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1. A unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere.
4. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
9. Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings.
13. Worthless or oversimplified ideas.
16. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
17. Painful grief.
18. Money in the form of bills or coins.
19. The universal time coordinated when an event is received on Earth.
20. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
21. Any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life.
23. An unwholesome atmosphere.
25. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
27. The mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it).
29. Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal.
30. Strike sharply.
32. English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia.
34. Live off somebody's generosity.
37. Wet with light rain.
40. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
41. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
43. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
44. English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882).
45. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
47. A cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas.
51. A brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors.
52. One of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills.
54. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
55. A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus).
57. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
59. Not having a steady rhythm.
62. The fourth month of the Hindu calendar.
63. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
64. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
65. A farewell remark.
66. (used especially of commodities) In the natural unprocessed condition.
67. A Russian river.
69. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
71. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
73. At or constituting a border or edge.
74. A public promotion of some product or service.
75. Sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors.
77. Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions.
78. An island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai).
81. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
83. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
87. Large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses.
93. Any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones.
95. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
97. Characteristic of false pride.
98. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
99. A city in southeastern FRance on the Isere River.
101. The basic unit of money in Peru.
102. An impudent or insolent rejoinder.
103. Moth whose larvae are flour moths.
104. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
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1. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
2. The dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal).
3. Large bamboo having thick-walled culms.
4. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
5. Minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans.
6. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
7. A shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point.
8. Toward the mouth or oral region.
9. An outline or synopsis of a play.
10. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
11. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
12. Husband of Elizabeth II of Great Britain (born 1921).
13. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
14. Weapons considered collectively.
15. A major god.
22. Prepare for a military confrontation.
24. A genus of Accipitridae.
26. A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.
28. Of or relating to neuroglia.
31. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
33. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
35. Recurring again and again.
36. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
38. Any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit.
39. A populous province of south central China.
42. An industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie.
46. A unit of traffic intensity in a telephone system.
48. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
49. Scratch and scrimp.
50. Beet lacking swollen root.
53. An enclosed space.
56. A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.
58. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
60. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
61. The basic unit of money in China.
68. A group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean.
69. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
70. The sixth month of the civil year.
72. Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds.
73. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
76. Submerged freshwater perennials.
79. A minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC).
80. An act that exploits or victimizes someone.
82. An associate degree in nursing.
84. The form of RNA that attaches the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA).
85. Informal terms for clothing.
86. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
88. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
89. A milkshake made with malt powder.
90. Type genus of the Ranidae.
91. Evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes.
92. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
94. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
96. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
100. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
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