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Playbill says this period lasts 10 to 15 minutes

intermission

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khanacademy.org offers courses in the "linear" type of this, including topics like vectors & matrix transformations

algebra

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Scout's honor--bowline & clove hitch are 2 types of these

knots

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New Yorkers claim their bagels are best, because yeast is best in New York.

New Yorkers claim their bagels are best, because water is best in New York.

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You might have many of these, in other words a view or judgement not necessarily based on facts.

opinion

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This type of farm implement may cut & gather crops like wheat, not very grim in that sense

reaper

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Also called "New Style", this calendar was proclaimed by the pope in 1582 as a reform of the Julian one

Gregorian

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"The Chicago Manual of Style" is online to help you format footnotes & these, from the Greek for "book writing"

bibliography

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Each December the Apollo Theater holds a holiday classic contest for this type of jump roping

Double Dutch

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Napoleon ice cream also sometimes called Harlequin ice cream is a type of ice cream composed of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry arranged side by side in the same container.

Neapolitan ice cream also sometimes called Harlequin ice cream is a type of ice cream composed of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry arranged side by side in the same container.

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A gut feeling regarding one's child is commonly referred to as parental instinct or "parent's" this

intuition

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It can be a praiseworthy feat or proof of ownership to a piece of land

deed

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In 1883 the scheduling of these made the adoption of standard time zones a necessity

the railroad

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This job-finding & networking website, "the world's largest professional network", provides new skills via its learning section

LinkedIn

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Mountain climbing ropes are often made of this synthetic material invented by DuPont in the 1930s

nylon

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A murmur is a soft abnormal heart sound caused by low of blood flow within the heart.

A murmur is an abnormal heart sound caused by turbulent (rapid) blood flow within the heart.

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Place where you'd hear, "Going once, going twice"

an auction

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This term for a privileged, high status group within a society is from Old French for "chosen"

elite

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The moving shadow of a gnomon on this is what led to the use of the word clockwise

a sundial

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At Bozeman Biology, you can "learn by" or learn about this process of fluid diffusion through a membrane

osmosis

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Wonder Woman's tools have included an invisible plane & a magic one of these that can make you tell the truth

a lasso

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A masked killer known as Jason torments teens in the 1996 horror film Scream & its 2022 reboot.

A masked killer known as Ghostface torments teens in the 1996 horror film Scream & its 2022 reboot.

or

A masked killer known as Jason torments teens in the 1980 horror film Friday the 13th & its 2022 reboot.

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Some people just refer to it as a green onion

a scallion

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Use your this & tell us this slang term for your head; also sounds like a pakistani show baba has watched.

noggin

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The American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology applies this 2-word phrase starting at exactly 39 weeks of pregnancy

full term

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Want to learn French? Maybe try this, named for a rock found in Egypt in 1799

Rosetta Stone

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One of the 6 simple machines, it can use downward force on the rope, not a spinning crank, to hoist a load

a pulley

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In the body, free radicals are atoms that are unstable & can damage cells by stealing proton particles from nearby molecules.

In the body, free radicals are atoms that are unstable & can damage cells by stealing electron particles from nearby molecules.

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This type of therapy may help those suffering from back pain & even kidney stones


inversion

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Meaning produced by the lips, it's applied to letters like P & B

labial

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