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1. An enclosed space.
4. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
8. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
12. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
16. 100 pyas equal 1 kyat.
17. A quantity sufficient to satisfy.
18. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
19. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
20. Take in solid food.
21. Dilatation or distension of a hollow organ.
23. An unwholesome atmosphere.
24. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
26. Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality.
28. 30 to 300 kilohertz.
29. Small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals.
31. Timid by nature or revealing timidity.
34. Meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce.
36. Of or relating to or near the gluteus muscles.
39. (informal) Of the highest quality.
40. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
44. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
45. A speech defect that involves pronouncing s like voiceless th and z like voiced th.
49. Being nine more than ninety.
50. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
51. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
53. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
54. Actively or fully engaged or occupied.
56. Tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage.
57. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
59. (zoology) Pertaining to alulae.
61. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
62. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
63. Small genus of Eurasian herbs.
65. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
67. Talk pompously.
70. One who works hard at boring tasks.
72. Give free rein to.
74. Give an education to.
78. A geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry.
81. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
83. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
84. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
85. Set up for use.
88. A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle).
90. Step on it.
91. Sour or bitter in taste.
92. (prefix) Outside or outer.
94. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
95. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
96. Having or covered with leaves.
97. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
98. (Norse mythology) God of war and strife and son of Odin.
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1. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
2. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
3. An antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches.
4. Regional and archaic.
5. A narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming.
6. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
7. Pile of waste matter from coal mining etc.
8. The seventh month of the Hindu calendar.
9. The first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March or April in the Gregorian calendar).
10. Being one more than one.
11. A young unmarried woman.
12. Formality in bearing and appearance.
13. An associate degree in applied science.
14. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
15. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
22. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
25. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.
27. The capital and largest city of Mongolia.
30. Guinea fowl.
32. South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers.
33. A light brown raw cane sugar from Guyana.
35. Narrow and long and pointed.
37. The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac.
38. A flowering shrub.
41. Creation that is created again or anew.
42. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor.
43. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
46. Of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms.
47. Indras's thunderbolt.
48. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
52. Membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi.
55. Type genus of the Sulidae.
58. Edible mushroom.
60. Of or relating to an agent or agency.
64. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
66. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
68. Small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs.
69. Made of fir or pine.
71. (biology) Of unlike parts or organs.
73. An artistic form of nonverbal communication.
75. Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight.
76. A score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely.
77. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
79. Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
80. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
82. Swiss painter influenced by Kandinsky (1879-1940).
86. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
87. Make amends for.
89. The second day of the week.
93. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
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