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1. Interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers.
5. A genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.
13. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
17. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
18. Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium.
19. A demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses.
20. Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia.
22. Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal.
23. Wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India.
24. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
25. Pocket mice.
28. A selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Prozac).
30. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
31. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
33. Moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults.
37. The circumstances and ideas of the present age.
41. A unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt.
42. Prolific Flemish baroque painter.
44. Administer an oil or ointment to.
45. Motherless calf in a range herd of cattle.
47. A term in a proposition that is related to the referent of the proposition.
50. A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge.
51. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
53. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
54. Farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle).
56. A state in southeastern United States.
57. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
59. In an irate manner.
60. A German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano.
61. Not reflecting light.
62. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
63. Infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium.
66. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
67. The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis.
68. Largest crested screamer.
70. Being one more than two.
72. Possessing material wealth.
73. A member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking people living in eastern European Russia.
78. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
81. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
83. State in northeastern India.
87. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
88. German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900).
90. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
91. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
93. Very dark black.
95. A widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells.
96. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
97. Using speech rather than writing.
98. Any competition.
99. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
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1. A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases.
2. A pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food.
3. Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen).
4. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
7. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
8. (trademark) A type of inflatable air mattress.
9. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
10. Imagined as in a play.
11. A member of a European light cavalry unit.
12. The residue that remains when something is burned.
13. A bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition.
14. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
15. The dull explosive noise made by an engine.
16. Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty.
21. Colloquial British abbreviation.
26. A large mass of ice floating at sea.
27. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
29. (usually preceded by `in') A detail or point.
32. Be central or dominant.
34. Cut off the testicles.
35. Bite or chew on with the teeth.
36. A republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea.
38. A city in northwestern Mexico near the California border.
39. An extinct ancient language of unknown affinities.
40. The Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by their victory in 1386.
43. The bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids.
46. Plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy.
48. A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue.
49. 300 to 3000 kilohertz.
52. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
55. The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one.
58. One dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love.
64. A Bantu language spoken in the coastal regions of eastern Kenya.
65. (H2SO4) A highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide.
66. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
69. The southern part of the ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah.
71. Being one more than one hundred.
74. Mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats).
75. Person who does no work.
76. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
77. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
79. Dearly loved.
80. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
82. A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.
84. A deep orange-red variety of chalcedony.
85. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
86. Occurring widely (as to many people).
89. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
92. An uproarious party.
94. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
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