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1. (Australian and New Zealand) A disparaging term for English immigrants to Australia or New Zealand.
4. Preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home).
8. A large mountain system in south-central Europe.
12. Antibiotic-resistant mycoplasma causing a kind of pneumonia in humans.
16. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
17. Tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine.
18. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote.
19. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
20. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
21. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
22. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
23. A language unit by which a person or thing is known.
24. A fraudulent business scheme.
26. Republic in northern Europe.
29. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
31. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
32. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
34. A territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine.
41. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
44. A folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle).
45. The time that has elapsed.
47. A genus of Platalea.
49. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
50. Small genus of South American evergreen vines.
52. Chief god of the Rig-Veda.
56. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
57. A public promotion of some product or service.
59. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
60. (Greek mythology) God of love.
61. The Palestinian uprising (beginning in 1987) against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
64. Type genus of the Desmodontidae.
65. (botany) A covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts.
66. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
68. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
69. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
70. (anatomy) Being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body.
72. An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
74. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
76. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
78. Large semi-evergreen tree of East India.
80. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
84. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
87. Not only so, but.
90. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
91. Indigo bush.
93. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
96. A master's degree in business.
97. A city in the European part of Russia.
98. Lessen the intensity of.
99. Not widely known.
100. European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander with permanent external gills.
101. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
102. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
103. In or of the present month.
104. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
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1. Either of two large muscles of the chest.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. 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.
4. A genetic disorder of metabolism.
5. Norse chieftan who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931).
6. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
7. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
8. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
9. The provision of money temporarily (usually at interest).
10. Make a prediction about.
11. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
12. An analgesic for mild pain.
13. A small carriage in which a baby or child is pushed around.
14. One of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping.
15. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
25. The environmental condition.
27. Being three more than seventy.
28. (Scottish folklore) Water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders.
30. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian.
33. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
35. A city in central Italy on the Arno River.
36. Type genus of the Majidae.
37. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
38. United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831).
39. Locked in by ice.
40. Genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs.
42. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
43. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.
46. Common house rats.
48. Strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats.
51. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
53. An informal term for a father.
54. Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking.
55. The branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points.
58. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
62. Of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people.
63. A person forced to flee from home or country.
67. The highest level or degree attainable.
71. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
73. Medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin.
75. One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief.
77. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
79. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
81. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
82. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
83. The sixth month of the civil year.
85. A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane).
86. Common Indian weaverbird.
88. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
89. Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
92. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
94. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
95. The money risked on a gamble.
96. A unit of pain intensity.
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