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1. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
4. A member of a Turkic people of NE Siberia (mainly in the Lena river basin).
9. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo.
13. A United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies.
16. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock exchange.
17. Place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel.
18. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
19. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
20. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.
21. A military trainee (as at a military academy).
22. Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.
23. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
24. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
26. The sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office.
29. A slight wind (usually refreshing).
31. A long-handled fork for turning or lifting hay.
33. That is looked for.
34. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
37. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
39. Devoid of warmth and cordiality.
43. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
44. A genus of Laridae.
50. Something considered choice to eat.
51. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
52. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
53. A homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the streets.
54. Disinclined to work or exertion.
58. Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles.
59. A transuranic element that has not been found in nature.
60. A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba.
61. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
62. A colorless odorless gas used as fuel.
64. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
66. An island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf.
69. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
70. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
73. Half the width of an em.
74. An appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips.
77. An ax used to slaughter cattle.
80. Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC).
82. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
83. At any time.
86. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
87. Of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive n 1.
90. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
91. Having the same or similar characteristics.
93. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
94. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
96. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
100. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.
101. A vigorous blow.
102. A quantity of no importance.
103. The habitation of wild animals.
104. That is to say.
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1. A yellow quartz.
2. A fixed look with eyes open wide v 1.
3. Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen).
4. Informal terms for the mouth.
5. Hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen.
6. Capital and largest city of the Ukraine.
7. Undo the belt of.
8. Being of the age 13 through 19.
9. A seaport in northwestern Italy.
10. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn.
11. United States theatrical producer noted for a series of extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1869-1932).
12. The sign language used in the United States.
13. A Greek island west of Greece.
14. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
15. A cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas.
25. A family of languages spoken in southern Africa.
27. A particular situation.
28. 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).
30. A member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
32. A Russian river.
35. Of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country.
36. A female giant.
38. The capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country.
40. The cry made by sheep.
41. An inhabitant of ancient Thebes.
42. Suggestive of the supernatural.
45. Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity.
46. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
47. New Zealand conifer.
48. A vigorous blow.
49. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
55. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
56. Growing old.
57. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
63. (music) The speed at which a composition is to be played.
65. French philosopher and theologian.
66. Informal terms for the mouth.
67. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
68. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
71. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
72. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
75. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
76. With no effort to conceal.
78. Lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland.
79. Of or relating to or affecting a lobe.
81. A major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world.
84. A Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities.
85. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
88. A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river.
89. Very dark black.
92. A machine-readable version of a standard dictionary.
95. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
97. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
98. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
99. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
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