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1. Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women.
4. A line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle.
9. An elaborate party (often outdoors).
13. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
16. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
17. Region of western Asia Minor colonized by Ancient Greeks.
18. Type genus of the Anatidae.
19. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
20. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
21. Any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan.
22. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
24. French botanist who categorized plants into families and developed a system of plant classification (1748-1836).
26. (Greek mythology) The god of the underworld in ancient mythology.
28. A person's brother or sister.
31. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
32. An associate degree in nursing.
34. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
37. Of or relating to or measured in ohms.
40. A shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore.
42. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
43. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
50. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
52. Largest known toad species.
53. Of or relating to or characteristic of Lebanon or its people.
54. Female equine animal.
55. A light touch or stroke.
57. The person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality.
59. United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959).
60. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
62. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
63. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
64. A yellow quartz.
66. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
70. British informal term.
72. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
73. Small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines.
80. A Hindu prince or king in India.
84. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
85. The state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once).
87. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
88. Informal terms for a mother.
89. The habitation of wild animals.
90. (prefix) Within.
91. A French abbot.
92. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
95. Informal terms for a meal.
97. An easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc.
98. An audiotape recording of sound.
99. Free from dirt or impurities.
100. A small carriage in which a baby or child is pushed around.
101. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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1. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
2. Radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland.
3. A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair.
4. Arousing or provoking laughter.
5. United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910).
6. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
7. A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour.
8. A Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph.
9. The face or front of a building.
10. (Sumerian) Water god and god of wisdom.
11. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
12. Intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time.
13. The highest level or degree attainable.
14. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
15. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
23. A city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles).
25. North American bluebirds.
27. An uproarious party.
29. Urban areas in New England and Middle West characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles).
30. Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically.
33. Waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls.
35. Applying to all or most members of a category or group.
36. Bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies.
38. Of or relating to the Iberian peninsula or its inhabitants.
39. A brilliant solo passage occuring near the end of a piece of music.
41. An embarrassing mistake.
44. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
47. Being nine more than forty.
48. A Hindu prince or king in India.
49. Joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia.
51. Colony of the United Kingdom located on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain.
56. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
58. A thrusting blow with a knife.
61. A state in the western United States.
65. Type genus of the Otariidae.
67. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike appendage.
68. Give qualities or abilities to.
69. Fishtail palms.
70. Intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time.
71. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
74. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
75. United States playwright (born in 1947).
76. Excessively fat.
77. The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.
78. Tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp.
79. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
81. A leisurely walk (usually in some public place).
82. A ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt.
83. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
86. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
93. A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.
94. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
96. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
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