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1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. An unceremonious and disorganized struggle.
12. Not divisible by two.
15. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
16. Relating to or resembling or functioning like a trachea.
17. A federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955.
18. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
19. Rub elbows with.
20. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
22. A small cake leavened with yeast.
24. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
25. A fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy.
27. Interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers.
29. A fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan.
30. Often cultivated for the decorative foliage.
34. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
37. A fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface).
38. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
41. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
43. A shade of brown with a tinge of red.
44. Any of several plants of the genus Camassia.
46. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
47. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
50. A member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners.
51. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
53. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
54. Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen).
59. The square of a body of any size of type.
60. A cgs unit of work or energy.
61. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
62. Not only so, but.
66. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
69. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
73. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
74. Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.
78. The foot of a human being.
79. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
81. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
82. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
83. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.
84. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
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1. Divulge information or secrets.
2. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
5. A long racket with a triangular frame.
6. Of or relating to rabbis or their teachings.
7. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
8. A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm.
9. An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940).
10. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
11. Resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy.
12. Type genus of Ochnaceae.
13. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
14. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
21. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
23. (computer science) American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
26. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
28. Melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh.
31. Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers.
32. 20 aspers equal 1 kuru.
33. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
35. A large fleet.
36. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
39. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
40. Unknown god.
42. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
45. Be hungry.
49. American novelist (1909-1955).
52. An associate degree in nursing.
55. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
56. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
57. European annual grown for forage.
58. City in Sudan.
63. Lower in esteem.
64. A fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together.
65. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household.
67. Advanced in years.
68. A genus of Mustelidae.
70. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
71. A manner of performance.
72. Type genus of the Anatidae.
75. An accountant certified by the state.
76. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
77. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
80. Being nine more than ninety.
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