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1. A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation.
4. The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life.
9. The 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
13. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
16. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face.
17. United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931).
18. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
19. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
20. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
22. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
23. A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold.
25. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
26. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
28. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
29. A plot of ground where plants are cultivated.
31. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
33. A city of central China.
35. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
38. Any of several plants of the genus Camassia.
39. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
42. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
43. Greek mythology.
47. A fit of shivering.
48. Ulcerated chilblain on the heel.
49. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
51. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
53. Capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River.
54. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
55. Marked by smartness in dress and manners.
58. Little known Kamarupan languages.
59. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
61. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
62. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
63. A region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
69. A black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning.
70. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
74. Give a nickname to.
76. 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.
77. An island republic on the island of Iceland.
79. A formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person.
83. A substance that oozes from animal or plant pores.
85. Of or relating to an arm.
87. Bearing or marked with a label or tag.
91. A populous province in northeastern China.
92. The mother of Jesus.
94. A genus of Mustelidae.
95. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
96. An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action.
98. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
100. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.
101. Of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue.
102. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
103. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
104. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
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1. An anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as guilt about surviving or reliving the trauma in dreams or numbness and lack of involvement with reality or recurrent thoughts and images.
2. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
3. The act of scanning.
4. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
5. A traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel).
6. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy.
7. Brief and to the point.
8. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
9. A radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized.
10. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
11. A genus of Ploceidae.
12. The federal department that administers federal program dealing with better housing and urban renewal.
13. German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948).
14. The imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644.
15. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
21. A state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom.
24. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
27. Urged social reform in 19th century England.
30. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
32. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
34. Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786).
36. Young of domestic cattle.
37. Informal terms for clothing.
39. Obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity.
40. A town in western Washington.
41. Somewhat hard.
44. (chemistry) P(otential of) H(ydrogen).
45. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
46. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
50. Lower in esteem.
52. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
56. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
57. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
60. Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units.
64. Advance evidence for.
65. A naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War (1905).
66. The second largest city in Tunisia.
67. Acting according to certain accepted standards.
68. One of two alternative forms of a genes that can have the same locus on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits.
71. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
72. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
73. An elaborate party (often outdoors).
75. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
78. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
80. The largest Greek island in the Mediterranean.
81. Son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil.
82. A genus of Lamnidae.
84. Relating to or near the ulna.
86. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
88. The means of connection between things linked in series.
89. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
90. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
93. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
97. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
99. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
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