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| to express sorrowor regret; to mourn |
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| The song "Cowboy's ______," is a ballad about the lonely life of those who drive cattle for a living. |
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| The nation ______ the passing of the President while at the same time celebrating his achievements while in office. |
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| it is _______ that Roscoe quit college in his sophomore year; his professors considered him the brightest engineering student in his class. |
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geek is a variant of what word? |
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geck is a term of ______ origin. geck dates in English to _____. |
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| Low German or Dutch origin; 1511 |
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| a fool, simpleton, or due |
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| Geck is used in what famous work of art? |
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| Shakespeare in Twelfth Night |
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The geek spelling is of what origin? Even though Shakespeare uses the spelling _____ in Cymbeline V.V., but this is probably just a misspelling. |
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| Geek first appears in what year in America? |
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| American adds the connotation of offensive or undesireable to the original meaning of ______, meaning geek. The Carnival sideshow sense appears in what year? |
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| Denim comes from the French phrase " ________" which was? |
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| "serge de Nimes, or serge from Nimes"; a fabric produced in a town in Southern France |
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| The OED2's eariest usafe of denim is from what year? |
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| Jeans comes from specifically where? |
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| Jeans comes from the French phrase "____" meaning what? |
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| jean fustian; a type of twilled, cotton cloth |
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The OED2's earliest cite is from what year? the odern spelling of jeans has existed since when? |
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| jean fustian is cotton cloth from Genoa |
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| impressive; inspiring awe; majestic |
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| The _____ melody worked itself throughout the entire musical. |
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| Polka was sweeping America in what decade? |
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| polka was originaly known as a what? |
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The term polka dot first appears in what on what date? |
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| new york times on september 21, 1866 |
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| What ois the first origin of pola? |
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| Czech pulka, or half-step (pul meaning half) |
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| What is the second origin of polka dot? |
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| a combination of the polonaise and mazurka |
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| cautious, heedful of situations and potential |
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| In his usual ______ manner, Frank first assured himself against all losses before making a decision. |
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| Pat's 5 year old _______ looks both ways before crossing the street. |
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| What does quiz first mean? when did it first appear? |
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| an odd person means what nowadays |
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| quiz later acquired the meaning of what? |
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| to make fun of, or to mock |
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When did the sense of a test appear? What does it mean? Where? |
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| 1867 in the united states, the sense of how it appeared is unknown |
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| quiz is probably from the same root as what? |
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| intenselt hot; burning; passionate; rapid |
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| The _____ heat and wind are what led to the Dust Bowl of the 1930's. |
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| The salesman ______ spoke to the group hoping to sell them a time share in paradise. |
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| where is the point blank range? |
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| a range so close to the target that one can't miss |
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| where does the term point blank come from? |
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comes from pointing at the target blank, is an old term for the center of a target, a bullseye |
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| point blank dates back to what year? |
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| what does point blank come from? |
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| the fact that centers of archery targets were frequently painted white, and blanc is French for white |
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| After the storm, the ______ made it clear that the sewers were not working. |
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| A _______ stench filled the car after we ran over the skunk. |
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