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1. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
4. By bad luck.
8. Loose or flaccid body fat.
12. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
16. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
17. 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).
18. Type genus of the Nepidae.
19. Lacking excess flesh.
20. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
21. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
22. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
23. Black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail.
24. A small cake leavened with yeast.
26. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
29. An honorary arts degree.
31. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
32. Of or relating to or characteristic of Ghana or its people or language.
34. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
35. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
37. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy.
38. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
44. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
47. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
48. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
49. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
51. A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal).
52. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
54. British informal.
56. Used by northerners of Confederate soldiers.
57. French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976).
60. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
61. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
62. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
64. A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair.
65. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
67. Treat or speak of with contempt.
69. East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit.
70. A public promotion of some product or service.
72. A knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue.
73. A New England state.
75. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
79. A government tax on imports or exports.
81. In a joyous manner.
83. Little known Kamarupan languages.
84. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
88. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
89. A cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall.
92. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
94. An associate degree in applied science.
95. Small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles.
96. A town in north central Oklahoma.
97. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
98. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
99. The closing section of a musical composition.
100. Advanced in years.
101. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
102. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
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1. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
2. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis.
3. The state of being unsure of something.
4. Black tropical American cuckoo.
5. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
6. Wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia.
7. With the least delay.
8. A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages.
9. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
10. Loss of the ability to swallow.
11. The cry made by sheep.
12. An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
13. Hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers.
14. Any of several plants of the genus Camassia.
15. Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color.
25. (Phoenician) A fertility goddess.
27. Greek mythology.
28. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
30. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
33. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
36. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
39. Declared but not proved.
40. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
41. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
42. An embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt.
43. Worn away as by water or ice or wind.
45. One of the major dialects of Old English.
46. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
50. A South American river.
53. Any fungus of the family Boletaceae.
55. Type genus of the Giraffidae.
58. (British) An informer or spy working for the police.
59. Any of various units of capacity.
63. Large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning.
66. Congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters).
67. Black tropical American cuckoo.
68. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
71. Ground snakes.
74. A violent denunciation.
76. Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person.
77. Being one more than one hundred.
78. In or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be.
80. Cause to be embarrassed.
82. (prefix) Outside or outer.
85. Type genus of the Ranidae.
86. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
87. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
90. Compete for something.
91. A doctor's degree in education.
93. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
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