FROM THE FRENCH
The French for "remember" gives us this word for a memento that helps you fondly remember your travels
Souvenir
To turn down that delicious glass of Burgundy
Decline the wine
Play-mates Portia, Antonio & Shylock live in & around this city
Venice
This word for a type of blood vessel is also used for a mineral-filled fissure within rock
A vein
This 3-letter word can refer to a state of intoxication, making a person incandescent
lit
Media matters in this field of study that gets its name from the French for "day"
Journalism
To have joint custody of a grizzly
Share the bear
In this play Puck has some handy juice that makes a sleeper fall in love with the next person he sees
A Midsummer Night's Dream
This process is the weathering of particles as they're worn away & moved by wind or water
Erosion
Could you be any more this 5-letter word that means mainstream, like pumpkin spice lattes
Basic
I don't do much because I have this feeling of discontent, from the French for "boredom"
Ennui
To surprise--nay, absolutely astound--a convent sister
Stun the nun
Lines that nobody understands include this "Othello" villain calling Cassio "a fellow almost damned in a fair wife"
Iago
DSalteposits at Badwater Basin of what is mostly this mineral leave polygon-shaped designs due to water evaporation
Salt
It's not just for brides! A man getting married can turn into this portmanteau monster
Groomzilla
Meaning a binding, this word can refer to a military contact or an intimate, perhaps dangerous, meeting
Liaison
To give up to another your foremost position in a race
Cede the lead
Speaker of the line "I prithee, good Prince Hal, help me to my horse, good king's son"
Falstaff
Leapfrog is software scientists use to create 3D models of this kind of relative elevation map, partly from Greek for "place"
Topographical
Also the title of a song by DJ Mustard, Ty Dolla $ign & Ashanti, these 2 words may sound rude but just mean "I understand"
Say less
This 11-letter word for a lover of the arts comes from the French for "know"
Connoisseur
To abandon that scrumptious baked good
Forsake the cake
An arras is a curtain or wall hanging; in "Hamlet", this old man hides behind one & is stabbed through it
Polonius
Millions of years ago, all of the continents were combined in a "super" one called this, meaning "all earth"
Pangaea
Somewhat akin to down-low is this other "low" which can precede "goated when X is the vibe"
lowkey