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1. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
4. Do away with.
11. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
15. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
16. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
17. An elaborate song for solo voice.
18. Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds.
19. Showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc..
20. Grind together, of teeth.
21. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
23. The removal of covering.
25. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
26. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
28. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') End v 1.
30. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
33. Drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets.
37. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
39. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
42. A pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes.
43. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
44. To fix or set securely or deeply.
45. Of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base.
47. Informal abbreviation of `representative'.
50. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
52. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.
53. A mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak).
56. (informal) Last in an indefinitely numerous series.
58. The capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea.
60. An industrial city of eastern Poland.
61. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
65. Large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles.
69. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
71. A doctor's degree in theology.
72. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
73. A dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheel revolve.
75. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
76. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
77. Any period of seven consecutive days.
78. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
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1. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
2. Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers.
3. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
4. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
5. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
6. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
7. The habitation of wild animals.
8. Of or relating to a seizure or convulsion.
9. The place where some action occurs.
10. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
11. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
13. A growth in strength or number or importance.
14. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
22. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
24. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.
27. The cry made by sheep.
29. Drive away by crying "shoo!".
31. God of love and erotic desire.
32. A French abbot.
34. Made of grated potato and egg with a little flour.
35. Naturally having skin of a dark color.
36. Muslim name for God.
38. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
40. Evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions.
41. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
46. Of or relating to coitus or copulation.
48. Thin protective membrane in some protozoa.
49. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
51. Small genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody taproots and flower heads of umbels or cymes.
54. Any taillike structure.
55. An ax used to slaughter cattle.
57. Appointed for life and not subject to dismissal except for a grave crime.
59. Not out.
62. Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979).
63. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
64. Grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers.
66. Something that resembles a pill in shape or size.
67. Of or being the lowest female voice.
68. A standard or model or pattern regarded as typical.
70. Any federal law-enforcement officer.
74. 16 ounces.
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