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1. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
5. The value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis.
13. Informal terms for a mother.
17. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
18. Irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn.
19. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
20. (trademark) A type of inflatable air mattress.
21. A thrusting blow with a knife.
22. A police officer who investigates crimes.
23. Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology.
24. 20 aspers equal 1 kuru.
26. Inability to urinate.
28. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
29. The bottom of a sea or ocean.
31. Studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills).
33. A thin strip (wood or metal).
34. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
36. A family of fish in the order Zeomorphi.
38. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
40. Of or in or relating to the nose.
41. A broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle.
45. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
50. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
51. Any of the three Fates or goddesses of destiny.
56. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
58. The last (12th) month of the year.
59. A geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam.
61. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
62. An avalanche volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano.
64. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
65. One who works hard at boring tasks.
66. Excreta (especially of insects).
67. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
68. Heard through another rather than directly.
71. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
72. The square of a body of any size of type.
73. The middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states.
75. (used of opinions and actions) Far beyond the norm.
77. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
78. An ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River.
79. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
81. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
82. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
84. A disputant who advocates reform.
92. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
93. Annual or perennial grasses of warm regions.
97. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
98. French composer noted for his experimentalism and rejection of romanticism (1866-1925).
99. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
101. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
102. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
103. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
104. United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859).
105. (used as a combining form) Recent or new.
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1. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
2. Come into existence.
3. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
4. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
5. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
6. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
7. Disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people.
8. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
9. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
10. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn.
11. A soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel.
12. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
13. The Algonquian language of the Malecite and Passamaquody peoples.
14. Of or relating to or involving an area.
15. God of justice.
16. A town in central Belgium.
25. Become less tense.
27. Harass with persistent criticism or carping.
30. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
32. A state in north central United States.
35. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. French dramatist noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths (1910-1987).
42. (Hinduism) An ascetic holy man.
43. Coextensive with the family Oleaceae.
44. A coarse lace.
46. A genus of Scolopacidae.
47. Rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush.
48. An industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula.
49. A public promotion of some product or service.
52. Genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs.
53. The 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
54. A Loloish language.
55. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
57. Tired to the point of exhaustion.
60. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
63. Capable of being acted.
69. Small Old and New World herons.
70. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
74. Chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth.
76. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
80. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
83. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
85. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.
86. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
87. Made of fir or pine.
88. Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
89. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
90. Being nothing more than specified.
91. Chocolate cookie with white cream filling.
94. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
95. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
96. The first month of the year.
100. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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