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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. A rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled.
12. Your general store of remembered information.
15. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
16. (medical) An absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cells.
17. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
18. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
20. Type genus of the Amiidae.
22. Omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North and Central America.
23. Preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church.
27. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
28. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
33. A formal expression of praise.
36. A slender double-reed instrument.
37. Used chiefly as a direction or description in music.
38. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
39. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
40. The second largest city in Tunisia.
42. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
44. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
45. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
46. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
49. Jordan's port.
51. The longest river of Asia.
53. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
54. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
58. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
60. The wife or widow of a czar.
66. The elapsed time it takes for light (or radio signals) to travel between the Earth and a celestial object.
67. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion.
69. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
70. A member of a Caddo people formerly living in north central Texas.
72. Wood of a larch tree.
74. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
75. Used of a single unit or thing.
76. Expressing or manifesting praise or approval.
78. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
79. An affirmative.
80. Any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent.
81. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Little known Kamarupan languages.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
4. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
5. The act of scanning.
6. A master's degree in theology.
7. A city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz).
8. Chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions.
9. After noon.
10. German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927).
11. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
12. An association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members.
13. Thin and fit.
14. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
19. Transparent anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye.
21. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf.
24. Deeply moved.
25. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
26. A starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant.
29. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
30. United States labor leader who was president of the Teamsters Union.
31. A swift whirling motion (usually of a missile).
32. A populous province in northeastern China.
34. (archaic) Of persons.
35. Greek mythology.
41. Having some resemblance.
43. A bachelor's degree in religion.
47. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
48. An Eskimo hut.
50. The time when something begins (especially life).
52. A town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River.
55. King of the Huns.
56. The residue that remains when something is burned.
57. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus.
59. Melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh.
61. Stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals.
62. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
63. Any admirable quality or attribute.
64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
68. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
71. The month following March and preceding May.
73. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
77. 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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