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LITERARY TERMS
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"Sign that kid up! He runs like a thoroughbred" is one of these comparative figures of speech
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a simile
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"And then a million people started screaming at me at once" is an example of this exaggeration for effect
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hyperbole
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A sheet of thin metal shares its name with this, a character who contrasts with the hero or heroine
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foil
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Juliet's "Good night, good night!" is followed by these 5 words that include an oxymoron
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Parting is such sweet sorrow
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"The ancient door groaned when I opened it" makes use of this device giving human attributes to nonhuman things
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personification
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SPORTS VENUE NICKNAMES
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The stadium of this Gainesville school is officially Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, but it's nicknamed "The Swamp"
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(the University of) Florida
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The Gonzaga University Bulldogs basketball teams play at McCarthey Athletic Center, nicknamed this canine shelter
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the Kennel
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Home to an NHL team, the SAP Center in this California city is nicknamed "The Shark Tank"
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San Jose
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The centerpiece of the 2008 Olympics, the National Stadium seen here, has this avian nickname
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Bird\'s Nest
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Nicknamed "The Loud House", the Carrier Dome is the stadium of this university in New York state
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Syracuse University
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WORLD WAR II NAVAJO CODE TALKERS' DICTIONARY
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This armored fighting vehicle was chay-da-gahi, a "tortoise"
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a tank
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These weapons were ni-ma-si, meaning "potatoes"
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grenades
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This enemy was besh-be-cha-he, or "iron hat"
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Germany
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A fighter plane was da-he-tih-hi, one of these hovering avians
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a hummingbird
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These opposite military movements, toward & away from battle, were nas-sey & ji-din-nes-chanh
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advance & retreat
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MONEY IDIOMS
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Dropping one of these on another person means you're informing on his criminal activities
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a dime
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This rhyming term refers to the output of a counterfeiter
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funny money
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Something that has no value is said to be "not worth a plugged" this
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nickel
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Makes cents! These 2 words begin the idiom that ends "pound foolish"
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penny wise
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Cash that you are eager to spend is figuratively said to do this to your clothes
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burn a hole in your pocket
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PEAK
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See the Sun earlier than most hiking the Cadillac Mountain North Ridge Trail in this state's Acadia National Park
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Maine
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Seen here, New Zealand's Mount Aoraki is fittingly translated as "cloud piercer" from this language
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Maori
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Mount Kanchenjunga, the world's third-tallest peak, resides in this range
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Himalayas
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An extinct volcano, Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus mountains is located in this country
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Russia
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This Alpine peak inspired Shelley to write a 5-part poem
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Mont Blanc
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MY INTEREST
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A mycophile is a culinary hobbyist on the hunt for wild these
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mushrooms
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Vecturists crave these small round items, like old ones from the New York City Transit Authority
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subway tokens
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From words meaning "earth" & "hide", it's the pastime involving searching for hidden goods using GPS
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geochaching
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A phillumenist likes to collect these books; the reading, though minimal, can lead to enlightenment
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matchbooks
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Rest a spell in your cave & tell us of your love for this pastime of exploring theme
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spelunking
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HISTORIC WOMEN
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This first lady's last words, in 1818: "Do not grieve, my friend, my dearest friend, I am ready to go. & John, it will not be long"
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Abigail Adams
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In 1993 Ellen Ochoa became the first Latina launched into space, aboard this shuttle, also a 2017 "Star Trek" series
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Discovery
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After briefly dancing in Paris as Lady MacLeod, she soon changed her name to a Malay one meaning "eye of the dawn"
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Mata Hari
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In 1969 Shirley Chisholm attacked the Vietnam War in the first floor speech of her 14-year run as a rep. of this state
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New York
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A programming language is named after this daughter of Lord Byron who is called the world's 1st computer programmer
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Ada Lovelace
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SUPERLATIVES
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Since 1985 People magazine has been pointing out this person, including Sean Connery & Michael B. Jordan
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Sexiest Man
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Before "woman alive", this word is often applied to multiple Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica
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fastest
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Seen, but not heard here--for safety reasons--Manowar vied for & sometimes achieved this distinction
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loudest (band)
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While attending Beverly Hills High, "When Harry Met Sally" screenwriter Nora Ephron was dubbed this 4-word future winner
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most likely to succeed
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Motivational author Zig Ziglar reminded us to "Expect the best", followed by these 4 words
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prepare for the worst
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WELCOME TO COMET-CON!
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Here's a 1986 shot of this regular visitor that got its name in 1759
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Halley\'s Comet
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An unusual object known as 288P has a tail so it's classed as a comet, but it's basically a binary this, also called a minor planet
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an asteroid
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The 4 visible parts of a comet are the nucleus, coma, ion tail & this tail that sounds like a bottle of pledge will get rid of it
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dust
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In 1997 the world caught sight of this comet named for 2 amateur astronomers
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Hale-Bopp
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The source of many observable short-period comets is the belt beyond Neptune named for this Dutch-American astronomer
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Kuiper
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REVIVAL
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Nationality name for the literary revival that included writers like Yeats & O'Casey
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Irish
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19th century news, like the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, inspired the style called this Revival
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Egyptian
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1765's "Reliques of Ancient English Poetry" was part of a revival of this type of folk poem, like the one "Of Constant Susanna"
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a ballad
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Search Etsy for the revival of this 19th c. movement of William Morris that itself looked back to the fine work of medieval times
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Arts & Crafts
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Baroque revival architecture is typified by London's criminal courts building called the "Old" this (it was New in 1907)
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Bailey
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ROLE PLAYERS
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Jane Foster & Padme Amidala, in 2 very, very different universes
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(Natalie) Portman
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Machete &...what? You need more? Tyrannosaurus Death & Muerte
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(Danny) Trejo
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Gabrielle Solis on "Desperate Housewives" & Beatriz Mendoza on "Grand Hotel"
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(Eva) Longoria
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Justice in 1993's "Poetic Justice" & Charlene DuPrey on the TV show "Diff'rent Strokes"
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Janet Jackson
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Sulu in recent "Star Trek" films & Kumar's pal Harold Lee
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John Cho
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"DEF"INITIONS
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It's a 4-letter synonym for adroit or skillful
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deft
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Yield to another & you're showing this courteous regard
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deferential
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff coined this acronym for a state of alertness in 1959
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DEFCON
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Excess of spending over revenue, or the margin by which a team trails an opponent
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deficit
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Latin for "window" partly gives us this word that means to throw someone out of a window
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defenestrate
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FOOD & DRINK IN THE BIBLE
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In the King James Version, these creatures are a plague in Exodus 10, but deemed okay to eat in Leviticus 11
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locusts
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