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1. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
5. A small syringe with detachable nozzles.
11. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
15. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
16. Deprived of parents by death or desertion.
17. A vessel that carries passengers or freight v 1.
18. The basic monetary unit in many countries.
19. The beach at a seaside resort.
20. A flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces.
21. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.
23. Covered with paving material.
25. An appraisal of the value of something.
27. English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957).
28. Southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits.
31. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
32. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
38. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
39. The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
42. A large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria.
45. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
47. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
48. A small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship.
49. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
50. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
52. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
53. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
54. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
57. A wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay.
60. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
64. Old World woody vines.
67. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
68. Of or at or relating to an anode.
71. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
72. An elegantly dressed man (often with affected manners).
73. A member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois.
75. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face.
76. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
77. Striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects.
78. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
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1. A message received and understood that reduces the recipient's uncertainty.
2. A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance).
3. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
4. Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda.
5. An uproarious party.
6. Ascribed to Orpheus or characteristic of ideas in works ascribed to Orpheus.
7. A transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission.
8. The longest river of Asia.
9. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
10. The Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people.
11. Deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America.
12. A percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer.
13. Of or relating to or located near a hilum.
14. Optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.
22. Small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
26. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
29. Any of several Orthodox Jewish sects who reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel.
30. Jordan's port.
33. The boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
34. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
35. Not in action or at work.
36. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
37. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
40. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
41. The sacred city of Lamaism.
43. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
44. (Greek mythology) Goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare.
46. Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.
51. An African river.
55. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
56. Paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak.
58. Of or concerning this.
59. The clay from which adobe bricks are made.
61. A mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated.
62. The principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group.
63. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
65. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
66. A gully that is shallower than a ravine.
69. Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts.
70. A colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid.
74. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
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