Contractions
This time-telling contraction lost its "F" centuries ago
What is "o'clock"
(of the clock)
From Latin for "further", it means deliberately hidden, like some motives
What is ulterior?
This alchemical potion could supposedly turn base metals into gold
What is an elixir?
In "Where the Wild Things Are", Maurice Sendak used this past tense verb for what the wild things did with "their terrible teeth"
What is gnashed?
Unlike the large bird, as the first name of "Better Call Saul" actress Seehorn, it rhymes with Shea
What is Rhea?
This informal contraction means something easy, like a very short putt
What is a gimme?
The Declaration of Independence says we all have certain these rights.
What are unalienable rights?
Found in the name of a Washington State dam, it's a deep ravine or valley
What is a coulee?
These Italian dumplings often made with potato benefit from a sage & butter sauce
What is gnocchi?
This part of a missile or torpedo contains the explosive or chemical agent
What is warhead?
In the 19th century "it's" gradually replaced this equivalent contraction
What is 'tis?
This adjective comes from Latin for "navel".
What is umbilical?
Veal is etymologically related to this word for calfskin used for writing
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What is vellum?
In Matthew 23 Jesus scolds "blind guides, which strain at" this pest "and swallow a camel"
What is a gnat?
Where were you in '62? Maybe working as one of these on roller skates at a drive-in restaurant
What is a carhop?
It's the 6-letter beginning to the classic bartender's question?
It's what you call those dots over a German vowel
What is an umlaut?
It can refer to territory governed by another, a set of values in math or a group of linked computers on a network
What is domain?
In Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock", a mischievous one of these is named Umbriel
What is a gnome?
This type of doctor specializes in arthritis & autoimmune diseases
What is a rheumatologist?
A word meaning "agreement" is part of this French contraction meaning "okey-dokey"
What is d'accord?
This Japanese word for a type of flavor entered English in the early 1960s
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What is umami?
"D" is for this crown-like adornment, sometimes a cloth headband affixed with jewels
What is a diadem?
The Encyclopedia Britannica reports that this type of rock displays "a poorly developed schistosity & cleavage"
What is gneiss?
These muscles of the upper back, major & minor, help stabilize the shoulder girdle & scapula
What are rhomboids?