HOW'S YOUR LATIN VOCABULARY?
EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE
MED. ABBREV.
U.N. INTERNATIONAL YEARS
OFFICIAL STATE STUFF
100

I'm very "cross" about this Latin word meaning a vital or pivotal point

crux

100

If you are forced out of the company, a golden this clause will make sure you are well taken care of

parachute

100

AKI refers to "acute" this organ "injury", which means you're having trouble removing waste

kidney

100

2019 was the Year of this array of elements, celebrating its 150th anniversary

the Periodic Table

100

California has no official state fruit, but does have four state nuts: the almond, the pecan, the walnut, and this

the pistachio

200

Exlex translates as "bound by no" this

law

200

It's the anatomical nickname for executive search consultants

headhunters


200

Sometimes done along with a hysterectomy, a BSO is a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, a removal of these

ovaries

200

2009, the International Year of Astronomy, celebrated 400 years of this invention

the telescope

200

The tallest of the working breeds, it's Pennsylvania's state dog; William Penn is said to have owned one

a Great Dane

300

Nimbus is this 5-letter object of nature

a cloud

300

This brand became synonymous with a private jet after it debuted in 1963–Bombardier makes them now

Learjets

300

Doc gets out the little rubber hammer to test your DTR, or "deep" this "reflex"

tendon

300

2013 was the Year of this staple Andean crop, which the U.N. hopes can help eradicate world hunger

Quinoa

300

Its state tree is the sugar maple, though it has a mighty pine at the center of its state seal

Vermont

400

Someone deeply respected due to their serious nature has a lot of this 8- letter Latin term

gravitas

400

The Toyota Century is the limousine of choice for the person with this title (a new one took over in 2019)

emperor of Japan

400

A CBC, or "complete" this, gets hemoglobin & platelet stats

a complete blood count

400

2002 was the Year of this form of green travel, the visiting of natural habitats in a way that minimizes environmental impact

ecotourism

400

Laugh maniacally as you realize the common one of these is Minnesota's state bird

a loon

500

The Latin word for the color green

viridi

500

For a good military "retreat", book an executive one at this service academy's Thayer Hotel in the Hudson Valley

West Point

500

There's no "Q" in this adjective for a shot given into the fatty tissue under the skin, but SQ is the abbreviation for it

subcutaneous 

500

1982 was the Year of Sanctions against this country that was suspended from the General Assembly in 1974 & readmitted in 1994

South Africa

500

Don Woods, the first weatherman on KTUL, created Gusty, the official cartoon character of this tornado-prone state

Oklahoma