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1. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
4. Either of two broad muscles located on either side of the neck and innervated by the facial nerve.
12. Not reflecting light.
15. The cry made by sheep.
16. An apparatus for performing a titration.
17. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
18. (used of certain religious orders) Barefoot or wearing only sandals.
19. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
20. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
21. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
24. (Old Testament) The first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC).
27. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
29. A state in north central United States.
31. A resource.
33. A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory.
37. Wood of a pecan tree.
42. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
43. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
44. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
45. Any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum.
47. A hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head.
51. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
52. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
53. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
54. Disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol).
55. Not only so, but.
57. A narrow way or road.
60. Avatar of Vishnu.
61. A rare soft orange mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide.
63. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
64. Before noon.
66. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
67. Someone who leaves.
69. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
73. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
76. Jordan's port.
78. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
79. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
80. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
82. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
83. Free from liquid or moisture.
84. A large estate in Spanish-speaking countries.
85. The residue that remains when something is burned.
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1. Lie adjacent to another.
2. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
3. A river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo.
4. Any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria.
5. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
6. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
7. Worthless material that is discarded.
8. God of the Underworld.
9. The function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another.
10. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
22. A state in midwestern United States.
23. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
25. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
26. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
28. Baby bed with high sides.
30. Remove the bones from (an animal).
32. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
34. Any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch.
35. In the same place (used when citing a reference).
36. Whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering of the eyeball.
38. The lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level.
39. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
40. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
41. A Loloish language.
46. Away from the mouth or oral region.
48. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
49. The Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee people.
50. Bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants.
56. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
58. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
59. A syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi.
62. Cause to be embarrassed.
65. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
68. Earn on some commercial or business transaction.
70. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
71. South African term for `boss'.
72. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
74. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
75. An accountant certified by the state.
77. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
81. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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