WORDS & PHRASES
To invent a new word or phrase is to do this--makes cents
To Coin
The fissure of Rolando is found in this topmost & probably importantmost part of the brain
Cerebrum
A blood disease may have caused the madness of this king, & in 1811 his son assumed his duties
King George lll
Football fans know it sits at the mouth of Wisconsin's Fox River
Green Bay
System of exchanging goods or services without using money
Barter
Meaning "false step" in French, it's a socially embarrassing act or remark
Faux Pas
The corpus luteum in these organs secretes estrogen & progesterone
Ovaries
Battle of Agincourt loser Charles VI of this country had a delusion that he was made of glass & that he could shatter
France
A Southern California city & A Northern New JErsey township share this citrusy name
Orange
Tanzania gets part of its name from this island
Zanzibar
Term for the technical jargon of attorneys & their documents
Legalese
Each of these organs is encased in a sac called the pleura
Lungs
Obsessed with ringing church bells, Fyodor I had issues; his child's death & being the son of this "rough" 1580s czar
Ivan The Terrible
Parlez-vous Francais? Then name this Louisiana port at the head of the Mississippi's deepwater navigation
Baton Rouge
A decompression chamber can also be called this kind of chamber
Hyperbaric Chamber
"He who pays the piper holds the reins" is an example of this, incorrectly fusing 2 symbolic comparisons
Mixed Metaphor
If you want to be formal about it, "vermiform" precedes the name of this tube that seems to serve no purpose but can become inflamed
Appendix
Erik XIV took over for Gustav I Vasa in this country but fears of treason caused a breakdown in 1567 & he had a lot of rivals killed
Sweden
This "ville" is across the Rio Grande from Matamoros
Brownsville
In reinforced concrete, it's what does the reinforcing
Rebar
From the Latin for "announce", this means to pronounce clearly & correctly
To Enunciate
The name of this internal organ is a synonym for ill humor or bad temper
Spleen
Ludwig of this German state got the official "Mad" designation in 1886 after a panel of doctors declared him insane
Bavaria
This former mining town was Colorado's territorial capital
Golden
You eat the red stalks of this plant; the green leaves are toxic
Rhubarb