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Engage your mind with terms from academia, learning, and schooling. This section covers subjects, institutions, pedagogical methods, and scholarly achievements.

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general knowledge

Easy · 7×7 · 7 words
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  1. 1. Musical instrument with eighty-eight black and white keys
  2. 5. Atmospheric layer that protects Earth from UV rays
  3. 7. Small four-stringed instrument played with a bow

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  1. 2. Longest river in Africa
  2. 3. Metal used to make steel
  3. 4. The capital and largest city of Japan
  4. 6. The star at the center of our solar system

Science

Easy · 5×5 · 5 words
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  1. 4. The vast area beyond the Earth atmosphere
  2. 5. A hard piece of the skeleton inside the body

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  1. 1. A state of matter that expands to fill its container
  2. 2. The molecule that carries genetic information
  3. 3. A unit of heredity passed from parent to child

Biology

Easy · 7×7 · 8 words
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  1. 1. The small part of a plant that can grow into a new one
  2. 4. An organ used for breathing air
  3. 6. The organ used for seeing
  4. 7. A fiber that sends signals to the brain

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  1. 1. The outer layer of the body
  2. 2. The molecule that carries genetic information
  3. 3. The basic unit of all living things
  4. 5. A segment of DNA that determines a trait

Deep Space Discoveries

Medium · 11×11 · 14 words
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  1. 1. The closest celestial body of its kind to Earth
  2. 2. Nebular formation, or what vaporizes daily on the exoplanet WASP-94A b
  3. 5. Hypothetical life form from beyond our solar system
  4. 6. Acronym for NASA's exoplanet-hunting satellite launched in 2018
  5. 9. Essential instrument for observing distant cosmic phenomena
  6. 10. High-energy electromagnetic radiation emitted by some quasars
  7. 11. Prefix for an exoplanet that is more massive than Earth but lighter than Neptune
  8. 12. European space agency behind the Euclid telescope
  9. 13. The stretching of light to longer wavelengths as galaxies move away from us

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  1. 1. Luminous plasma sphere that might host its own system
  2. 3. Cosmic powder that obscures our view of forming planetary systems
  3. 4. The entirety of space, time, and their contents
  4. 7. A world found orbiting a star other than our sun
  5. 8. A 'mini' version of this blue ice giant is a common type of exoplanet

Simple biology cells knowledge

Easy · 7×7 · 7 words
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  1. 1. Any tiny part of a cell with a specific job
  2. 5. The scientific name for the cell control center
  3. 7. A small segment of DNA that determines a trait

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  1. 2. The simple sugar that cells use for fuel
  2. 3. The genetic material that carries instructions for life
  3. 4. A long cell that sends signals to the brain
  4. 6. Cells that form a protective layer over the body

Henry o' Henry

Medium · 11×11 · 11 words
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  1. 4. The illness that afflicted Johnsy in a cold November
  2. 5. The specific length of fiction that O Henry mastered
  3. 7. The profession Porter practiced before becoming a full-time writer
  4. 11. A common plot device in the story A Retrieved Reformation

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  1. 1. A French term for a writer's professional alias
  2. 2. The act of changing for the better as Jimmy did
  3. 3. The item Jim Dillingham Young sold to buy hair combs
  4. 6. The famous outlaw character created by O Henry
  5. 8. The city in Texas where Porter worked as a bank teller
  6. 9. The humorous tone found in The Ransom of Red Chief
  7. 10. The central symbol of hope in a story about a sick girl in Greenwich Village

history

Easy · 7×7 · 7 words
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  1. 1. A long and distinct period of history
  2. 5. Belonging to the very distant past
  3. 7. The time before the present day

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  1. 2. The remains of a building that has decayed
  2. 3. A male monarch who rules a kingdom
  3. 4. A medieval soldier who wore armor
  4. 6. A large vault or chamber for burying the dead

a series of unfortunate events

Medium · 15×15 · 20 words
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  1. 3. The lost love to whom the books are dedicated
  2. 6. The destructive event that claimed the Baudelaire mansion
  3. 8. The method used to end the life of Uncle Monty
  4. 9. The great divide that split the secret society apart
  5. 10. A word meaning very sad used to describe their lives
  6. 13. The middle child who is an avid researcher and reader
  7. 14. Violet ties her hair back with a ribbon when she has one
  8. 17. The primary emotion associated with the Lucky Smells mill
  9. 18. The ersatz shaft that led to a dark secret
  10. 19. The weapon used in the unfortunate opera house incident
  11. 20. Olaf's supposed profession despite his lack of talent

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  1. 1. The setting where the children disguised as freaks
  2. 2. The triplets who also lost their parents to fire
  3. 4. The climate of the island in the final book
  4. 5. The mysterious secret organization identified by an eye
  5. 7. The adjective that defines this entire series
  6. 11. The Medusoid Mycelium is a deadly type of this
  7. 12. The banker in charge of the Baudelaire affairs
  8. 15. The fashion-obsessed villainess who loves what is in
  9. 16. The shack where the children lived at Prufrock Prep

a series of unfortunate events

Medium · 15×15 · 21 words
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  1. 1. The industry found at the Lucky Smells mill
  2. 4. The youngest sibling with incredibly sharp teeth
  3. 6. A constant state of danger for the Baudelaire children
  4. 7. The Medusoid Mycelium is a deadly type of this
  5. 9. The status of the protagonists after the initial fire
  6. 13. The word describing the hotel in the twelfth book
  7. 17. The high society event where many secrets were kept
  8. 18. The great division that split the secret organization
  9. 19. The tragic event that starts the entire series
  10. 20. The deadly Lachrymose creatures that attack in the water
  11. 21. The middle child who is a voracious reader and researcher

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  1. 2. The feeling evoked by the island and its bitter cordial
  2. 3. The elusive and melancholic narrator Snicket
  3. 5. The status of the children at Prufrock Preparatory School
  4. 8. The mountain range containing the secret headquarters
  5. 10. A method of communication often intercepted or delayed
  6. 11. The mysterious object everyone is trying to retrieve
  7. 12. The cave that is home to a deadly medusoid fungus
  8. 14. The place where Klaus searches for the truth about VFD
  9. 15. What the children gather to prove Olaf villainy
  10. 16. The coughing banker in charge of the orphan estate

geostrategy

Easy · 7×7 · 9 words
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  1. 3. A state of armed conflict between different nations
  2. 4. A visual representation of an area or territory
  3. 6. The exchange of goods and services between countries
  4. 8. A large body of salt water
  5. 9. The solid part of the earth surface

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  1. 1. A formal agreement between two or more parties
  2. 2. A permanent station for military operations
  3. 5. An artificial waterway built for navigation
  4. 7. Money or resources given to help another country

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