10-LETTER WORDS
An annual celebration when graduates return to an old school for parties & football
What is Homecoming?
Red sorrel
What is a Vegtable?
The holy trinity of Cajun cooking:
Bell pepper, celery, this weepy veggie
What is an Onion?
Latin:
"To a sickening degree"
What is Ad Nauseam?
According to a proverb, "necessity is the mother of" this
What is Invention?
A type of ice cream, or a native of a southern Italian city
What is Neapolitan?
Oryx
What is an Animal?
In presidential succession:
Vice president, speaker of the House, Senate pres. pro tempore, then this person
What is Secretary of State?
French:
"Pen name"
What is Nom de plume?
A community of nuns, or the place where they live
What is a Convent?
A tightly encircling bandage used to stop arterial flow
What is a Tourniquet?
Smelt
What is an Animal?
Lyrically:
"Raindrops on roses & whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles & warm woolen" these
What is Mittens?
German:
"Lightning war"
What is Blitzkrieg?
Body language, where your physical actions do the talking, is called this type of communication
What is Nonverbal?
Christmas may be over, but this plant is still in bloom
What is a Poinsettia?
Spinel
What is a Mineral?
In the King James Bible, the horses of the 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse:
White, red, black, this one ridden by Death
What is Pale?
Italian:
"In the style of a chapel"
What is A Capella?
The standard size for a No. 10 one of these is 4 1/8 by 9 1/2 inches
What is Envelope?
This chemical element, symbol Mo, is used to harden steel
What is Molybdenum?
Chert
What is a Mineral?
In humors:
Black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, this important stuff
What is Blood?
Russian:
"Grandmother"
What is Babushka?
Wile E. Coyote always tried to drop one of these on the Roadrunner
What is Anvil?