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1. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
4. British composer (1857-1934).
9. Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal.
13. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
16. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
17. Wood of a larch tree.
18. An informal term for a father.
19. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
20. From 13 million to 25 million years ago.
22. Constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic.
24. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
25. Lean end of the neck.
26. (psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
28. A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form v 1.
30. Needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine.
33. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
35. Marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past.
37. The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference.
39. Bourbon with bitters and Pernod and sugar served with lemon peel.
43. A sharp blow.
47. Toward the mouth or oral region.
48. A New England state.
49. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
50. World's longest river (4187 miles).
51. Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes.
55. Water frozen in the solid state.
58. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
59. Small family of usually tropical butterflies.
62. Taken before a meal as an appetizer.
65. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
66. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
69. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
70. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
71. (Norse mythology) God of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature.
73. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
75. The highest point of something.
77. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
80. The sixth month of the civil year.
84. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
88. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
91. United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931).
93. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
94. Used of a single unit or thing.
95. (Old Testament) The fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.
97. Affected manners intended to impress others.
98. (Australian and New Zealand) A disparaging term for English immigrants to Australia or New Zealand.
99. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
100. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
101. A small cake leavened with yeast.
102. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
2. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
3. Large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage.
4. Resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy.
5. A local computer network for communication between computers.
6. Not to be surpassed.
7. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
8. A major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world.
9. A swift whirling motion (usually of a missile).
10. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
11. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
12. An Anatolian language.
13. European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers.
14. Resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy.
15. Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements.
21. Any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida.
23. A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface.
27. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
29. A city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley.
31. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
32. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
34. Former name for the order Crocodylia.
36. Informal terms for a (young) woman.
38. Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200).
40. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
41. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
42. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
44. The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information.
45. A crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins.
46. Send something via a facsimile machine.
52. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
53. An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
54. God of death.
56. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
57. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
60. The capital of Eritrea.
61. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
63. Deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers.
64. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
67. A public promotion of some product or service.
68. (Norse mythology) God of poetry and music.
72. (Irish) The sea personified.
74. A blow that renders the opponent unconscious.
76. Capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River.
78. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
79. East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit.
81. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
82. An informal term for a father.
83. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
85. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
86. Very dark black.
87. Fallow deer.
89. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
90. Of inferior or mixed breed.
91. Of the nature of or undergoing an experiment.
92. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
93. Being nine more than ninety.
96. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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