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1. Noisy talk.
4. Free from dirt or impurities.
9. A dress worn primarily by Hindu women.
13. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
16. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
17. Father of the storm gods Marut.
18. Chief port of Yemen.
19. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
20. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
21. A system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations.
23. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
25. A large quantity of written matter.
27. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville.
29. Marked by the reception of pay.
30. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
32. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
33. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
35. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
36. An association of criminals.
38. Haul with a tackle.
42. Wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia.
45. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
48. Most important element.
49. A tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game.
53. (informal) Exceptionally good.
54. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
56. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
57. Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians.
58. Less than normal in degree or intensity or amount.
60. God of wealth and love.
63. Wild llama.
65. Obvious and dull.
66. A special way of doing something.
67. Enthusiastic approval.
68. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
71. The fifth month of the civil year.
73. A deep bow.
76. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
80. Jordan's port.
87. A branch of the Tai languages.
88. Long and light rowing boat.
89. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
91. (Greek mythology) God of love.
93. A master's degree in business.
94. A transuranic element.
95. A magician or sorcerer of ancient times.
96. (law) Lacking any legal or binding force.
97. Tag the base runner to get him out.
98. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
99. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
100. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
101. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Desire strongly or persistently.
2. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
3. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
4. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
5. Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner.
6. Border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug).
7. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
8. Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930).
9. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
10. A public promotion of some product or service.
11. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
12. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
13. The capital and largest city of Mongolia.
14. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
15. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
22. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
24. Great coolness and composure under strain.
26. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
28. A chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline.
31. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928).
39. The part of a missile or torpedo that carries the explosive charge.
40. Large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web.
41. Overeat or eat immodestly.
43. Give retouches to.
44. Wale at the top of the side of boat.
46. A formal expression of praise.
47. Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules.
50. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
51. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
52. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
55. British informal term.
59. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
61. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
62. United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859).
64. A wealthy man (who made his fortune in the Orient).
69. The largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda.
70. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
72. A crystalline metallic element not found in nature.
74. A number that is added to another number (the augend).
75. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
76. A state in New England.
77. A genus of Lamnidae.
78. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
79. Jordan's port.
81. The last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries.
82. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
83. The highest level or degree attainable.
84. The eleventh month of the Hindu calendar.
85. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
86. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
90. An accidental happening.
92. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
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