State Words

a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times

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

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

aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia

citadel of a Russian town

warm-water lobsters without claws

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

the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating

a political system governed by a woman

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)

relating to the epoch from about 56 to 34 million years ago

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

normally existing at birth

large breed of hound having a smooth greyish coat

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

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 amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds

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

the simplest ketone

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

sloping downward toward each other to create a trough

fit or suitable to live in or with

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

dilatation or distension of a hollow organ

the birds of a particular region or period

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

a village council in India or southern Pakistan

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

an area of ground used for some particular purpose

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

breaking off in the middle of a sentence

any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets

a lapel on a woman's garment

a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine

come into or as if into flower

a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle)

a sudden muscle spasm

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.

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 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

tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries

an instrument for measuring the distance between two points

fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery

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 at the top of a window casing

the process of mountain formation

the condition of having no arms

neuralgia along the sciatic nerve

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

a bowl-shaped mountain basin formed by glacier erosion

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

deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood

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

characterized by incomplete metamorphosis

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

the nymph or spirit of a particular tree

dark and misty and gloomy

personal interpretation of a text using your own ideas

abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue

a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass

a shutter made of angled slats

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

a light open casque without a visor or beaver

taking place or originating in a hospital

a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear

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

serving to sustain or support