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1. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
4. (informal) Slang terms for a paunch.
9. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
13. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
16. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
17. A colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water.
18. A program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company.
19. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
20. Diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema.
22. The capital of Eritrea.
24. The cry made by sheep.
25. United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969).
26. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
28. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
30. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household.
32. The 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
35. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
37. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Lodine).
41. Not in physical motion.
44. An adult male singer with the lowest voice.
47. Type genus of the Triglidae.
48. (combining form) Indicating radiation or radioactivity.
49. An instance of driving away or warding off.
52. Large European dormouse.
53. The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life.
55. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
56. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
58. Bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia.
60. German mathematician (1804-1851).
62. Any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers.
63. The bill in a restaurant.
64. Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group.
65. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
67. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
68. Informal terms for a mother.
71. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
72. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
74. Mix together different elements.
76. In bed.
78. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
81. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
83. Tending or intended to rectify or improve.
87. United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000).
90. The mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded.
91. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
93. A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide.
94. Botfly larva.
95. English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833).
97. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
99. Largest known toad species.
100. Black tropical American cuckoo.
101. Expel, as of gases and odors.
102. Distant in either space or time.
103. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
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1. A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair.
2. The 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
3. Slanderous defamation.
4. Shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods.
5. A type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel.
6. An island northwest of Wales.
7. A hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic.
8. Not only so, but.
9. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
10. (medieval legends) The bride of King Mark of Cornwall who fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other.
11. 3rd largest island in the world.
12. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
13. A small cake leavened with yeast.
14. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
15. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
21. A town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines.
23. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
27. In some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae.
29. Like the pattern basic to the human fingerprint.
31. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
33. Relating to or caused by wind.
34. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
36. A Spanish river.
38. A small or young lion.
39. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
40. A town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border.
42. Covered with paving material.
43. Extreme mental retardation.
45. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
46. A republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic.
50. Highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried.
51. Half the width of an em.
54. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
57. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
59. A doctor's degree in optometry.
61. United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938).
66. Type genus of the Amiidae.
69. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
70. A town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River.
71. A small cake leavened with yeast.
73. Large bamboo having thick-walled culms.
75. United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934).
77. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
79. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century).
80. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
82. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
84. A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list.
85. United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977).
86. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
88. Cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive.
89. A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge.
92. Slightly insane.
96. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
98. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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