THERE IS NO UNIVERSAL SIGN LANGUAGE. THERE ARE VARIATIONS DEPENDING ON THE COUNTRY AND REGION YOU’RE IN

He lifted up her white __ and kissed her: VEIL
Rabbit (syn.): CONY
On May 12, the Prime Minister signed the __: ORDONNANCE
__ rails are found on every wall in the hall: DADO
Teacher (syn.): GURU
Who studies sacred books?: THEOLOGIAN
It wasn’t just rain or snow, it was __: SLEET
Travelling together in __ protects our ships: CONVOY
__ practitioners apply pressure with their elbows and feet: ACUPRESSURE
To be __ between a rock and a hard place: CAUGHT
He doesn’t __ himself and talks bally rot: CENSOR
Taste of persimmons, green tea: ASTRINGENCY
Strawberry finch: AVADAVAT
She read a __ prayer showing her repentance: PENITENTIAL

THE NORTH SENTINEL ISLAND IN THE ANDAMAN CHAIN IS ONE OF THE FORBIDDEN ISLANDS IN THE WORLD

To spend time is an lazy way: DOSS
Limitation or restriction: STINT
Motor speed measuring device: TACHOMETER
Temporary skeleton of an embryo: NOTOCHORD
To spin or whirl (3rd person): BIRLS
Diagonal line symbol on keyboard: SLASH
Any harmful software: MALWARE
Placed opposite to or away from the mouth: ABORAL
In __ for the ruined dress, she canceled the wedding: RETALIATION
Related to celebration: FESTAL
A tiny niche in the front of an altar filled with relics: FENESTELLA

FORT KNOX IS HOME TO THE BIGGER HALF OF THE US GOLD RESERVES, AND IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE WORLD’S MOST HEAVILY GUARDED PLACE

A hole in the mountain or cliff: CAVE
Very large white booby with black wingtips: SOLAN
Social services employee: CASEWORKER
Frozen into a round shape layered dessert: BOMBE
Huge, enormous, large: VAST
__ words replace offensive or negative expressions: EUPHEMISTIC
He remembered the old __ “Slow and steady wins the race”: ADAGE
Not to provide enough of something: SKIMP
In a manner that is impossible to separate: INEXTRICABLY
Another name for earthnut: PIGNUT
A type of pin used to fasten a headgear: HATPIN
Exaggerated or overdone: HYPERBOLICAL
All these girls are pretty, but Jane’s X __ is her wit: FACTOR
Goats that are best at climbing: IBEXES
In a secretive or cagey way: CLANDESTINELY

SURTSEY IN ICELAND IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S YOUNGEST ISLANDS. NO VISITORS ARE ALLOWED TO VISIT THIS SPOT

He just wanted to __ for a while before going to university: LOAF
Electronic cigarette: VAPE
The horn of plenty: CORNUCOPIA
Extremely dry: ARID
Oracular, predictive: VATIC
Plants with groups of blue, purple, or pink flowers (plural): SPIDERWORTS
The lowermost deck of the ship: ORLOP
The hourglass shape is __: CURVY
__ political system is ruled by the unorganized populace: OCHLOCRATIC
The criminal constantly __ the police by fleeing: ELUDES
Thick and colorless liquid used to antifreeze and solvent: GLYCOL
Handwriting expert: GRAPHOLOGIST
Profitable or moneymaking: GAINFUL
To engage in theatrical show: PLAYACT
The process of becoming woven together: INTERWEAVING

SVALBARD GLOBAL SEED VAULT IN NORWAY STORES 100 MILLION SEEDS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD

A tiny amount of something: WHIT
Illness accompanied by a fit of fever and chills: AGUE
__ novel combines both serious and humorous elements: SERIOCOMIC
__ cow, that’s awesome news!: HOLY
Let’s not make a __. It’s just a tiny scratch.: DRAMA
A substance that reduces liquid’s surface tension: SURFACTANT
Love, taste, or expertise in the fine arts: VERTU
Dirty, messy, muddy: SMUTTY
Metal projectile used on a pirate ship: CANNONBALL
There is a __ relationship between crime and punishment: CAUSAL
He was about to fall, but a friend came to his __: RESCUE
Complete emptiness, devastation: DESOLATION
The suspected criminal was placed under __: ARREST
A person who attends a celebration by request: INVITEE
She always __ for other popular authors: GHOSTWRITES

