It's a 5-letter word meaning a distinguishing characteristic
Trait
This type of tea is said to date from around the end of the Ming Dynasty
Oolong
Though its name means "sour wine", it can be made from berries, melons & cereal, not just grapes
Vinegar
From the Latin word for "tree", it's a place where many kinds of trees & plants are exhibited
Arboretum
FAIRY TALES: Object that is asked the question "Who is the fairest of them all?
Mirror
A pad of writing paper, or a pill
Tablet
It precedes "I did it again" in a song by Ms. Spears
Oops
Either of two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood into the arteries
Ventricles
Polynomials & coefficients are used in this branch of math
Algebra
INSECTS: One of the Passover plagues brought upon Egypt was swarms of these cricket-like insects
Locusts
An area of land; you also have a digestive one
Tract
It's a repetitious accompaniment in music provided by brasses (also precedes Loompa)
Oompah
A good place to take dead soldiers, if you're a Valkyrie
Valhalla
"Fiddler on the Roof" takes place in this village
Anatevka
ISLANDS: Key West, Florida is only about 90 miles from this island country
Cuba
Proverbially, it's where you'll find a "tempest"
Teapot
We need some energy! Vitality! Enthusiasm! We need some this 5-letter word!
Oomph
Hindus believe this g-d descended from heaven in several forms, including Krishna
Vishnu
Formerly the sixth month, it was originally called Sextilis
August
FURNITURE: In ancient Egypt some of these sloped downward & a footboard kept the sleeper from falling out
Bed
It's a person with no fixed residence
Transient
Meaning to exude moisture slowly, this word often follows "primordial"
Ooze
In this 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film, James Stewart played a former police detective afraid of heights
Vertigo
The fleece of this mammal, seen here, can be used for wool
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Alpaca

VIOLINISTS:
Isaac Stern called the talent of this Israeli-American violinist "Utterly limitless"
Yitzhak Perlman