"VEL"COME
It is expressed in distance & time, such as miles per hour or meters per second
What is Velocity?
In a Grimm fairy tale, a poisoned piece of apple sticks in this woman's throat & her 7 housemates think she's dead
Who is Snow White?
hat you're looking at on a can
What is an expiration date?
Unlike the stingray, this "devilfish" doesn't have a stinger in its tail
What is a manta ray?
Don't neglect this 4-letter central area of the body that includes the abs & back
What is your core?
Drop the last letter from something you mail a letter in to get this verb meaning "to wrap up in"
What is an envelop?
Ruby-throated is one variety of this creature that can beat its wings 50 times a second
What is a Hummingbird?
This 15-letter word describes certain after-school activities or an activity you might not want anyone to know about
What is Extracurricular?
This "colorful" tide occurs in warm waters when there is an increase of protozoa called dinoflagellates
What is Red tide?
Simply holding a pose can maintain muscle tone as one of these low-impact exercises, from the Greek for "equal measure"
What is isometric?
It's a sports arena with a banked oval track used for bicycle racing
What is a velodrome
This term for a ruthless killer is also used for 3-player variations of some 4-player card games
What is a Cutthroat?
t's the online travel booking site that uses the logo of an airplane.
What is Expedia?
The American eel begins life in this area of the north Atlantic but eventually migrates to fresh water
what is the Sargasso Sea?
In spinning, you raise the level of this on your bike to go from "the flats" to "the Alps"
What is Resistance?
Throwing this is an event in both the men's decathlon & the women's heptathlon
What is a Javelin?
These medieval stone monsters at the tops of buildings take their name from the Old French for "throat"
What is a Gargoyle?
It's a 9-letter adjective for "so excellent it deserves imitation"
What is exemplary?
Since it is lighter than water, the oil mainly in this organ prevents sharks from sinking
What is the liver?
When you run, your foot naturally rolls inward about 15% with each step, a movement called this
What is pronation?
In 1650 this Spanish artist painted his slave, Juan de Pareja, whom he soon freed
Who is Velasquez?
About 500,000 U.S. kids a year undergo removal of these masses of lymphatic tissue below the adenoids
What are Tonsils?
Soren Kierkegaard was considered the "father of" it
What is existentialism?
Australian waters contain many species of this sea snail, including the greenlip & blacklip
What is the abalone?
Astronauts on the I.S.S. use exercise & diet to ward off osteopenia, this common problem in space
What is bone density loss?