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minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried

a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times

a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation

an expressway in a German-speaking country

small North American finch seen chiefly in winter

one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell

of or relating to ergonomics

any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves

wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia

citadel of a Russian town

the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable

an exile who flees for safety

toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites

warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California

a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds

brilliant and showy technical skill

an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines

any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water

a bullfighter who is required to fight bulls less than four years of age

a tomato-flavored consomme; often served chilled

a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals

a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating

a political system governed by a woman

an officer in command of a military unit

presence of abnormally large amounts of uric acid in the urine; symptom of gout

a final crushing defeat

a small sloop having the keep of a knockabout but with finer lines and carrying more sail

spread or daub (a surface)

air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals

long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp

large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments

normally existing at birth

a speech of violent denunciation

large breed of hound having a smooth greyish coat; originated in Germany

a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines

any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia

a large bottle for holding corrosive liquids; usually cushioned in a special container

a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness

southern African weasel

not feeling or expressing gratitude

an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil

giving an advantage

an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds

characterized by a straight line or lines

a handheld collapsible source of shade

heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings

the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics

a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census

the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)

sloping downward toward each other to create a trough

a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell

at a moderately slow tempo

brusque and surly and forbidding

fit or suitable to live in or with

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction

a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence

the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal

remove the cortex of (an organ)

variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges

usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

dilatation or distension of a hollow organ

the birds of a particular region or period

an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound

of or relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream

slender and graceful

any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin

of or relating to the spleen

a village council in India or southern Pakistan

a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod

of or relating to xerography

relating to or caused by estrogen

a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury

someone who engages in bibliotics

a pathological egotist

an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)

of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula

a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second

visual impairment without apparent organic pathology

someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)

an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy

any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets

a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side

a scolding (even vicious) old woman

large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish

a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine

suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign

come into or as if into flower

a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle)

a woman who is the senior member of a group

a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

small very elongate sea poachers

abnormal bulging of the cornea of the eye

a place or condition of ideal happiness

a tortuous and twisted shape or position

very hard mineral used as an abrasive

a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)

a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax

down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds

a gamete; used especially of lower plants

an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.

disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

egg-thickened veloute

a message that departs from the main subject

a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper

the branch of zoology that studies the structure and behavior of mollusks

a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin

a large bonnet that shades the face; worn by girls and women

act or move at high speed

the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute

an instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural)

fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna

a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues

of or relating to the uvea of the eye

a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing

a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges

devouring or craving food in great quantities

the process of mountain formation (especially by the upward displacement of the earth's crust)

a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing

the condition of having no arms

relating to an equinox (when the lengths of night and day are equal)

neuralgia along the sciatic nerve

of or relating to the substance that forms a sheath around the axon of some nerve fibers

a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake

a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward

caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster

come together or open into each other

a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis

the Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century

deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree

at an inconvenient time

an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black

characterized by incomplete metamorphosis; having the same number of body segments in successive stages

tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired

an abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice; often associated with severe anemias and cancer of the stomach

of or pertaining to agrypnia

pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings

cut of meat taken from between the ribs

inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards

peel off in scales

type genus of the Troglodytidae

a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)

a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel

abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women

the nymph or spirit of a particular tree

dark and misty and gloomy

personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas

abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue

containing an unusual amount of grease or oil

a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass

a shutter made of angled slats

a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species

analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed

producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body

(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward

constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement

a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing

a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning)

a light open casque without a visor or beaver

a motley assortment of things

taking place or originating in a hospital

fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground

a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout

relish of chopped pickled cucumbers and green peppers and onion

the state of being an adult woman

abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels

a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)

serving to sustain or support