AFFIRMATIONS
YOU IN DANGER, LITERARY GIRL
THAT WORD IS A MOUTHFUL!
LIFE IN THE FASHION LANE
FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES
CLOSING CREDIT SONGS
400
Remind yourself to prioritize this kind of health, & not just on October 10, the world day for it
mental health
400
It's both the color & then her name after she chews some gum & Mrs. Beauregarde yells, "you're turning" this, this!
violet
400
It's the specific word for a novel or story adapted for the theater, like Craig Walker's stage version of "Finnegans Wake"
a dramatization
400
Talking out of pocket, chicagoparent.com headlined "Dad's duds: Let's talk about" these "shorts"
cargo shorts
400
Suryong is a Korean word meaning this; used especially in the north, it's often translated with "fatherly" or "great"
leader
400
In this film, "Where Is My Mind?" by the Pixies plays after Bradward Norpitt or something like that watches skyscrapers collapse
Fight Club
800
You be good to you! Even the flight crew will tell you, put this on before assisting others
the oxygen mask
800
In "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", she "was sleeping at the moment when the outcasts assailed the church"
Esmeralda
800
Because I'm this adjective, I really don't want to argue; I'm pretty sure the word has 5 "N"s but if you disagree, I'll walk away
nonconfrontational
800
In 2025, Fortune reported about a fortune; this Kim Kardashian shapewear brand was worth $5 billion
Skims
800
In Spanish you might use this word to mean "good job", as in "___ por tu esfuerzo"; it's not just for bullfights
olé (bravo)
not
800
In this 1950s-era Timothée Chalamet film, "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" pings as the credits pong
Marty Supreme
1200
He went viral with a 2024 commencement speech noting he won almost 80% of his matches but just 54% of the points; it's only a point
Roger Federer
1200
This teen detective dealt with "The Invisible Intruder" & "The Mysterious Mannequin", both of which actually do sound terrifying
Nancy Drew
1200
Penne rigate has ridges; penne lisce is smooth & is also known as this, a real mouthful, especially good with tomato sauce
mostaccioli
1200
Daymond John worked at Red Lobster growing this 4-letter brand founded in 1992; Mom added $100,000 from the mortgage to help
FUBU
1200
Go ahead & say this Japanese word for cuteness that anime culture helped spread
kawaii
1200
Spike Lee chose to end "25th Hour" with a song from this man's album "The Rising", a work that also dealt with the aftermath of 9/11
Springsteen
1600
Practice this "amorous" quality where Ken feels kind toward Ken; ignore its definition as vanity & Shakespeare calling it a sin
self-love
1600
"Effie Trinket... smoothes the slip of paper, and reads out the name in a clear voice. And it's not me. It's" this character
Primrose Everdeen
1600
6-syllable word for a symptom that tells a doctor not to prescribe a certain drug to a patient
contraindication
1600
With a high front & back, this slipper is named for a Shakespeare character
Juliet
1600
"La vita è bella" means this, a good thing to remember & the title of a 1997 film
life is beautiful
1600
"Jojo Rabbit", "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" & "Stranger Things" all wrap up with this David Bowie song
"Heroes"
2000
Bruce Lee wrote, "I will encourage my" this "to guide me as to what is right & what is wrong" & "never set aside the verdict it renders"
conscience
2000
After she sets Thornfield ablaze, it doesn't end well for Mr. Rochester's unstable first wife, named this
Bertha (Mason)
2000
It's the word for a 250th, half of 500th, birthday & for the special coins the U.S. Mint is issuing for our country's
a semiquincentennial
2000
Known by just one name, this Italian designer who died in 2026 dressed Liz, Anne Hathaway & others, some in his signature red
Valentino
2000
This Russian word from early 20th century Communist infighting came to mean any subversive or radical person
Bolshevik
2000
Radiohead's "Exit Music (For A Film)" fittingly ends this 1996 Baz Luhrmann adaptation of a 400-year-old work
Romeo + Juliet