1. box office the office where tickets of admission are sold
  2. passive source an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has
  3. nux vomica a medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree
  4. wax figure an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax
  5. confiscate take temporary possession of a security by legal authority
  6. tax evasion the deliberate failure to pay taxes
  7. poxvirus any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates
  8. pigskin leather from the skin of swine
  9. box kite a kite shaped like a box open at both ends
  10. buck's fizz a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice
  11. ex officio by virtue of an office or position
  12. Panofsky art historian (1892-1968)
  13. backspace key the typewriter key used for back spacing
  14. pachycephalosaurus bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head
  15. sheep's fescue cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass
  16. provost a high-ranking university administrator
  17. prix fixe complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price
  18. obfuscate make obscure or unclear
  19. genus Viscum type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods
  20. peace officer an officer of the law