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1. Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts.
4. The capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates.
9. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
13. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
16. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
17. (law) A defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
18. The outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges.
19. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
20. (Irish) Ancient Irish god (probably a god of the sun).
21. Applying to all or most members of a category or group.
23. (of tempo) Leisurely n.
25. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
27. Speaking a Slavic language.
29. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
30. A woman who is engaged to be married.
32. Genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor.
35. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
36. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.
37. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
41. A motley assortment of things.
46. `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic).
47. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
48. Something that remunerates.
51. United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914).
52. Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold.
53. Roman statesman and philosopher who was and advisor to Nero (circa 4 BC - 65 AD).
55. Drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets.
56. Irritate or vex.
58. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
60. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
61. Administer an oil or ointment to.
63. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
66. Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68).
68. One of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread.
69. An obsolete name for nitrogen.
70. A public promotion of some product or service.
71. (criminal law) Money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial.
75. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
79. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
80. Very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency.
84. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
88. A feeling of intense anger.
91. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
94. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
96. The month following February and preceding April.
97. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
98. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
99. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
100. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
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1. Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes.
2. Resin of the kauri trees of N Zealand.
3. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
4. Chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs.
5. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
6. A liquid preparation used on wet hair to it a tint.
7. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
8. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
9. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
10. A bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
13. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
14. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
15. A deep prolonged loud noise.
22. A genus of Indriidae.
24. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
26. (physics) The capacity of a physical system to do work.
28. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
31. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
33. Type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama.
34. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
38. A person who uses flattery.
39. Wavy or notched and curled very irregularly.
40. (classical mythology) A hero noted for his strength.
42. Provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction.
43. (British) A commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted status.
44. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
45. The ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye.
49. Extinct small freshwater jawless fish usually having a heterocercal tail and an armored head.
50. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
54. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
57. A Mid-Atlantic state.
59. A small cake leavened with yeast.
62. A small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal.
64. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
65. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
67. Under a moral obligation to do something.
68. A liquid preparation used on wet hair to it a tint.
72. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
73. Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog.
74. The cry made by sheep.
76. German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927).
77. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
78. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
81. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
82. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
83. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
85. The highest level or degree attainable.
86. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
87. Earn on some commercial or business transaction.
89. A decree that prohibits something.
90. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
92. Unknown god.
93. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
95. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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