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1. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
4. Coffee with the caffeine removed.
9. A progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms.
13. God of the earth.
16. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
17. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
18. Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange.
19. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
20. Extremely pleasing.
21. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
22. God of love and erotic desire.
23. Wild and domestic cattle.
24. An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight).
26. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
27. The act of mimicking.
30. Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924).
32. Declare untrue.
34. Firmly fastened or secured against opening.
36. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
40. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
41. A light touch or stroke.
43. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
44. (golf) In match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played.
46. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
48. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
51. (Scandinavian folklore) A supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains v 1.
52. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
56. Suitable for use as food.
58. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants.
60. A large number or amount.
62. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
63. A canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter.
64. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves.
66. Any of various widely distributed beetles.
68. A genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.
70. Having the same or similar characteristics.
73. Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk.
76. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
77. Toward the mouth or oral region.
81. (Greek mythology) A giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis.
83. A wealthy man (who made his fortune in the Orient).
87. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
88. The brightest star in Ursa Minor.
90. Oblong cream puff.
93. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
94. A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
95. A woody climbing usually tropical plant.
97. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
98. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
99. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
100. French psychologist remembered for his studies of the intellectual development of children (1857-1911).
101. With no effort to conceal.
102. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
103. A state in northwestern North America.
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1. A Berber living in northern Morocco.
2. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
3. A hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element.
4. An informal term for a father.
5. Instructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, and spiritual improvement.
6. South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax.
7. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
8. The face or front of a building.
9. A famous waterfall in Venezuela.
10. Consisting of or involving a single element or component.
11. Covered with frost.
12. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
13. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
14. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
15. A vigorous blow.
25. Reconnaissance (by shortening).
28. An Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374).
29. A range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline).
31. A state in New England.
33. Award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999).
35. All the weapons and equipment that a country has.
37. A public promotion of some product or service.
38. United States theologian (born in Germany) (1886-1965).
39. A musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard.
42. The cry made by sheep.
45. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
47. Leafless East Indian vine.
49. An oil port in southern Iraq.
50. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
53. A confusion of voices and other sounds.
54. King of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410).
55. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
57. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
59. Multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system.
61. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
65. A tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race.
67. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
69. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
71. A resident of Kansas.
72. Colloquial British abbreviation.
74. (botany) Relating to a plant of the family Araceae.
75. A quantity of no importance.
78. The posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical.
79. Lower in esteem.
80. Formerly a gold coin of various European countries.
82. Agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor.
84. (informal) Very tired.
85. Divulge information or secrets.
86. Aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning.
89. Being one more than two.
91. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
92. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
96. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
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