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1. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
4. Inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration.
12. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
15. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
16. A highly polished convex-cut but unfaceted gem.
17. Adult female chicken.
18. (botany) Especially of plant parts.
19. Minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root.
20. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
21. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
22. A state in northwestern North America.
23. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
24. Enter uninvited.
26. The longest division of geological time.
30. The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell.
32. Virus parasitic in bacteria.
34. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote.
38. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
39. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
40. A family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia.
41. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
42. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
44. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
47. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
48. (anatomy) Exhibiting ectopia.
52. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike appendage.
54. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).
55. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
56. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
57. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
58. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
63. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
64. A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).
68. The lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United States.
72. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
74. Advanced in years.
75. The sixth month of the civil year.
76. A genus of Ploceidae.
78. An inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities.
79. Being nothing more than specified.
80. Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.
82. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
83. A written agreement between two states or sovereigns.
84. Ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC.
85. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
2. In bed.
3. A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry.
4. Any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent.
5. A branch of the Tai languages.
6. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
7. A crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint).
8. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
9. A master's degree in theology.
10. Convert into ions.
11. A vicious angry growl.
12. The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC.
13. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
14. In or of the present month.
25. Load anew with ammunition, "She reloaded the gun carefully".
27. A person who delivers a speech or oration.
28. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
29. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
31. Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico).
33. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
35. An Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania.
36. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
37. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
43. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
45. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
46. The arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair).
49. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
50. Of or relating to or having the relation of an isotope.
51. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
53. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
59. Informal terms for a mother.
60. A port city in southwestern Iran.
61. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
62. Any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season.
65. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
66. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
67. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
69. The content of cognition.
70. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
71. An informal term for a father.
73. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
77. The habitation of wild animals.
81. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
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