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1. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
4. A category in some early taxonomies.
12. A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge.
15. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
16. City in central Iran.
17. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
18. A written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed.
19. Of or relating to the velum.
20. A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
21. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
22. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
23. (Greek mythology) God of love.
25. Any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds.
28. A public promotion of some product or service.
32. Propriety in manners and conduct.
36. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
37. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
41. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
42. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
43. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
44. A popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies.
45. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
48. The habitation of wild animals.
49. Standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian.
50. An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal.
54. A Russian river.
56. A shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically.
59. Liquid excretory product.
60. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
62. A peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey.
64. Spicy fruit of the cubeb vine.
67. Of or relating to the Isle of Man or its inhabitants or their language.
68. God of love and erotic desire.
72. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
74. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
76. The month following February and preceding April.
77. Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians.
78. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
80. A master's degree in fine arts.
81. Annual grass of Europe and North Africa.
82. Small genus of shrubs and subshrubs of western United States having flowers that change color as they mature.
83. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
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1. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
2. Combining form.
3. The skin that covers the top of the head.
4. A long pointed rod used as a weapon.
5. The largest city and former capital of Turkey.
6. A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
7. Scar where the umbilical cord was attached.
8. A European river.
9. A port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea.
10. Type genus of the Anatidae.
11. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
12. Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity.
13. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
14. An expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing.
24. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
26. Norse chieftan who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931).
27. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
29. Remove gas from.
30. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
31. Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba.
33. The highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music.
34. A flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers.
35. An insane person.
38. A cushion on a throne for a prince in India.
39. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
40. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
47. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
51. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
52. United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925).
53. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
55. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
57. A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple.
58. A viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility).
61. Tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers.
63. Being seven more than sixty.
65. A blemish made by dirt.
66. A vigorous blow.
69. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
70. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
71. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
73. An accountant certified by the state.
75. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
79. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian.
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