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PASSIONATE ABOUT NEUTRAL WORDS |
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It's the New Testament book where "heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together" |
Revelation
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The prominent veining seen here is due to chlorosis caused by a deficiency of this important metallic element |
(Isaac: What is... zinc?)
iron
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In the 19th century, Eugene Boudin did thousands of scenes of the newly touristy beaches of Normandy, like Trouville on this body of water |
the English Channel
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In a 2019 memoir Carly Simon wrote about her friendship with this first lady, whom she first met on Martha's Vineyard |
Jacqueline Kennedy
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A 2012 headline asked if this kind of voter would "tip the election against Obama", but we haven't made up our minds on that yet |
undecided
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This Oscar-winning actor honored his late brother by naming his first son River in 2020 |
Joaquin Phoenix
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Hesiod wrote that this deity succeeded Cronus & killed all humans for their impiety before re-creating them from ash trees |
(Isaac: Who is Gaia?) ... (Ken: That was [*]--total [*] move.)
Zeus
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It sounds like a Jerry Garcia fan, but it means to prune faded flowers from stems to promote blooming |
deadhead
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Barely leaving Bologna, Giorgio Morandi did paintings of bottles & jugs, many simply called natura morta, Italian for this |
(Isaac: What is... still deaths?)
still life
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Her first husband John Todd & their youngest son died during a 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia |
(Isaac: Who is Mary Todd Lincoln?)
Dolley Madison
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Separated or isolated, like the garage next to a house |
detached
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Pixar's first non-binary movie character was the aqueous Lake Ripple from this 2023 flick |
Elemental
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In Egyptian myth the snake god Apophis attacks Ra's boat & tries to prevent this daily event |
the sunrise
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When talking about fertilizer, know the N-P-K ratio & that N-P-K refers to these 3 nutrients |
(Ken: Yeah, no problem for a chemistry teacher.)
nitrogen, phosphorus & potassium
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Looking at "The Syndics" or cloth quality control board of this city, the guy with no big hat is a servant, not a syndic |
Amsterdam
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This future first lady made her society debut in 1902 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City |
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Fair-minded, like this word, is a 10-letter adjective, includes a body part & means not favoring one or another |
evenhanded
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In 2007 this Weezer frontman released "Alone", a collection of 18 home demos |
Cuomo
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In a Hindu text it's this god who says, "Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds" |
(Ashley: Who is... Shiva?)
Vishnu (Krishna)
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From Latin for "sprouting forth", it's the process by which seeds begin to grow |
germination
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"The Liffey Swim" in the National Gallery of Ireland is by Jack, the painter brother of this poet |
Yeats
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From a prominent & wealthy Ohio family, she was known as the "Belle of Canton" |
(Ashley: Who is McKinley?) (Ken: Can you be more specific?) (Ashley: Ooh, no, I'm sorry.)
Ida McKinley
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"Black's Law Dictionary" said it's a "term used for... fair and unprejudiced"; a good juror should be that way |
impartial
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This veteran actress wrote, directed & starred in "In a World", a 2013 movie about the cutthroat voiceover world |
Lake Bell
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The "Prose Edda" has some grim previews of this event, Norse myth's Götterdämmerung or twilight of the gods |
Ragnarök
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The Denver Water Dept. gets credit for coining this late-in-the-alphabet word for gardening that uses little water |
xeriscaping
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Tired of the French ones? Head to this city to see the work seen here & others by the top Romanian impressionist Nicolae Grigorescu |
Bucharest
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Reputed to have had quasi presidential powers for a while, she lived into the 1960s |
(Isaac: Who is Wilson?) (Ken: Can you be more specific?)
Edith Wilson
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As an adjective, it means to be clear on facts, with no personal feelings; as a noun, it refers to the goal of a task |
an objective
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Played by Summer Glau, River Tam saved the day in "Serenity", the movie sequel to this sci-fi series with a Western feel |
Firefly
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