(A)djectives
Feeling or appearing troubled or nervous
OR
(of a fluid) being physically disturbed or set into motion, often mechanically.
What is agitated?
Opened in 1914, this 51-mile wide artificial waterway connects the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea.
What is the Panama Canal?
It's the genus of snakes that contains the planet's longest species.
What is Python?
A recreational area relating to the geologic period immediately preceding the Cretaceous.
What is Jurassic Park?
This student of Socrates wrote The Republic, which features the Allegory of the Cave.
Who is Plato?
Understood by few; mysterious or secret.
OR
A type of fantasy magic deriving power from the world's inherent magical energy.
What is arcane?
This larger body of water, positioned in between England and France, contains the Dover Strait, the world's busiest shipping lane.
What is the English Channel?
This volcanic Indonesian island gave its name to a type of coffee.
What is Java?
A group of people who engage in acts of violence or depredation for private, non-political ends pertaining to the body of water bounded by the Yucatán peninsula and the Lesser Antilles.
What is The Pirates of the Caribbean?
This ancient Chinese thinker emphasized respect for elders, moral behavior, and social harmony.
Who is Confucius?
Capable of polishing a hard surface.
OR
Showing little concern for the feelings of others, harsh.
What is abrasive?
Only 8 miles wide at its narrowest point, this waterway is named for a British territory and connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic.
What is the Strait of Gibraltar?
This familiar name is applied to hydrated iron(III) oxide minerals such as goethite.
What is Rust?
That which is "in" the eye of the beholder alongside an animal, especially a large or dangerous four-footed one.
What is Beauty and the Beast?
Known as the father of modern philosophy, this thinker famously said "Cogito, ergo sum".
Who is Descartes?
without a clearly defined shape or form
OR (Chemistry / Geology)
(of a solid) not crystalline
This narrow waterway between Iran and Oman is one of the most important oil-shipping chokepoints in the world.
What is the Strait of Hormuz?
It's the surname of the satirist and author of Gulliver's Travels, who also penned A Modest Proposal.
What is Swift?
A heavily armored, mounted soldier, typically of noble birth characterized by a lack of electromagnetic radiation roughly between the wavelengths of 400 - 700 nanometers.
What is The Dark Knight?
A student of Plato, this philosopher went on to teach Alexander the Great.
Who is Aristotle?
Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.
OR
Having an extremely plain and simple style; unadorned.
What is austere?
Located between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, this strait carries much of the maritime trade from East Asia to Europe and roughly a quarter to one-third of the world’s seaborne oil shipments.
What is the Strait of Malacca?
The first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is centered on this pitch.
What is C#?
A single entity achieved aerial passage manifesting at an altitude surpassing that of the residence of a medium-sized, long-tailed bird, typically with a gray or brown back and pale underparts.
What is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?
This Enlightenment philosopher wrote The Social Contract and argued that political power comes from the people.
Who is Rousseau?