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1. The option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date.
4. Eruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a disease.
12. A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes.
15. 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.
16. English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859).
17. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
18. One thousandth of a second.
20. Thin and fit.
21. Leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree.
23. Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross.
24. A flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces.
25. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
26. Occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure.
27. Goddess of the heavens and married love.
29. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
31. Of or relating to the former Indo-European people.
32. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
36. (Greek mythology) The priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans to beware of Greeks bearing gifts when they wanted to accept the Trojan Horse.
40. Act in a way that attracts attention.
41. Any high mountain.
42. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
45. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
46. Of or relating to Czechoslovakia or its people or their language.
50. Singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs).
52. A large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation.
55. White Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest.
57. Xerophytic evergreen shrubs.
58. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
60. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
64. Weight to be borne or conveyed.
66. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
70. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
71. Octopuses and paper nautilus.
75. The month following February and preceding April.
76. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
77. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
78. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
79. An associate degree in applied science.
80. Annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia.
81. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
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1. Large American feline resembling a lion.
2. A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia.
3. A city in southeastern South Korea.
4. The square of a body of any size of type.
5. Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979).
6. Acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan).
7. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
8. Cause to become very swollen.
9. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
10. The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses).
11. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
12. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
13. A disorderly outburst or tumult.
14. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
19. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
22. English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899).
28. Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers.
30. French novelist.
33. A dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods).
34. Reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity.
35. South American cavy.
37. A drama set to music.
38. United States biochemist (born in Spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (born in 1905).
39. A doctor's degree in optometry.
43. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
44. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
48. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
49. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
51. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
53. In the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie.
54. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
56. In great numbers.
59. The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand.
61. English essayist (1775-1834).
62. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
63. Greenish-yellow pear.
65. German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948).
67. Type genus of the Amiidae.
68. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
69. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
72. An accountant certified by the state.
73. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
74. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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