FROM THE GREEK
Before you ask for mine, you should know it's from the Greek for "self-written"
autograph
English: his "Unfinished Tales", a collection of more Middle-earth material, was published 7 years after his death
Tolkien
To summarize a complicated case, the attorney submitted a lengthy...
brief
You don't have to keep it under wraps: a British kid might use this 5-letter word instead of mother
mummy
The official state dessert of Massachusetts, it's actually a cake, despite its name
Boston cream pie
The prefix "eu" means good, so this word comes from the Greek for "good death"
euthanasia
Econ: GDP, this, is the market value of all goods made within a nation's boundaries during a given period
gross domestic product
Only 52 degrees today in Tallahassee? That's a low...
high
Sanguinelli is a variety of this citrus fruit whose flesh can be deep red
a blood orange
There's a rivalry between Brussels & Liège about the better way to make these--they are more rectangular in Brussels
Belgian waffles
This liquid part of the blood derives its name from the Greek for something molded or formed
plasma
Social studies: In 1984 this Baptist minister established the National Rainbow Coalition
Jesse Jackson
Those diamonds are stolen! Or, in criminal slang, that's some hot...
ice
Also a Stephen King book title, this group of workers is the smallest amount possible to successfully fill a shift
a skeleton crew
Small & tasty, this type of clam gets its name from a bay indenting Long Island
littleneck clams
From Greek for "color", it means pertaining to color, or to a musical scale that's been modified
chromatic
History: This one of the 7 Ancient Wonders was said to be laid out on several brick terraces & 75 feet above the ground
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Lemonheads are a sour...
sweet
There are 3 species of this mammal, which uses echolocation & feeds on livestock
vampire bats
This dessert of sponge cake, ice cream & meringue that's finished in the oven was created to honor an 1867 land purchase
baked Alaska
A battery of tests will tell you this element's name is from the Greek for "stone"
lithium
French: I hope you remember that oublier means this; don't do it now!
forget
Yom Kippur seemed to last forever; it was a slow...
fast
It's named for how some of its growth dangles down as if in a web
spider plants
This alliterative & stately item made with extra-thick bread was created at the Pig Stand restaurant, maybe in Beaumont or Denton
Texas toast