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  1. kishke
    (Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  2. kremlin
    citadel of a Russian town
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  3. tokamak
    a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  4. babka
    a coffee cake often flavored with chocolate, nuts, or dried fruit
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    nebbish
  5. tchotchke
    an inexpensive showy trinket
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  6. nebbish
    (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    nebbi
  7. babushka
    a headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    nebbish
  8. knish
    a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    nebbish
  9. kasha
    boiled or baked buckwheat
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  10. balalaika
    a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  11. apparatchik
    a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  12. borzoi
    tall fast-moving dog breed
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    nebbish
  13. parka
    a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  14. glasnost
    a Soviet policy allowing freer discussion of social problems
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  15. gulag
    a Russian prison camp for political prisoners
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  16. troika
    a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  17. perestroika
    an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  18. sputnik
    a Russian artificial satellite
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    nebbish
  19. Permian
    the geologic period from about 299 to 252 million years ago
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  20. samovar
    a metal urn with a spigot at the base
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  21. paprika
    a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  22. commissar
    an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  23. tundra
    a vast treeless plain where subsoil is permanently frozen
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  24. polka
    a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    nebbish
  25. Bolshevik
    a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    nebbish
  26. Slav
    any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  27. Siberian
    of or relating to or characteristic of Siberia or the Siberians
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  28. vampire
    a corpse rising at night to drink the blood of the living
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    nebbish
  29. cravat
    a scarf or band of cloth worn around the neck
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    nebbish
  30. robot
    a mechanism that can move automatically
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  31. baba
    a small cake leavened with yeast
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    nebbish
  32. mammoth
    extinct elephant widely distributed in the Pleistocene
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  33. sable
    marten of northern Asian forests having dark brown fur
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
  34. Soviet
    of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    nebbish
  35. slave
    a person who is forcibly held in servitude
    balalaika
    kielbasa
    tchotchke
    barukhzy
    perestroika
    apparatchik
    commissar
    tokamak
    pogromtaiga
    Beetewk
    gulag
    parka
    Slav
    robot
    samovar
    kremlin
    troika
    slave
    mammoth
    Siberian
    tundra
    Permian
    kishke
    glasnost
    paprika
    sable
    kasha
    n
Created on Fri Jan 20 19:25:38 EST 2012 (updated Fri Jan 20 19:26:08 EST 2012)

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