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1. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
4. A genus of Tettigoniidae.
11. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
15. A flexible container with a single opening.
16. (biology) Rough to the touch.
17. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
18. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
19. A public act of violence by an unruly mob.
21. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
22. give personal assurance.
24. Something considered choice to eat.
27. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
29. (Greek mythology) A princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father.
32. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
34. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
38. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
39. A throne that is the official chair of a bishop.
43. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
44. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
46. The cry made by sheep.
47. A member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium.
49. The brightest star in Virgo.
52. (medieval legends) The bride of King Mark of Cornwall who fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other.
54. The trait of acting rashly and without prudence.
55. An agricultural laborer in Arab countries.
57. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
58. A unit of traffic intensity in a telephone system.
61. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
65. Without compunction or human feeling.
70. The psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning.
73. A master's degree in business.
74. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
75. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
77. A decree that prohibits something.
78. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
79. French revolutionary who was prominent in the early days of the French Revolution (1749-1791).
80. 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. Advanced in years.
4. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
5. Emperor of Rome who introduced a degree of freedom after the repressive reign of Domitian.
6. Twining perennial North American plants.
7. Loud confused noise from many sources.
8. A training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers.
9. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
10. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
11. English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943).
12. A river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea.
13. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
14. A polite name for any woman.
20. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
23. Clothing for the hands.
25. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
26. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
28. Cause to suffer.
30. Pass by, as of time.
31. (Old Testament) A youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC).
33. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
35. United States journalist (born in England in 1908).
36. A purgative made from the leaves of aloe.
37. A public announcement (in church) of a proposed marriage.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
41. The bill in a restaurant.
42. First in order of importance.
45. A stiff sharp-pointed plant process.
48. Tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts.
50. Needless warnings.
51. (informal) Exceptionally good.
53. Herbs of temperate regions.
56. Half the width of an em.
59. An associate degree in nursing.
60. A shade of brown with a tinge of red.
62. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
63. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
64. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
66. A star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process.
67. Perceive sound.
68. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
69. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
71. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
72. A young woman making her debut into society.
76. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
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