860s and 1870s; a pair of villains in “Pokémon” bear his name
Jesse James
French: qui
who
As a noun, it's a piece of clothing; as a verb, it means to give power or control
vest
Prior to the vaccine, 3 to 4 million people per year in the U.S. got this disease, also called rubeola
measles
A cause of distress or annoyance; or, something that causes death (especially a poison)
Bane
A musical innovator of the 1960s, she released music both as a solo artist and as the frontwoman of “Big Brother and the Holding Company” before dying of a heroin overdose at age 27
Janis Joplin
Japanese: dare
who
This word meaning to leave in a hurry ends in a big antlered creature
vamoose
The vaccine for this, also known as pertussis, is often given in combination with other vaccines
whooping cough
The Adelie is a medium-sized one
Penguin
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An important director of foreign policy in America’s early days, he served as the 2nd governor of New York and as the 1st Chief Justice of the United States
Indonesian: apa
what
To clear someone of blame, legally
vindicate
World War II soldiers were given a vaccine against this two-word ailment, which had caused a pandemic in 1918
Spanish flu
Its scientific name is Toxicodendron radicans
Poison Ivy