WORDS & PHRASES
To invent a new word or phrase is to do this--makes cents
to coin
The fissure of Rolando is found in this topmost & probably important most part of the brain
the cerebrum
Football fans know it sits at the mouth of Wisconsin's Fox River
Green Bay
Jewelry designer Laura Lombardi makes this 4-letter type of earring in different diameters
a hoop
The Alpini were Italian soldiers in WWI who specialized in this type of terrain
mountains
Meaning "false step" in French, it's a socially embarrassing act or remark
a faux pas
The corpus luteum in these organs secretes estrogen & progesterone
the ovaries
A Southern California city & a Northern New Jersey township share this citrusy name
Orange
Circus wardrobe fun fact: the average size of these is 28EEEEE
clown shoes
In a cataphract cavalry unit, both horse & rider wore this protective gear
armor
Term for the technical jargon of attorneys & their documents
legalese
Each of these organs is encased in a sac called the pleura
your lungs
Parlez-vous Francais? Then name this Louisiana port at the head of the Mississippi's deepwater navigation
Baton Rouge
Fighting a cliche, the Florida Highway Patrol prohibits its officers from wearing this intimidating type of sunglasses
the reflective
A C.O.S., short for this operations specialist, protects the army's computer networks from getting hacked
cyber
"He who pays the piper holds the reins" is an example of this, incorrectly fusing 2 symbolic comparisons
a mixed metaphor
If you want to be formal about it, "vermiform" precedes the name of this tube that seems to serve no purpose but can become inflamed
the appendix
This "ville" is across the Rio Grande from Matamoros
Brownsville
This cosmetic with a metal in its name can be used to give a warm, healthy-looking glow, not a specific color
bronzer
This word for a guerrilla was used in the Boer War, in WWII & as the title of a 1985 Schwarzenegger movie
commando
From the Latin for "announce", this means to pronounce clearly & correctly
to enunciate
The name of this internal organ is a synonym for ill humor or bad temper
your spleen
This former mining town was Colorado's territorial capital
Golden
This warm headgear shares its name with a battle of the Crimean War
balaclava
Although they come from this nation, more than 40,000 Gurkhas fight in the Indian army
Nepal