It means to free a slave from bondage
emancipate
From 1917 to 1991 a federation of Russia & other Communist republics was known by this collective name
Its name is related to the words "day" & "eye" because of its eye-like yellow center
the daisy
It's the ceremony at which a father is supposed to give away his daughter
a wedding
As a verb it's what you're supposed to do to excel in school; as a noun, it's a room for reading
Air Pegasus sneakers
Nike
5-letter word meaning to make very happy
elate
Nikita Khrushchev was premier during the 1962 crisis over missiles in this country very near the United States
Cuba
A family of about 3,000 species, including cilantro, is named for this herb you know as a little green garnish on food
parsley
This ceremony for babies often includes baptism & naming
a christening
Dad loves his heavy new black skillet made of this type of "iron"; he seasons it with oil to keep it like new
cast iron
The Kindle Paperwhite E-reader
DAILY DOUBLE
(highlight to see question)
If you're 18, you're part of this body of persons entitled to vote
the electorate
Crowned in 1896, Russian ruler Nicholas II was the last monarch to hold this imperial 4-letter title
czar
The wood of choice for butcher blocks & bowling pins is this tree, whose leaves are seen here
maple
2023 speakers at this ceremony included Oprah Winfrey at Tennessee State University
commencement
Polycarbonate windows function as this, any material that keeps heat in during winter, out during summer
an insulator
Dog Chow & Cat Chow
Purina
When the moonlight doesn't hit your eye like a big pizza pie, that's this scientific phenomenon
an eclipse
In the 13- & 1400s the fur trade helped this city beat out Novgorod to become the most important in Russia
Moscow
This carnivorous plant's scientific name, Dionaea muscipula, means "the goddess Dione's mousetrap"
Venus flytrap
2-word term for what gets thrown out on Opening Day at Nationals Park
One of the 7 deadly sins, or a mirrored dressing table that's great for applying make-up
vanity
Galaxy tablets
Samsung
The art of using language with fluency & aptness
eloquence
In the 1980s this feared 3-letter spy agency employed Vladimir Putin
the KGB
In most flowers, this long, slender tube connects a stigma with an ovary
style
With special permission, your group or club may lay this circle of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
a wreath
This word means "designed for work", yet Uncle Joe has that type of recliner in which he does none
ergonomic
Krackel candy bars
Hershey's