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1. Precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals.
5. The ohmic resistance of a conductor.
11. A quantity of no importance.
15. A one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome.
16. Large American feline resembling a lion.
17. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
18. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
19. A city in northeastern Ohio.
20. Related on the mother's side.
21. Young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf.
23. An instinctive motive.
24. United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885).
25. Remove from memory or existence.
27. A branch of the Tai languages.
30. A collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity).
33. Of or pertaining to or affected by albinism.
37. The woody part of plants.
38. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
41. A colorless liquid hydrocarbon extracted from petroleum or coal tar and used in making synthetic resins.
42. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
43. A state in midwestern United States.
45. In bed.
47. A humorous play on words.
48. (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem.
51. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
53. Indicator consisting of a line at the high-water or low-water limits of the tides.
54. Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold.
56. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
57. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
59. A feeling of self-respect and personal worth.
62. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
65. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India.
68. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
72. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
74. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
75. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
76. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
80. An informal debt instrument.
81. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
82. Elder brother of Krishna.
83. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
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1. Agitation resulting from active worry.
2. The Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain.
3. A cruel wicked and inhuman person.
4. Strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward.
5. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
6. Japanese painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1760-1849).
7. Black-and-white diving bird of northern seas.
8. Highly excited.
9. God of wisdom or prophesy.
10. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
11. Designed to reduce or prevent skidding.
12. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
13. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
14. Again but in a new or different way.
22. Having or reflecting superior quality or value.
26. Before noon.
28. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
29. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
31. Relating to or having the nature of myth.
32. Appeal or request earnestly.
34. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture.
35. Made tough by habitual exposure.
36. A low-lying region in central France.
39. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
44. Jordan's port.
46. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
49. (Greek mythology) Any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus.
50. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
52. Covered with paving material.
55. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
58. A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.
60. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
61. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
63. A genus of Pyralidae.
64. An assertion of a right (as to money or property).
66. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
67. A three-tone Chadic language.
69. A sudden short attack.
70. Very dark black.
71. Largest known toad species.
73. An accountant certified by the state.
77. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
78. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
79. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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