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1. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
4. A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer.
11. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
15. Characteristic of a mob.
16. Large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants.
17. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
18. Inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects.
20. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
21. Treat with excessive indulgence.
23. Get off (a horse).
24. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
26. (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) Optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light.
27. American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit.
30. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
31. The state of being behind in payments.
35. Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
39. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
40. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
41. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
42. An internal representation of the world.
45. A small cake leavened with yeast.
47. Lower in esteem.
50. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
51. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
52. The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries.
53. An honorary degree in science.
56. Norse chieftan who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931).
58. Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
61. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
62. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
66. Indigo bush.
69. Abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes.
71. Type genus of the Apidae.
74. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
75. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
76. A native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro.
77. A type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel.
78. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
79. An alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth.
80. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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1. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
2. An Italian woman of rank.
3. A unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm.
4. A Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea.
5. The sacred city of Lamaism.
6. A state in midwestern United States.
7. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
8. Any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-.
9. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
10. Measure of the US economy adopted in 1991.
11. The occurrence of a change for the worse.
12. A large mountain system in south-central Europe.
13. To run away.
14. A unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere.
19. A port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean.
22. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
25. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
28. A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus).
29. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
32. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
33. Showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness.
34. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
36. Using speech rather than writing.
37. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
38. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
43. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
44. An ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram.
46. An early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica.
48. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
49. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
54. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
55. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
57. A city of southeastern Mexico.
59. Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles.
60. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
63. A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.
64. Affect with wonder.
65. Of or relating to or containing barium.
67. Crowd or pack to capacity.
68. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
70. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
72. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
73. A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times.
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