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striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects

a unit of current equal to 10 amperes

capable of being abated

of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess

a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

especially of muscles

a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line

bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus

the verbal act of urging on

a signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of parliament were condemned and abhorred

the act of dwelling in a place

in a hopeless resigned manner

the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb

relating to the abomasum

the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant

termination of pregnancy

the condition of having no arms

a substance that abrades or wears down

one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work

the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis

in an absentminded or preoccupied manner

strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise

freed from any question of guilt

someone who grants absolution

retained without reflection

material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation

in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree

a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge

any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated

producing no fruit

lacking a tail or taillike appendage

bearing a stress or accent

small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia

generally approved or compelling recognition

the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures

provide with military equipment

provide with military equipment

grant credentials to

containing or expressing accusation

not centered or having no center

cause to be bitter or resentful

pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass

of or relating to acetone

of or related to acetic acid

pertaining to dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit

a person with a record of successes

any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads

narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves

a blood disorder characterized by an increased concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which falls below 7 on the pH scale)

abnormally high acidity of the blood and other body tissues

having or being characterized by acidosis

a person who acquires something (usually permanently)

extreme bitterness

an animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets

a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene

the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade

a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg

a salt or ester of propenoic acid

any sea anemone or related animal

any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103

the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects

a radioactive element of the actinide series

any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103

any specific behavior

a mechanism that puts something into automatic action

having or resembling a stinger or barb

the process of adapting to something

compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming

especially of muscles

citing as evidence or proof

a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line

inflammation of a gland or lymph node

a disorder of the glands of the body

the property of excessive fatness

one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement

one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement

furnishing added support

of parents and children; related by adoption

in an adorable manner

with adroitness; in an adroit manner

written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it

a person who uses flattery

situated ahead or going before

someone who advances

the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice

lack of strength or vigor (especially from illness)

lacking strength or vigor

the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)

by means of aircraft

resembling air or having the form of air

a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

a letter sent by air mail

a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals

meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere

of or occurring in summer

having no fever

of nerves and nerve impulses

give to in marriage

someone who claims to speak the truth

of or pertaining to a linguistic affix

a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration

establish a forest on previously unforested land

cause fear in

the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head

excited in anticipation

the property characteristic of old age

imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part

imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part

of or relating to an agent or agency

any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers

a fee charged for exchanging currencies

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family

expressing pain or agony

expressing pain or agony

a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion

relating to or having agraphia

a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers

science of soils in relation to crops

the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production

a vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter)

a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed

gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers

a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume

moved or conveyed by or through air

an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air

an explosion in the atmosphere

a vehicle that can fly

an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo

a place where planes take off and land

the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket

the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air

a fixed-wing aircraft powered by propellers or jets

a propeller that rotates to push against air

the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth

the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying

an airfield without normal airport facilities

a woman aviator

motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis

needless warnings

a person who alarms others needlessly

any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia

hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists

related to or concerned with alchemy

any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds

dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae

dependent on chance

a tavern where ale is sold

a warning serves to make you more alert to danger

granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains

prostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure

the branch of botany that studies algae

the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration

the quality of being alien

the quality of being alien

a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness

causing to fall into line or into position

an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity

an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing

hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists

turn basic and less acidic

relating to or containing an alkali

turn basic and less acidic

turn basic and less acidic

natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants

any substance that can cause an allergy

a narrow street with walls on both sides

cross-fertilization in plants

late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur

aromatic West Indian tree that produces berries

gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment

clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

having unlimited power

pertaining to loss of hair or wool or feathers

the sterilization of an animal

someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being

a silvery, flexible, metallic element

any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera

pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs

a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs

red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds

any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food

any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing pale red fruit with colorless juice

