Historic Words
"Con"s
[Answer word starts with Con-]
[Answer word starts with Con-]
ENDS WITH 2 VOWELS
WORDS BEFORE WORDS
HETERONYMS
200
Abraham Lincoln:
"A ____ divided against itself cannot stand"
house
200
This word meaning to acknowledge the truth, perhaps about an election loss, comes from the Latin for "surrender"
concede
200
This type of diet is modeled on the eating habits of prehistoric man
paleo
[meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, herbs, spices, healthy fats, and oil]
200
Bean,
market,
widow
black
[black bean, black market, black widow]
200
A physical thing
&
to express disapproval
object [OB-ject]
&
object [ob-JECT]
400
Julius Caesar:
"The ____ is cast"
Die
400
A coordinate clause is introduced by this part of speech
a conjunction
400
Where TV shows like "Jeopardy!" are taped; it's also a one-room apartment
a studio
400
Carpet,
saucer,
colors
flying
[flying carpet, flying saucer, flying colors]
400
To feel bitter
&
transmitted again
resent [RE-sent]
&
resent [re-SENT]
600
Attributed to Emiliano Zapata:
"Better to die on your feet than live on your ____"
knees
600
A musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra.
Concerto
600
This word for a type of pet adoptee implies it has been removed from danger
a rescue
600
Climbing,
salt,
star
rock
[rock climbing, rock salt, rock star]
600
Closely packed together
&
a small makeup case
compact [com-PACT]
&
compact [COM-pact]
800
Gandhi:
"You can return blow for blow if you are not brave enough to follow the path of ____"
non-violence
800
The blowing of this is part of a luau
a conch
800
From the Italian, it's any smooth transition from one topic to another
segue
800
Clip,
towel,
money
paper
[paper clip, paper towel, paper money]
800
Something that pulls a vehicle behind it
&
a tall, narrow building
a tower [TOE-ur]
&
a tower [TAU-ur]
1000
Joseph Welch to Senator McCarthy:
"Have you no sense of ____"
decency
1000
Here's a typical early 19th century landscape by this British painter
Constable
1000
A person who has had a limb surgically removed
an amputee
1000
Winter,
family,
option
nuclear
[nuclear winter, nuclear family, nuclear option]
1000
A burrowing insectivore
&
a Mexican cooking sauce
a mole [mōl]
&
mole [MOH-lay]