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1. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates sperm-forming cells in male mammals.
4. A situation in which no progress can be made.
11. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
15. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
16. A member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
17. A human female who does housework.
18. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
20. Bar temporarily.
21. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
22. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
25. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
27. Relating to the blood vessels or blood.
29. An informal term for a father.
31. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
32. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
36. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
38. Of or relating to Oman or its people.
41. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
43. A category in some early taxonomies.
45. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
46. Type genus of the Amiidae.
47. Make an etching of.
48. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
49. Hard fiber used in making coarse twine.
53. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
54. British composer (1857-1934).
55. Relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts.
58. (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night.
59. The bill in a restaurant.
61. 100 toea equal 1 kina.
63. A virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men.
67. The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac.
71. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
72. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
75. On a list.
76. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
77. Not based on fact.
80. The universal time coordinated time when a transmission is sent from Earth to a spacecraft or other celestial body.
81. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
82. Clear soup usually of beef or veal or chicken.
83. 100 pyas equal 1 kyat.
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1. (nautical) Situated at or toward the bow of a vessel.
2. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
3. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
4. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
5. A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms.
6. `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic).
7. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
8. Of or pertaining to Sabah or its people.
9. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
10. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
11. Of or relating to a seizure or convulsion.
12. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
13. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
14. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
19. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
23. A young unmarried woman.
24. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
26. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
28. Informal terms for a mother.
30. Of the appetites and passions of the body.
33. A kind of sedan chair used in India.
34. A building where birds are kept.
35. (trademark) An antacid.
37. Growing old.
39. New Zealand conifer.
40. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
42. Deeply moved.
44. A person who travels through the water by swimming.
50. Of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages.
51. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
52. A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved.
56. A state in southeastern United States.
57. Treat or speak of with contempt.
60. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
62. An associate degree in applied science.
64. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
65. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
66. A city of central China.
68. A protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers.
69. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
70. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
73. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
74. A federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955.
78. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
79. A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.
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