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1. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates sperm-forming cells in male mammals.
4. Short and fat.
9. (classical architecture) A molding for a cornice.
13. A member of the Siouan people living in the Yazoo river valley in Mississippi.
16. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
17. A genus of Siphonaptera.
18. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
19. The month following February and preceding April.
20. Leatherleaf ferns.
22. A member of the Wakashan people living on Vancouver Island and in the Cape Flattery region of northwestern Washington.
24. How long something has existed.
25. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
26. A chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously.
29. Being one more than nine.
30. A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages.
31. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
33. The cry made by sheep.
36. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
42. Cuddling and kissing.
46. An excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth.
47. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
48. Tropical American flat-jointed prickly pear.
49. The time that has elapsed.
50. The language of the nomadic Lapp people in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula.
52. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
53. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
54. Wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk.
55. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
57. Sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia).
58. Filled or abounding with fog or mist.
60. Candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers.
61. Overgrown with ivy.
63. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
65. Usually large hard-shelled seed.
67. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.
68. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
71. Fitted or covered with glass.
75. Medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin.
79. A geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam.
84. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
85. Toward the mouth or oral region.
86. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
89. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
91. God of the underworld.
92. A wound resulting from biting.
93. Very dark black.
94. Fallow deer.
95. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
96. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
97. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
98. Expel, as of gases and odors.
99. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
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1. Preceding all others in time or space or degree.
2. Flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food v 1.
3. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
4. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
5. Sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Mohammed during his life at Mecca and Medina.
6. Take away the weapons from.
7. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
8. Something causes misery or death.
9. Footwear usually with wooden soles.
10. Large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas.
11. Graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine.
12. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
13. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
14. A villainous Jew in Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist".
15. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs.
21. A Russian river.
23. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
27. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
28. A member of the Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon.
32. (especially of promises or contracts) Having been violated or disregarded.
34. Showing or feeling admiration.
35. Any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa.
37. A fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar).
38. Placed crosswise.
39. An Indian unit of length having different values in different localities.
40. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
41. Egg-shaped terra-cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
43. (Yiddish) Someone who is a boring pest.
44. Medieval artillery used during sieges.
45. Supernatural half-man and half-bird vehicle or bearer of Vishnu.
51. (trademark) A liquid that temporarily disables a person.
56. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
59. Desire strongly or persistently.
62. Unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia.
64. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
66. A huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake).
67. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
69. Having a heading or course in a certain direction.
70. Freed from illness or injury.
72. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
73. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
74. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
76. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
77. The amount a salary is increased.
78. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
80. In or relating to or obtained from urine.
81. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
82. Produced by a manufacturing process.
83. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
87. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
88. Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.
90. An audiotape recording of sound.
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