To sign the word “surprise,” make a shocked expression and open your eyes wide while bringing your hands up to your face with palms facing outward.

“Join your hands together and form the letter W with your fingers, then move them from side to side in front of you to represent the word ‘woods’ in American Sign Language.”

To sign the word “serves,” make a flat hand with your dominant hand and place it on your non-dominant hand, which is held out flat and facing up. Then, move your dominant hand back and forth, as if scooping or…

To sign the word “yoga,” form the ASL letter Y with your dominant hand, then touch your thumb to your chin and extend your fingers upwards as if pushing them towards the ceiling. This represents the physical and mental union…

To sign the word “whereas”, use the index finger of your dominant hand to draw a small horizontal line starting at your non-dominant shoulder and ending at your dominant hip. Then, bring your index finger up to your forehead and…

To sign the word “mpeg,” you would use American Sign Language (ASL) fingerspelling to spell out the letters M-P-E-G using your dominant hand.

To sign the word “vendors,” make a fist with your dominant hand and extend your index finger. Touch the tip of your finger to your chin, then bring it outward and downward in a sweeping motion. Repeat this twice.

To sign the word “cluster,” form a C-hand shape with one hand and place it on top of the other hand, which is in a fist.

To sign the word “nearest,” use your dominant hand to make a “Y” shape with your fingers and point towards the direction of the nearest object.

To sign the word “absence,” place your non-dominant hand in front of your chest with palm facing inward. Then, with your dominant hand, make a closed fist and tap it against your non-dominant hand twice.