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1. Interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers.
5. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains.
12. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
15. A human female who does housework.
16. A staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office.
17. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
18. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
19. The state of being unsure of something.
20. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
22. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
24. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
26. Young sheep.
27. A contorted facial expression.
30. A member of a North American Indian people of southeastern California and northwestern Mexico.
32. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
34. The arch of the foot.
38. Any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers.
44. The immaterial part of a person.
45. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
46. A French abbot.
48. Sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia).
49. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.
50. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
52. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
55. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
58. Resist or confront with resistance.
59. On or toward the lee.
60. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
62. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
63. Sour or bitter in taste.
68. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
72. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
74. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
76. An associate degree in applied science.
77. Being one more than two.
78. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
80. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
81. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
82. A large estate in Spanish-speaking countries.
83. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
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1. Lean end of the neck.
2. A seat for one person, with a support for the back.
3. Ragout of game in a rich sauce.
4. A strong emotion.
5. An honorary degree in science.
6. (in Indian English) The number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros.
7. A dissolute man in fashionable society.
8. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
9. Any bird of the genus Pitta.
10. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
11. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
12. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
13. Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc..
14. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
21. People having the same social or economic status.
23. A deep bow.
25. Type genus of the Amiidae.
28. Hardened sugary exudation of various trees.
29. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. Not out.
33. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
35. Either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx.
36. Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736).
37. A brief swim in water.
39. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
40. Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism (1469-1538).
41. A large indefinite number.
42. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
43. Coffee with the caffeine removed.
47. Step on it.
51. A support that steadies or strengthens something else.
53. Periapsis in Earth orbit.
54. A polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex.
56. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
57. A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium.
61. Cause to be embarrassed.
64. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
65. English essayist (1775-1834).
66. Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems.
67. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
69. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
70. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
71. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
73. An accountant certified by the state.
75. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
79. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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