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- 1. wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows|||any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
- 4. British dominion over India (1757-1947)
- 7. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
- 10. a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
- 11. how long something has existed|||an era of history having some distinctive feature|||a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises|||a prolonged period of time|||a late time of life|||begin to seem older; get older|||grow old or older|||make older
- 12. a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding|||a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray|||(used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey
- 14. money or goods contributed to the poor
- 15. a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again|||located at a great distance in time or space or degree|||being of a considerable distance or length|||being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle|||beyond a norm in opinion or actions|||to a considerable degree; very much|||at or to or from a great distance in space|||at or to a certain point or degree|||remote in time|||to an advanced stage or point
- 16. one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament|||a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together|||a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle
- 17. dirty and disorderly
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- 21. the month following July and preceding September
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- 24. money paid to strikers from union funds
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- 31. the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation|||the back part of the human foot|||someone who is morally reprehensible|||one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread|||the lower end of a ship's mast|||(golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft|||tilt to one side|||follow at the heels of a person|||perform with the heels|||strike with the heel of the club|||put a new heel on
- 32. a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water|||oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist|||a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons|||any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants|||cover with oil, as if by rubbing|||administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
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- 34. either extremity of something that has length|||the point in time at which something ends|||the concluding parts of an event or occurrence|||the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it|||a final part or section|||a final state|||the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object|||(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage|||a boundary marking the extremities of something|||one of two places from which people are communicating to each other|||the part you are expected to play|||the last section of a communication|||a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold|||(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage|||have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical|||bring to an end or halt|||be the end of; be the last or concluding part of|||put an end to
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- 37. a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.|||a label associated with something for the purpose of identification|||a small piece of cloth or paper|||a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser|||(sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)|||attach a tag or label to|||touch a player while he is holding the ball|||provide with a name or nickname|||go after with the intent to catch|||supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes
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- 39. marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint|||of or relating to angels|||having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
- 43. coffee with the caffeine removed
- 47. a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
- 48. United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)|||the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects
- 50. (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
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- 52. the month following October and preceding December
- 53. at any time|||at all times; all the time and on every occasion|||(intensifier for adjectives) very
- 54. an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972
- 55. (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors|||a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people|||catch sight of|||watch, observe, or inquire secretly|||catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes|||secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
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- 1. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
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- 3. a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas|||celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities|||propose a toast to
- 4. the airforce of Great Britain|||a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a network of underground guerillas who committed acts of violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998
- 5. any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent|||a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
- 6. capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom
- 7. malicious burning to destroy property
- 8. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
- 9. a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)|||press down tightly
- 10. meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)|||(Old Testament) son of Noah|||a licensed amateur radio operator|||an unskilled actor who overacts|||exaggerate one's acting
- 13. an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government
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- 20. time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis|||some point or period in time|||a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance|||the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside|||the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)|||an era of existence or influence|||the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis|||the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day|||a period of opportunity|||United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)
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- 25. the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system|||one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face|||being one more than nine
- 26. red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood|||a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana|||emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries|||the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue|||of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies|||characterized by violence or bloodshed|||(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
- 27. dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top|||a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages
- 28. an argument opposed to a proposal|||a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison|||a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property|||deprive of by deceit|||commit to memory; learn by heart|||in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.
- 29. a person regarded as greedy and pig-like|||a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared|||domestic swine|||take greedily; take more than one's share
- 30. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on|||a pompous fool|||hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse|||slang for sexual intercourse
- 33. (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
- 35. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters|||a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)|||alliterative term for girl (or woman)
- 36. a slight amount or degree of difference
- 37. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
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- 40. a condition requiring relief|||anything that is necessary but lacking|||the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior|||a state of extreme poverty or destitution|||require as useful, just, or proper|||have need of|||have or feel a need for
- 41. coins made of gold|||a deep yellow color|||a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia|||great wealth|||something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.|||made from or covered with gold|||having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
- 42. the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface|||make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- 44. a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea|||hollow out as if making a cave or opening|||explore natural caves
- 45. people who are old collectively|||advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)|||at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)|||having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)|||of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)|||(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
- 46. nonresinous wood of a fir tree|||any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas
- 49. Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
