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1. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
4. The capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river.
11. (informal) A bunch.
15. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
16. Genus of low-growing mat-forming New Zealand plants.
17. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
18. Capable of wounding.
20. Being one more than fifty.
21. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
23. The boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
24. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
26. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
27. Argue or speak in defense of.
28. Compel or impose.
29. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
30. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
34. Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC).
38. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
41. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
42. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
44. Occurring or payable every year.
45. Located in or toward the back or rear.
47. Derived from or containing calcium or lime.
49. The basic unit of money in Cambodia.
50. Be in awe of.
51. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
53. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
54. (New Testament) Disciple of Jesus.
57. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
58. Before noon.
60. An island of central Hawaii.
62. Tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States.
68. Raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair.
72. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
73. Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of.
76. Any of various cycads of the genus Zamia.
77. A flexible container with a single opening.
78. Extinct order of jawless vertebrates.
80. The month following March and preceding May.
81. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
82. A great raja.
83. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
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1. Dressed or clothed especially in fine attire.
2. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor.
3. (printing) A short line at the end of the main strokes of a character.
4. A wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding.
5. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
6. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.
7. Causing to become tranquil.
8. Small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs.
9. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
10. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
11. A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance).
12. A blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant.
13. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
14. An informal term for a father.
19. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
22. A vigorous blow.
25. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
31. A complete viral particle.
32. One of two alternative forms of a genes that can have the same locus on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits.
33. United States space station.
35. Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.
36. Complacently or inanely foolish.
37. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
39. Type genus of the Lycaenidae.
40. A commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells.
43. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
46. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
48. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
52. A festival featuring African-American culture.
55. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
56. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
59. A woman of refinement.
61. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
63. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
64. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
65. A Russian river.
66. A state in the western United States.
67. Flat tableland with steep edges.
69. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
70. Fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used.
71. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
74. An emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration.
75. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
79. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
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