FIND A SYNONYM
Seism is an old-timey word for this geological event
an earthquake
This king of dinosaurs got its name from Henry Osborn in 1905
Tyrannosaurus rex
Sahara means "desert" in this language of north Africa & the Middle East
Arabic
Itch has one--so does this action to deal with the itch
scratch
WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD
Nicknamed "The Big Ditch", in 2014 this modern wonder celebrated its 100th anniversary
This word starting with "re" also means "revolution" & it's one letter shorter
rebellion
Plate-backed bitty-brain with a spiky tail
an ankylosaurus
These long-necked ungulates most often associated with the Sahara weren't introduced there until around 200 A.D.
camels
You contestants from northerly latitudes will recognize this, partially melted snow & ice
slush
Nicknamed "The Big Ditch", in 2014 this modern wonder celebrated its 100th anniversary
the Panama Canal
This synonym for a news reporter & a person who keeps a diary comes to us partly from the French
journalist
For a while it had been reclassified as an apatosaurus
a brontosaurus
The Sahara is home to a large number of ergs, vast areas of these shifting mounds, some that can reach 500 feet high
sand dunes
To interrogate harshly, or where you broil your burger
grill
Instead of "global", you can use this more cosmic word for something that applies everywhere
universal
File under "A" this giant carnivore of the late Jurassic
an allosaurus
Sahara plants include the mastic tree, whose name comes from an old word meaning to do this, like to the tree's resin
chew
6-letter immobilizer for a fractured bone
a splint
This is a synonym for a great circle of longitude on the Earth, especially when it is "prime"
a meridian
This terror of the seas was up to 15 feet long, much of that being neck
a plesiosaurus
One of the most arid & desolate parts of the Sahara is found in this country between Tunisia & Egypt
Libya
Cursive writing
script