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1. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
4. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
9. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
13. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
16. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
17. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
18. Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group.
19. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
20. The central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes.
21. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
22. A large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property.
23. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
24. In bed.
26. A drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria.
29. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
31. Being nine more than ninety.
32. A public promotion of some product or service.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
38. The seventh and last day of the week.
41. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
45. External parts of the female genitalia.
49. Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
51. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
52. A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant.
54. United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914).
55. The striking of one body against another.
57. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
58. Chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil.
59. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
61. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
62. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
63. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
66. A local computer network for communication between computers.
68. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
69. Genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light.
74. Something causes misery or death.
75. 100 aurar equal 1 krona.
78. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
80. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
81. A plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime.
82. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
85. An inhabitant of Lappland.
89. Low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage.
93. Water frozen in the solid state.
94. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
96. North African gerbils.
98. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
99. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
100. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
101. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
102. A newt in its terrestrial stage of development.
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1. A Buddhist who has attained nirvana.
2. A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
3. A populous province in northeastern China.
4. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
5. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
6. A Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease.
7. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
8. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
9. Full of flavor.
10. The act of scanning.
11. Wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite.
12. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.
13. Of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base.
14. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
15. Ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path.
25. A light touch or stroke.
27. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
28. A port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria.
30. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
33. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
36. A capacitance unit equal to one billion farads.
37. Expressing pain or agony.
39. A large fleet.
40. United States abolitionist (1786-1865).
42. Informal terms for a meal.
43. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
44. To say or state again.
46. The Bantu language of the Buganda people.
47. (medieval Europe) A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.
48. Sea catfishes.
50. Cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing.
53. Divisible by two.
56. Wildly disordered.
60. A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt.
64. Before noon.
65. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
67. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
70. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
71. Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.
72. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
73. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
76. A city in central New York.
77. Subject to a ruling authority.
79. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
83. A Hindu prince or king in India.
84. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
86. The highest level or degree attainable.
87. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
88. A written agreement between two states or sovereigns.
90. (informal) Of the highest quality.
91. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
92. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
95. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
97. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
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