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1. Support resembling the rib of an animal.
4. Jordan's port.
9. A slow pace of running.
13. A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety.
16. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
17. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
18. The sixth month of the civil year.
19. How long something has existed.
20. Preserve of crushed fruit.
21. Excessive desire to eat.
23. Usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first.
25. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
27. A radioactive transuranic element.
28. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
30. Consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity.
31. American pioneer and hero of the Texas Revolution (1796-1836).
33. Inquire about.
35. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
36. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
37. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
43. A mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers).
49. The part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid.
50. Tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit.
51. Any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors.
52. An artificial source of visible illumination.
53. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
54. Make less visible or unclear.
56. Lacking in liveliness or animation.
57. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
60. A sodium salt of carbonic acid.
61. The second day of the week.
62. A long slender cigar.
64. Derange mentally, throw out of mental balance.
67. Before noon.
68. A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
70. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
71. 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.
74. A group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean.
77. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
79. A burn cause by hot liquid or steam.
81. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
82. Spiritual being attendant upon God.
86. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
87. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
90. A group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana.
91. Relating to or like or divided into areolae.
94. Steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock.
96. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
97. An persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair.
98. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
100. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
101. Tag the base runner to get him out.
102. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
103. A quantity of no importance.
104. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
105. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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1. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
2. (psychoanalysis) An idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood.
3. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
4. South American cavy.
5. A relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons.
6. Jordan's port.
7. Display excessive cordiality (towards).
8. Black tropical American cuckoo.
9. Genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers.
10. A doctor's degree in optometry.
11. A manicurist who trims the fingernails.
12. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
13. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
14. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
15. A submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water.
22. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
24. Of persons and animals.
26. Of people.
29. An informal term for a father.
32. A worker who installs and repairs electric wiring.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
38. True firs.
39. 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.
40. A line of (usually military) units following one after another.
41. A short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play.
42. The state of being actual or real.
44. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
45. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
46. Genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor.
47. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
48. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
55. A person with an unusual or odd personality.
58. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
59. The cry made by sheep.
63. Affect with wonder.
65. A small piece of cloth.
66. Of or relating to abasia (inability to walk).
69. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
72. The capital of Croatia.
73. A bachelor's degree in science.
75. Improved or corrected by critical editing.
76. Having or given a shade of color.
78. Any plant of the genus Inula.
80. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
83. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
84. A Russian river.
85. Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835).
88. A telephone connection.
89. The highest level or degree attainable.
92. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
93. Towards the side away from the wind.
95. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
99. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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