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1. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
4. Generally approved or compelling recognition.
12. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
15. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
16. A race run on foot.
17. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
18. A master's degree in business.
19. The part of the stamen that contains pollen.
20. A wealthy man (who made his fortune in the Orient).
22. Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity).
24. A Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea.
26. An island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa.
29. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
32. A yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour.
33. English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704).
37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
38. A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
44. A member of the Dravidian people living in northern Bengal in eastern India.
45. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
47. A quantity of no importance.
50. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
51. English film actress (1913-1967).
53. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
55. The sixth month of the civil year.
59. (informal) Of the highest quality.
60. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
62. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
71. Climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for Malacca canes.
74. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
75. Towards the side away from the wind.
76. Wholly absorbed as in thought.
78. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
79. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
80. Without a basis in reason or fact.
81. A small piece of cloth.
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1. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
2. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
3. The act of scanning.
4. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
5. Common American weed or wildflower.
6. A sheath worn to protect a finger.
7. A colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis.
8. (prefix) Coming before or being preliminary or preparatory.
9. Nocturnal arboreal primate of Indonesia and the Philippines having huge eyes and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbing.
10. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
11. The act of refusing a request.
12. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
13. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
14. A small cake leavened with yeast.
21. A unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries.
23. Bar temporarily.
25. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
27. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
28. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
30. Thrown together in a pile.
31. Inability to walk.
34. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
35. Of or concerning Qatar.
36. Submerged freshwater perennials.
41. A state in midwestern United States.
42. Related on the mother's side.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
46. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
48. The capital of Tajikistan.
49. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
52. A system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region.
54. A board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases.
56. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
57. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
58. United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946).
61. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
63. In bed.
64. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
65. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
66. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
67. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
68. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.
69. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.
72. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
73. Having a toe or toes of a specified kind.
77. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
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