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1. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
4. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
9. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
13. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
16. A light touch or stroke.
17. Goddess of dawn.
18. A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
19. Bright and pleasant.
20. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
21. Showing deterioration from age.
22. Large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses.
23. An advanced law degree.
24. The 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
26. Minor or subordinate.
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
31. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
32. Any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate.
34. Hand shears for cutting sheet metal.
36. United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895).
40. A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters.
41. An awkward stupid person.
44. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
45. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
46. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
50. A cushion on a throne for a prince in India.
52. A river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland.
54. An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event.
55. Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins).
57. Stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult v 1.
58. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
59. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
60. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
61. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
63. A port city in southwestern Iran.
64. English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687).
66. The food served and eaten at one time.
68. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
70. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
71. A poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis.
73. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
75. Any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages.
77. Largest crested screamer.
81. Being one more than one hundred.
82. A winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art).
84. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
88. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
92. An impression made from an etched plate.
95. The cry made by sheep.
96. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
97. A yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour.
99. New Zealand conifer.
100. A cgs unit of work or energy.
101. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
102. 100 halers equal 1 koruna.
103. The universal time coordinated time on board the spacecraft.
104. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
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1. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
2. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
3. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
4. Celestial shepherd god.
5. Standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian.
6. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
7. Rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf.
8. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
9. A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving.
10. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
11. A port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria.
12. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
13. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
14. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989).
15. A song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation).
25. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
27. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
28. A small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Carina.
30. (usually followed by `of') Released from something onerous (especially an obligation or duty).
33. How long something has existed.
35. Thrust or throw into.
37. Fixed or established especially by order or command.
38. A port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river.
39. Prince's plume.
42. Youthful appearance in an old person.
43. Having lost freshness or brilliance of color.
47. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
48. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
49. A string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean.
51. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
53. A member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia.
56. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
62. A Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols.
65. Of or relating to yoga.
67. The eleventh month of the civil year.
69. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
72. A person who is rejected (from society or home).
74. English essayist (1775-1834).
76. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
78. A person who hates.
79. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
80. Glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust.
83. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
85. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
86. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale.
87. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
89. In bed.
90. An outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals.
91. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
93. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
94. A sheath worn to protect a finger.
98. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
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