ABBREV.
In ending a text message exchange, ld is "later," this generic guy
dude
Word for the result you get when you divide one number by another
quotient
Lying under oath
perjury
The sea nettle is one of these blobby creatures with stinging tentacles
jellyfish
An ache, or a piece of glass in a window
pain/pane
A.D. in dates stands for Anno Domini, which literally means this
The year of our lord
"Quixotic", meaning capricious or impulsive, goes back to a literary character created by this author
Cervantes
Illegally avoiding paying the government on state, federal or local levels
tax evasion
A schedule of events
timetable
Got up, or lines of seats
rose/rows
In the army 2lt means this rank
second lieutenant
Don’t confuse these 2 words--one’s a substance that counteracts a poison & the other, a short amusing story
antidote and anecdote
2-word term for stealing & using someone's personal information to commit fraud
idenity theft
In a table setting, it's placed on its own small plate above the forks
butter knife
To give advice, or an assembly formed to reach conclusions
counsel/council
Add 3.37 inches to a yd. to get the unit abbreviated by this letter
m
From the Greek for "inscription", it's a short poem with a witty turn of thought
epigram
A federal statute fighting this type of crime includes assault motivated by disability, gender identity & sexual orientation
hate crime
This candy made of caramelized sugar & a legume is easily broken-- but that's the point!
peanut brittle
A meteorological environment, or to go up a mountain
clime/climb
In the medical term H&H, one "H" is hematocrit; the other is this blood protein
heamoglobin
It's the correct name for a person who eats fish, but no other meat
pescetarian
A word for taking over a plane led to this word for taking someone's automobile
carjacking
Alliterative name for chunks of Styrofoam that spill all over the floor when unpacking a box you've received
packing peanuts
A small bit of land surrounded by water, or a small hole for the passage of a shoelace
islet/eyelet