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the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb

a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south

successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria

of or relating to Albania or its people or language or culture

in an alternating sequence or position

chronologically misplaced

the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers

murdered by surprise attack for political reasons

French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study

of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages

a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971

easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela

a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain

capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city

assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"

a group of countries in special alliance

a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain

a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)

of or relating to or characteristic of Bosnia-Herzegovina or the people of Bosnia

a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s

given to uttering bromides

a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal

of or relating to or characteristic of Myanmar or its people

United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)

the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs

fondle or pet affectionately

relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda

a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast

a guide who conducts and informs sightseers

a nonmilitary citizen

in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)

sharing of common attributes

capable of being comprehended or understood

someone who maintains and audits business accounts

make something concrete

a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic

express or state indirectly

mutually related

of or relating to Czechoslovakia or its people or their language

an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus

common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery

an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi

assign a name or title to

in a stupid manner

one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university

French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917)

in an equitable manner

the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies

an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views

king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065)

German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919)

a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt

a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea

any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated

thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks

a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable

a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing

an island in the West Indies

a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing

of considerable weight and size

a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon

causing awareness of your shortcomings

the quality of lacking precision

a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions

lack of equality

the state of being inferior

the act of filling something with air

not many times

at the beginning

an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict

capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability

in an interchangeable manner

a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement

a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil

a native or inhabitant of Israel

of or relating to John Maynard Keynes or to his economic theories

small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe

United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942)

a Serbian province in southern Serbia and Montenegro populated predominantly by Albanians

an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum

a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991

an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean

a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966

the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility

clumsy and unskilled

a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964

South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918)

a life-size dummy used to display clothes

a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius

entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire

making modern in appearance or behavior

an advocate of the theory that economic fluctuations are caused by increases or decreases in the supply of money

a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia

(Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret

a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975

a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal

a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa

a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China

a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level

a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission

causing disapproval or protest

the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable

the study of fossil plants

rewording for the purpose of clarification

a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

a thrower of missiles

per person

by chance

of or relating to or characteristic of Peru or its people

the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings

shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit

much greater in number or influence

city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa

protesting

having some resemblance

characterized by repetition

relating to or indicating a remainder

a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony

Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)

of or relating to or located in the Sahara Desert

a governor of a province in ancient Persia

the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

of or relating to the people or language or culture of the region of Serbia

the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in January and February)

a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961

at the same instant

an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula

relating to human society and its members

involving social as well as economic factors

the study and classification of human societies

a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948

a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port

the state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence)

Indonesian statesman who seized power from Sukarno in 1967 (born in 1921)

regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior

placed on or over something else

presenting a summary or general view of a whole

an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization

an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea

press down tightly

a republic in eastern Africa

the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran

a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula

in a triumphant manner

a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption

two items of the same kind

a sudden or abrupt strong increase

of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia

a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil

British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965)

characteristic or suggestive of woods

a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990

a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980