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THE RICHTER SCALE
FACTS ABOUT COUNTRIES
THE MEDI-VERSE
CURRENT SLANG
1200
In other words, to hug
Embrace
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Charles Richter developed the first widely used earthquake scale at this Pasadena school of science & engineering
CalTech
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The highest point of Nepal, it's also the highest mountain in the world
Mount Everest
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In the operating room, this specialist is in charge of monitoring your vital signs in addition to putting you under
The Anesthesiologist
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This 7-letter adjective means both dehydrated & too eager for approval
Thirsty
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These fiery remnants can travel over a mile in the wind & start new fires
Embers
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The deadliest earthquake ever recorded struck this country's Shaanxi province in 1556
China
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From 1867 to 1918 it formed a dual monarchy with Austria
Hungary
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Injecting fluids into the body or removing them often uses this type of needle whose name means under the skin
Hypodermic
1400
The name of this Italian fashion house means stylish or all is well
Gucci
1600
It's the crime of using money or property entrusted to you for your own use
Embezzlement
1600
A flatboat pilot said an 1812 quake in Missouri was so powerful it made the waves on this big river run backwards
Mississippi
1600
The Maori were the first inhabitants of this country & today make up about 15% of the population
New Zealand
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As its name implies, the object seen here is placed on a finger to measure the level of this in the blood
Oxygen
1600
A drama queen might be described with this 3-letter word, also a music genre
Emo
1800
This type of evidence is based on observation or experimentation
Empirical Evidence
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A huge earthquake struck this capital of Portugal on All Saints' Day, 1755, killing many at mass in churches built of stone
Lisbon
1800
Known as the "land of the Inca", it's also home to Machu Picchu
Peru
1800
A blood pressure reading has two parts: the systolic or top number and this, the bottom number
Diastolic
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It sounds like it means "stolen", but this 8-letter compliment means your style is fierce
Snatched
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At retirement, a college professor may retain their title followed by this Latin word
Emeritus
2000
In 1906 a quake caused by a rupture along this fault devastated San Francisco & other California cities
San Andres
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Egypt's major waterways include the Nile River, of course, & this man-made waterway that opened in 1869
The Suez Canal
2000
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Development of the fighter pilot's G-suit is one of the breakthroughs from this clinic whose name sounds like a deli condiment
The Mayo Clinic
2000
"Y" is for this 4-letter word, which can mean "to throw" or be an interjection of joy
Yeet