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1. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
4. Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button.
12. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
15. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
16. A genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae.
17. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
18. An associate degree in applied science.
19. Someone who is no longer alive.
20. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
21. A contorted facial expression.
23. The Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
25. Disparaging terms for the common people.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
31. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
34. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
38. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
40. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design.
42. Tree frogs.
45. Not in good physical or mental health.
46. A rapid bustling commotion.
47. An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.).
50. A source of oil.
53. A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck.
55. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
56. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
57. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
60. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
61. A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language.
63. (sports) Someone in charge of training an athlete or a team.
65. Before noon.
67. A large number or amount.
69. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
73. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
77. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
79. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
80. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
81. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
83. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
84. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
85. An island comprising the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
86. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. (informal) Exceptionally good.
2. A deep prolonged loud noise.
3. (Norse mythology) The chief race of gods living at Asgard.
4. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
5. Selected as the best.
6. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
7. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
8. A polite name for any woman.
9. A strong emotion.
10. To some (great or small) extent.
11. Having been taken into the mouth for consumption.
12. Tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit.
13. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
14. A small cake leavened with yeast.
22. A member of a nomadic people of the northern Ural mountains.
24. (British slang) Cafe.
26. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
27. Lean end of the neck.
29. An ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles.
32. Of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls.
33. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
35. Supply or feed to surfeit.
36. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
37. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
39. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
41. Of a pale purple color.
43. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf.
44. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
48. Used of a single unit or thing.
49. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
51. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
52. The capital and largest city of Japan.
54. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
58. An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds.
59. Belonging to the modern era.
62. A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers.
64. (computer science) American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
66. United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859).
68. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
70. Set down according to a plan.
71. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
72. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
74. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
75. The residue that remains when something is burned.
76. (computer science) A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium.
78. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
82. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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