an Italian almond liqueur

able to walk about

an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack

at or near or toward the center of a ship

the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes

pertaining to a simple method of cell division

pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia

treat with ammonia; cause to undergo ammonification

an extinct mollusk or its fossilized shell

an ion of nitrogen and hydrogen found in many salts and fertilizers

an extinct mollusk or its fossilized shell

suffering from a partial loss of memory

of or relating to or caused by amnesia

of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion

of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion

like an amoeba

pay off a debt by making periodic payments

the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes

the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians

a kind of malacostracan crustacean

of or related to an ampulla

of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope

of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism

a large boa of tropical South America

an organism that does not require air or free oxygen to live

anything carved in low relief

based on or exemplifying anagoge

a game whose object is to form words from a group of randomly chosen letters

a collection of excerpts from a literary work

a collection of excerpts from a literary work

an instrument that performs analyses

examined carefully and methodically

an instrument that performs analyses

two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable

generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue

of or relating to the structure of the body

a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin

people who lived in times long past

a dark grey volcanic rock

male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics

not having or producing echoes; sound-absorbent

applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus

a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall

any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels

of or related to the pain of angina pectoris

of or related to the pain of angina pectoris

a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

having angles or an angular shape

liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed

undergo ankylosis

a historian who writes annals

by the year; every year

shaped like a ring

one who anoints as a religious ceremony

a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite

pathologically thin

having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles

abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood

relating to or marked by abnormally little oxygen in arterial blood

of or resembling a goose

someone who responds

any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites

of or relating to antennae

capable of fertilizing female organs

the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

a metallic element having four allotropic forms

the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system

a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

direct opposite

someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected

designed for defense against armored vehicles

an opposite or contrasting type

having antlers

the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings

bent or curved forward or upward

inability to urinate

of or relating to an inability to urinate

at or in or to any place

at or in or to any place

of or relating to the aorist tense

mildly laxative

alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer

fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye

apoapsis in solar orbit

speak or write in aphorisms

someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms

speak or write in aphorisms

relating to bees or beekeeping

the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited

(of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part of the secreting cell is released with the secretion

of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization

a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization

a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family

someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands

marked by eager desire

established by authority; given authoritative approval

an authority with power to approve

having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder

(of insects) without wings

a device that lets divers breathe under water

sports that involve bodies of water

a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color

relating to a plant of the family Araceae

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

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

relating to or resulting from arbitration

a specialist in treating damaged trees

branch out like trees

of or relating to or formed by trees

idyllically rustic

of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon

give an archaic appearance of character to

an expert or collector of antiquities

give an archaic appearance of character to

a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria

forming or resembling an arch

in an ardent manner

relating to or like or divided into areolae

any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers

relating to compounds in which silver is bivalent

a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa

open to argument or debate

a deficiency of moisture

having a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover

chair with a support on each side for arms

of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms

protected by armor (used of persons or things military)

a worker skilled in making armor or arms

noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain

an obsolete firearm with a long barrel

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise

a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier

a salt or ester of arsenic acid

a compound of arsenic with a more positive element

a man-made object taken as a whole

of or involving or contained in the arteries

in an artful manner

bound or forced to work by contract

someone who ascends

minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves

mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus

varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape

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

a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas

suck in (air)

a person who assents

confidently declared to be so

someone who claims to speak the truth

appointed to a post or duty

the party to whom something is assigned

(law) the party who makes an assignment

having help; often used as a combining form

having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables

a highly unstable radioactive element

a cluster of stars

not connected to the sternum or breastbone

an abnormal loss of strength

lacking strength or vigor

(ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint

constrict or bind or draw together

in a wise or thoughtful manner

tending to soothe or tranquilize

an oral beta blocker (trade name Tenormin) used in treating hypertension and angina; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.)

a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning

a fatty deposit in the intima of an artery

a dispenser that turns a liquid into a fine mist

without tonality

a synthetic compound derived from triazine that is widely used as an agricultural herbicide

relating to or characterized by atrophy

a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides

being joined in close association

someone who attacks

achieved or reached

modify the temperature of

having a caretaker or other watcher

a person who is present and participates in a meeting

a person who is present and participates in a meeting

established as genuine

someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something

(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

worn by rubbing or friction

of or relating to the process of hearing

a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart

having a shape resembling an ear

characteristic of the dawn

any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification

a political system governed by a single individual

of countries; not relying on imports

affected with a condition that causes social difficulties

an expressway in a German-speaking country

any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification

self-fertilization in plants

a hypothesis that living things arose from nonliving matter

an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller

an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller

any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome

spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack

process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment

process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment

red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds

pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts

a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck

a declaration that is made emphatically

the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away

to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo

a woman aviator

a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

the birds of a particular region or period

science and technology of electronic systems and devices for aeronautics and astronautics

by open declaration

a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another

(somewhat formal) having been waked up

a grant made by a law court

the state of being elsewhere than in particular place

covered with an awning

of or relating to the axil

the study of values and value judgments

a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve

(Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda

accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine

of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency)

excess of urea in the urine