SNAKE ISLAND IN BRAZIL IS PACKED WITH THOUSANDS OF GOLDEN LANCEHEADS

Portuguese melancholic or nostalgic folk song: FADO
You have to keep this secret on the __-__, ok?: HUSH
Long-neck marine dinosaur: PLESIOSAUR
Accident involving vehicles: PRANG
Very salty water used to preserve food: BRINE
Daredevil, adventurer, braggart: SWASHBUCKLER
You don’t have to tell us the rules. We all know the __: DRILL
Star in Greek or a flower with many long and thin petals: ASTER
Praline main ingredient: HAZELNUT
Rigid or inflexible: STIFF
Additional signature on a document: COUNTERSIGN
A group of companies that united to increase their profits: CARTEL
An instrument that men in skirts like to play: BAGPIPE
Headquarters of German Emperor: KAISERSHIP

AVOID USING RED INK FOR WRITING NAMES OF YOUR FRIENDS IN SOUTH KOREA

Slang for an informer: FINK
What is a type of porous volcanic rock?: TUFF
I need to ___ my driver’s license, it expires soon: RENEW
Someone who hates women: MISOGYNIST
A quick blinking action taken with a single eye (plural): WINKS
___ my return, I won’t be long: AWAIT
What is someone who illegally produces alcohol?: MOONSHINER
Another word for a home: MANSE
People who partake in cigarettes or cigars: SMOKER
The right of an owner to take possession of it again: REVERSIONARY
People live in these (plural): HOUSES
A British cavalry member is called what?: DRAGOON
High waves usually caused by an earthquake: TSUNAMI
People in charge of a construction site (plural): FOREMEN
An 18th century music genre of light compositions: DIVERTIMENTO

CHILDREN ARE TOLD TO KEEP THEIR BABY TEETH UNDER THEIR PILLOW AND THE TOOTH FAIRY WILL GIVE THEM MONEY

This type of dwelling can be found in Mongolia: YURT
Don’t ___ me, I’m being serious: MOCK
Similar to a braid: PLAIT
What type of shark has an unusual head?: HAMMERHEAD
This person rings up your purchases: CLERK
A strong type of coffee made of espresso and milk: LATTE
People who look great in photos are considered what?: PHOTOGENIC
A type of flower known for remembrance in Britain: POPPY
This love song is so ___ it’s cringy: DRIPPY
Synonym of manufactured: FABRICATED
Most people in the Roman Empire spoke ___ Latin: VULGAR
To change the course of something: DIVERT
What do two or more people do to work together?: COLLABORATE
Jason is a great ___, he wins all of his street fights: BRAWLER
Another term for meditation: LUCUBRATION

BEING EARLY FOR THE VENEZUELANS MEANS THE PERSON IS EITHER OVERLY EAGER OR GREEDY

What do you call a person who practices yoga?: YOGI
Don’t believe the ___: HYPE
Usually the best friend of a woman who is getting married: BRIDESMAID
You hear this played on military bases at sunset: TAPS
A special type of horned cattle found in India: ZEBU
What type of parasite is often carried by ticks?: SPOROZOITE
Be sure to ___ the guests as soon as they enter: GREET
An angry dog makes this noise: SNARL
Synonym of sharpened: HONED
Fred’s ___ with Lisa was completely one-sided: INFATUATION
What can you call someone who seems old-fashioned?: FUSTY
These short roads go onto and off of a freeway (plural): RAMPS
A legal term for a condition in a contract: PROVISO
Intersecting lines at two points: TRANSVERSAL

DON’T ASK FOR SALT WHEN DINING IN EGYPT. IT IS TAKEN AS AN INSULT TO THE HOST

I am studying so I can ___ the test: PASS
Allows two animals to draw a cart: YOKE
Opposite of messy: NEAT
Used to describe a large business: ENTERPRISE
What is a traffic cone often called?: PYLON
The very last of something: FINAL
A person in support of voting rights: SUFFRAGIST
What else can you call someone who is chubby?: PUDGY
I’ve been working on my car’s ___ all day: ENGINE
What is a speech about a person at a funeral?: EULOGY
Synonym of withdrawn: STANDOFFISH
Moving in a winding pattern: TWISTY
The operation for his ___ tap is next month: SPINAL
Ken ___ gears while driving up the mountain road: DOWNSHIFTED