Crypto-Math
The number of consonants in the alphabet PLUS the number of zeroes in one million, DIVIDED BY the number of primary colors.
9 (21+6=27; 27/3=9)
A group of this animal is very appropriately called a "tower."
Giraffes
"Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame-seed bun" was the new jingle for this fast food chain in 1974.
McDonalds
To provide or complement a garment with adornment or decoration.
Accessorize
This word can mean recurring every year, OR lasting only a single year.
Annual
The number of stomachs in a cow, PLUS the number of playing pieces on one side of a chessboard, MINUS the number of red stripes on the America flag.
13 (4+16=20; 20-7=13)
This desert ungulate can drink over 10 gallons of water at a time.
The Camel
According to a recent Harris Poll, while pizza was voted the number one comfort food in the US by folks under the age of 70, those above 70 didn't even put it in their top three, overwhelmingly voting this dessert and party dish the best for lifting a sagging mood.
Ice Cream
To burn the skin or flesh of a wound with a heated instrument or caustic substance to stop bleeding or prevent infection.
Cauterize
This two-word phrase can mean to retreat, OR to give support.
Back Up
The highest number under G on a BINGO card, DIVIDED BY the number of day God created man, PLUS the number of interior corners on a quadrilateral.
14 (60/6=10; 10+4=14)
Johnathan, the world's oldest-known, living land animal, celebrated his 190th birthday last week, and is of this species.
Seychelles Giant Tortoise
With nearly 4000 locations in the US, this American fast food chain icon was the first to open in China.
Kentucky Fried Chicken
To describe or draw attention to a product, service, or event in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance.
Advertise
This word can mean becoming progressively easier, OR becoming progressively worse.
Downhill
The number of seats in the US Senate, DIVIDED BY the number of annual equinoxes, PLUS the number of degrees in a semi-circle.
230 (100/2=50; 50+180=230)
Like its larger cousin, the dragonfly, these gauzy, brightly colored fliers can work their wing pairs independently, making them excellent fliers.
The Damselfly
This frozen potato brand's name is a syllabic abbreviation of the two states where their potato fields are located.
Ore-Ida
To make attitudes or behavior part of one's nature by learning or unconscious assimilation; to embody or incorporate.
Internalize
This word can mean having more power than expected or needed, OR to have been defeated by a greater power.
Overpowered
The number of burrows that comprise New York City, PLUS the number of Prime Numbers between 1 and 10, PLUS the total number of seconds in an in-game timeout in the NFL.
129 (5+4=9; 9+120=129)
The fastest tongue in the animal world belongs to this arboreal reptile, is roughly twice the length of its body, and is capable of exceeding accelerations of 41g, making it virtually impossible for its prey to escape.
The Chameleon
Ignacio García, maître d' of the Victory Club in Piedras Negras, Mexico, invented this widely popular Tex-Mex dish in 1943, which led to him being promoted to head chef, and eventually opening his own restaurant.
Nachos
To attribute human characteristics or behavior to an animal or object.
Anthropomorphize
This word can mean one or the other of two, OR both of the two.
Either