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1. Enlarged prostate.
4. Lower in esteem.
9. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
13. A solution containing a phosphate buffer.
16. A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock.
17. A group of Plains Indians formerly living in what is now North and South Dakota and Nebraska and Kansas and Arkansas and Louisiana and Oklahoma and Texas.
18. In bed.
19. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
20. Diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema.
22. Somewhat late.
24. The cry made by sheep.
25. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
26. A needle-like part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal.
29. Informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions.
30. Measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation.
31. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
33. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
34. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
35. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
37. (often used in combination) Having hair as specified.
41. Teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions.
44. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
47. Mother goddess.
48. A historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain.
49. Capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy.
50. A fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface).
51. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
52. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
54. (of pain or sorrow) Made easier to bear.
56. The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.
57. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
59. Bringing death.
62. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
64. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
65. An aromatic balsam.
66. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
70. Muslims collectively and their civilization.
72. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
74. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
75. A Turkish river flowing south southwest into the Mediterranean.
77. An informal term for a father.
78. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
80. United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861).
82. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
83. (psychoanalysis) An idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood.
86. 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.
91. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
94. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
95. (Zoroastrianism) Title for benevolent deities.
99. A small piece of cloth.
100. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
101. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
102. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
103. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
104. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
105. Squash bugs.
106. Avatar of Vishnu.
107. Being one more than forty.
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1. Give a benediction to.
2. Of or relating to the feet.
3. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
4. A town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast.
5. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
6. (biology) Of unlike parts or organs.
7. A state in north central United States.
8. The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis.
9. About three feet long exclusive of tail.
10. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
11. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
12. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
13. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
14. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
15. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
21. A popular island resort off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula.
23. Pertaining to dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit.
27. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
28. Mostly black African weaverbird.
32. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
36. A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
38. Provide with a new seat, as of a chair.
39. A person who sins (without repenting).
40. Administer or bestow, as in small portions.
42. Undergo necrosis.
43. In a focal manner.
45. A squeaking sound.
46. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
53. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
55. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
58. Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells.
60. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
61. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
63. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
67. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
68. Having leadership guidance.
69. A territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine.
71. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
72. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
73. A doctor's degree in optometry.
76. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
79. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness.
81. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
84. A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite.
85. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
87. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
88. A small cake leavened with yeast.
89. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
90. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
92. The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service.
93. God of fire.
96. Adult female chicken.
97. A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety.
98. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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