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1. A unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere.
4. Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers.
9. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
13. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
16. Seed of a pea plant.
17. Leafless East Indian vine.
18. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
19. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
20. Late time of life.
21. Rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants.
23. Roman emperor and adoptive son of Nerva.
25. Of or relating to the wrist.
27. A liquid preparation used on wet hair to it a tint.
28. The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet.
29. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
30. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
31. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
35. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
37. Small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire.
39. A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility.
42. A radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized.
43. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
44. A young waitress in a night club whose costume includes a rabbit-tail and ears.
46. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
47. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans.
51. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
52. A powerful operating system developed at the Bell Telephone Laboratories.
53. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
54. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
55. Perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning.
57. The act of giving temporary assistance.
58. Time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis.
60. The 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites.
63. A native or inhabitant of Iran.
65. Covered with or resembling slime.
66. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
67. The opening of a subject to public discussion and debate.
69. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
72. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
73. A quantity of no importance.
74. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
76. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
77. Someone who leaves one country to settle in another.
80. The cry made by sheep.
82. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
84. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic.
88. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
91. Gull family.
94. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
96. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
98. Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill.
99. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
100. A city in east central Texas.
102. Fallow deer.
104. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
105. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
106. The act of scanning.
107. Very dark black.
108. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
3. A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh).
4. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
5. The fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear.
6. The act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope.
7. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
8. One of the three prairie provinces in central Canada.
9. The act of persuading (or attempting to persuade).
10. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
11. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
12. Someone who operates an aircraft.
13. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
14. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
15. A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California.
22. Not out.
24. Yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps.
26. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
32. The chief mountain range of western North America.
33. A person to whom money is paid.
34. Genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions.
36. Genus of woody Asiatic vines.
38. A ludicrously false statement.
40. Having or using only one filament.
41. Six performers or singers who perform together.
45. A state in the western United States.
48. French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524).
50. Stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding.
56. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
59. A loud harsh or strident noise.
61. A public act of violence by an unruly mob.
62. Conforming to truth.
64. A B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract.
68. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
70. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
71. (British) A minicar used as a taxicab.
72. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
75. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
78. The 4th planet from the sun.
79. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
80. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
81. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
83. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
85. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
86. Flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water.
87. The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Old Testament considered as a unit.
88. (anatomy) A somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part.
89. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
90. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
91. Originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites).
92. A Scottish word.
93. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
95. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
97. The bill in a restaurant.
101. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
103. An associate degree in nursing.
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