| 1. a desert liana |
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| 2. (also: ch’ia
na) Gunpowder tea. |
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| 3. Old Indian coin from Travancore. |
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| 4. The principal wife in a harem (from
Arabic). |
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| 5. A smooth, lustrous finish applied to fabric
or paper. |
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| 6. A word or phrase that cannot be easily
recalled. |
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| 7. Writings and collectibles related to the
Chinese concept of life force. |
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| 8. A children’s game in which smooth stones
are arranged in a spiral and flicked toward a central marker. |
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| 9. a
synthetic fabric resistant to stains, wrinkles, etc. and
textured like silk, satin, jersey, etc. |
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10. A purification ritual performed by pilgrims
before entering the sacred precincts of the holy temple in Mecca during the
Hajj.
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| 11. a measure
of the degree of compatibility between two people depending on their Chinese
zodiacal birth signs |
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| 12. A bush
native to Central America, considered an invasive plant in northern Mexico
and the southwestern U.S. |