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- allusion1 deficit2 mouthful3
- 1 passing reference or indirect mention
2 a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
3 a small amount eaten or drunk - villa1 platform2 direct fire3
- 1 detached or semidetached suburban house
2 a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
3 fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it - export1 proof2 inquest3
- 1 commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
2 a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
3 an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death - hard news1 picket line2 white3
- 1 news that deals with serious topics or events
2 a line of people acting as pickets
3 (board games) the lighter pieces - siege of Syracuse1 Silver Star Medal2 petroleum future3
- 1 the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse
2 a United States military decoration for gallantry in action
3 petroleum bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date - text1 church festival2 repudiation3
- 1 the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.)
2 a festival having religious significance
3 rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid - test equipment1 insubordination2 Edmund Spenser3
- 1 equipment required to perform a test
2 defiance of authority
3 English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599) - asbestos abatement1 dictate2 vector3
- 1 the removal of asbestos from a public building
2 a guiding principle
3 a variable quantity that can be resolved into components - reel1 picture plane2 signature recognition3
- 1 winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
2 the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting; coextensive with but different from the objective surface of the work
3 biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's signature and matching it electronically against a library of known signatures - superstitious notion1 contrast2 Delphi3
- 1 an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
2 the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
3 an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi - soil1 credit bureau2 aquatic vertebrate3
- 1 the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
2 a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files and provides credit information to authorized users for a fee
3 animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water - Peruvian current1 bronze2 associate3
- 1 a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west
2 an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
3 any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another - liberty1 scientific method2 tomato sauce3
- 1 leave granted to a sailor or naval officer
2 a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses
3 sauce made with a puree of tomatoes (or strained tomatoes) with savory vegetables and other seasonings; can be used on pasta - delayed action1 prohibition2 working dog3
- 1 a mechanism that automatically delays the release of a camera shutter for a fixed period of time so that the photographer can appear in the picture
2 a decree that prohibits something
3 any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs - puff1 headship2 desert3
- 1 a short light gust of air
2 the position of headmaster or headmistress
3 arid land with little or no vegetation - sheet anchor1 kiss2 thing3
- 1 spare anchor for use in emergency
2 any of several bite-sized candies
3 any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence - dependent variable1 mathematics department2 fix3
- 1 (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable
2 the academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics
3 something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug - music school1 Holy Order2 sibyl3
- 1 a school specializing in music
2 (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
3 (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet - wrongful death1 senior2 venture3
- 1 a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or heirs
2 an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
3 a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit - fool's errand1 Celtic deity2 landscape3
- 1 a fruitless mission
2 a deity worshipped by the Celts
3 painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery
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