THAT'S RARE
Except to break ties, this presiding officer of the House of Representatives rarely votes
the Speaker of the House
Walk through water, or measured the ounces of something
wade/weighed
Linguist Marc Okrand created this language spoken by Worf (among others) on television
Klingon
At the meeting, my big idea went over like one of these water-pipe-metal inflatables
a lead balloon
The FIFA Fair Play Award
soccer
Seen here, the rare tuatara of New Zealand is the only living member of an entire order of this animal class
reptiles
High-strung, or shelters for camping
tense/tents
Harry Potter acquired the ability to speak this language of snakes from Voldemort
Parseltongue
This type of fill-in was once common on late-night TV; in March 2020 Pete Buttigieg was one for Jimmy Kimmel
a guest host
The John R. Wooden Award
college basketball
With permission, you can read rare books & manuscripts in the Sistine Hall at this library
the Vatican Library
Sterile, like some women, or a member of the lowest grade of nobility, like some men
barren/baron
DAILY DOUBLE: You say "uncold" rather than "warm" in this language in "1984"
Newspeak
This phrase literally means a lack of noise that leaves you without one of your senses
a deafening silence
The Venus Rosewater Dish
tennis
These rare fungi are used in the diplomat sauce served over fish or shellfish
truffles
a medieval farm worker, or to browse the internet
serf/surf
Tolkien created these languages whose forms include Quenya before writing his books, not the other way around
Elvin (or Elvish)
That person seems to do everything himself--he's this type of solo musical combo
a one-man-band
The Norris Trophy
hockey
This green gem is actually a rare variety of beryl
emerald
Egotistical, or a blood vessel
vain/vein
You can be like Daenerys & actually learn about 4,000 words of this language of Khal Drogo
Dothraki
You're not telling us anything we haven't heard before; your story is this dated type of information
old news
Walter Payton Man of the Year
football