until we see each other again; goodbye for the present.

the elimination of laws, customs, or practices under which people from different religions, ancestries, ethnic groups, etc., are restricted to specific or separate public facilities, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, or the like.

an opaque watercolor prepared with gum used in painting.

a region of our solar system far beyond the orbit of Pluto, in which billions of comets move in nearly circular orbits unless one is pulled into a highly eccentric elliptical orbit by a passing star.

a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one.

government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.

to express or signify will or choice in a matter, as by casting a ballot.

a meteorite or stone held sacred or believed to be of divine origin.

a light vehicle pulled by one or two horses, seating two to four passengers, and having two or four wheels, a seat for a driver on a splashboard, and sometimes a folding top.

to change a sound to an r.

a festival of the ancient Celts, held around November 1 to celebrate the beginning of winter.

out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal.

an evil spell; hex.

to undergo or be capable of undergoing a change in form or nature.

the sacred asp as represented upon the headdress of divinities and royal personages of ancient Egypt, usually directly over the forehead, as an emblem of supreme power.

a magic spell; trick by sorcery.

strange; uncommon.

a theoretical celestial object into which matter is funneled from a black hole.

(of a speech sound) articulated with retraction of the root of the tongue and constriction of the pharynx.

of an indefinitely large number in succession.

to mark a word or passage with − or ÷ to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages.

spoken, written, or containing similar information in two different languages.

to dry or cure meat, fish, etc., especially haddock in the sun.

to exhibit a play of colors like that of the iridescent gem opal.

leafage; foliage.

to flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills.

a reflection or thought.

consisting of land and water, as the earth.

either of the apparent extremities of the rings of Saturn or of other planets, especially when viewed from the earth or from spacecraft under certain conditions, when they look like two handles.

the observation and study of the planet Mars.

a periodic irregularity in the moon's motion, caused by the attraction of the sun.

pertaining to the rising of the Dog Star (also called Sirius) or to the star itself.

the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart.

with great care or caution; warily.

a person or thing that has become renewed or restored after suffering calamity.

a heavy mist or drizzle that occurs in the Congo Basin, located in Central Africa, often accompanied by onshore winds.

to become converted into soap.

bright with joy, hope, etc.

pollination of a flower by pollen from another flower on the same plant.

anew; afresh; again; from the beginning.

a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.

peace be with you.

oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air.

a pirate, especially formerly of the southern Mediterranean coast.

serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial.

a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion.

containing, using, or performing Mexican folk dancing, especially a program or repertoire of such dances.

a thick, round sandwich, typically containing ham, salami, and cheeses and topped with an olive salad, a specialty of New Orleans.

an irrational or disproportionate fear of chocolate.