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1. A socially awkward or tactless act.
5. American novelist (1909-1955).
9. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
13. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
16. A quantity of no importance.
17. The rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface.
18. (legal terminology) The Latin word for wife.
19. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
20. German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851).
21. An inhabitant of Lappland.
22. The basic unit of money on Malta.
23. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
24. God of wealth and love.
26. An ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC.
28. Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds.
30. The boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
32. A game played with young children.
36. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
40. The part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid.
41. A large estate in Spanish-speaking countries.
46. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
47. Having leadership guidance.
49. A small cake leavened with yeast.
50. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
51. Produce a literary work.
53. Ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side.
56. Small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles.
57. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
59. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
61. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
62. The basic unit of money in Iran.
63. Remove the veil from.
65. A religious sect founded in the United States in 1966.
67. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
68. Threatening with damnation.
69. Being nine more than ninety.
71. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
72. Characteristic of maturity.
75. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
78. A city in northwestern Syria.
81. United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966).
83. A town in southwestern British Columbia on Vancouver Island west of Vancouver.
85. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
87. Chief god of the Rig-Veda.
90. Game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them.
91. A German machine gun.
94. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
95. (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) Optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light.
96. Avatar of Vishnu.
98. Sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia).
99. A local computer network for communication between computers.
100. Related on the mother's side.
101. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
102. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
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1. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
2. The cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten.
3. The content of cognition.
4. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
5. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
6. Used especially of fruits.
7. Passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally.
8. A collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display.
9. (electronics) A sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients).
10. A saying that widely accepted on its own merits.
11. An island in the Mediterranean.
12. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
13. (Middle East) Usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling.
14. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
15. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
25. (informal) Of the highest quality.
27. Make a logical or causal connection.
29. The ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
31. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
33. Lie upon.
34. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
35. Producing exhaustion.
37. Of or relating to abasia (inability to walk).
38. French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986).
39. The state of being allied or confederated.
42. Be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc..
43. In the same place (used when citing a reference).
44. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
45. Fallow deer.
48. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
52. A winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art).
54. (usually plural) A destructive action.
55. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained.
58. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
60. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
64. A mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived.
66. Any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals.
70. A kind of sedan chair used in India.
71. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
73. Tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia.
74. Not done.
76. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
77. Cause to lose one's nerve.
79. Any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers.
80. `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic).
82. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
84. A small island.
86. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
88. (anatomy) A fold or wrinkle or crease.
89. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria.
92. Remaining after all deductions.
93. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
97. A state in northwestern North America.
98. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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