Thursday Thirteen #10: Thirteen 13-letter words

13-Letter Words, N-Z

1. Nostalgically--how we look back at our childhoods, hopefully.

2. Oceanographer--what we all wanted to be after watching the Jacques Cousteau specials.

3. Protectresses--what we all become as soon as our kids are born.

4. Qualification--what we doubt we have, to be #3, leaving the hospital with a new baby.

5. Relandscaping--what we're all going to do next spring after this summer's drought!

6. Semicivilized--description of most playgrounds, and Congressional debates.

7. Telemarketers--dinner interrupters, unless you're on the Do Not Call List.

8. Unimpeachable--apparently, Bush is, despite a myriad of crimes and near-crimes.

9. Vaporizations--old fashioned faintings?

10. Whippoorwills--just because--what other word has 2 p's, 2 o's and 2 ll's?!

11. Xylographical--I confess to looking this one up; I thought it had to do with xylophones, but no, it refers to wood engraving--learn something new every day whether you want to or not!

12. Yellowbellied--the sapsucker's usual condition.

13. Zombification--what otherwise normal people will go through next Wednesday, prior to leaving the house in costume!

Happy Halloween, and Happy TT everyone!

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