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- absorption1 Turkish Empire2 black ice3
- 1 the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
2 a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire
3 a thin coating of ice (as from freezing mist) on a road or sidewalk; nearly invisible but very hazardous - chicken farm1 political science2 Allied Command Europe3
- 1 farm where chickens are raised for sale
2 the study of government of states and other political units
3 a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey - Assault1 roof2 sinecure3
- 1 thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
2 a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
3 a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached - money market1 throat2 foundry proof3
- 1 a market for short-term debt instruments
2 the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat
3 a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made - Penelope1 formalities2 F3
- 1 (Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
2 a requirement of etiquette or custom
3 the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet - contract offer1 Hereford2 ammonium3
- 1 offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate
2 hardy English breed of cattle raised extensively in United States
3 the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion - black market1 double knit2 kingdom come3
- 1 people who engage in illicit trade
2 a knit fabric similar to jersey that is made with two sets of needles producing a double thickness joined by interlocking stitches
3 the next world - dissonance1 gap2 hot pepper3
- 1 disagreeable sounds
2 a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
3 any of various pungent capsicum fruits - lower limit1 pitching coach2 drift3
- 1 the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something
2 an assistant baseball coach in charge of pitchers
3 the pervading meaning or tenor - bank1 rupture2 negative identification3
- 1 the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
2 the act of making a sudden noisy break
3 evidence proving that you are not who you say you are not; evidence establishing that you are not among a group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to rejection - figuring1 special pleading2 frailty3
- 1 problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
2 (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations
3 moral weakness - strip alert1 rainbow trout2 gravitational interaction3
- 1 a state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft
2 flesh of Pacific trout that migrate from salt to fresh water
3 a weak interaction between particles that results from their mass; mediated by gravitons - poem1 range2 Thomas Nelson Page3
- 1 a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
2 the limits within which something can be effective
3 United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922) - quarter1 waver2 linguistic communication3
- 1 an unspecified person
2 the act of moving back and forth
3 a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols - proxy war1 North Yorkshire2 bird dog3
- 1 a war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate
2 a county in northern England
3 a gun dog trained to locate or retrieve birds - religious holiday1 Republic of Colombia2 Bel3
- 1 a day specified for religious observance
2 a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language
3 a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels - Turkish Delight1 Mohawk River2 timer3
- 1 a jellied candy typically flavored with rose water
2 a river of central New York that flows southeastward to the Hudson River
3 a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end - venom1 war god2 spirit world3
- 1 toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
2 a god worshipped as giving victory in war
3 any imaginary place where spiritual beings (demons or fairies or angels or the like) abide - keyhole1 foreground2 wanderer3
- 1 the hole where a key is inserted
2 the part of a scene that is near the viewer
3 a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine - moustache1 bell2 organ of hearing3
- 1 an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
2 the flared opening of a tubular device
3 the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound
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