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1. Any of various units of capacity.
4. An ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation.
11. Express or utter with a hiss.
15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
16. Grow together (of plants and organs).
17. A fabric made by knitting.
18. The bill in a restaurant.
19. An immunoglobulin E that is formed as an antibody against allergens (such as pollen).
20. A member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in southwestern United States.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
25. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
29. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
30. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
32. Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds.
35. Loose or flaccid body fat.
36. Time during which some action is awaited.
37. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
42. A public promotion of some product or service.
43. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
46. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
48. A group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor.
50. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
51. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
54. (informal) Exceptionally good.
56. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
57. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
60. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs.
62. Mites and ticks.
64. A sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption.
68. Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox.
69. Austrian physician who tried to treat diseases with a form of hypnotism (1734-1815).
71. Liquid that is spilled.
72. Little known Kamarupan languages.
76. Forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands.
77. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet.
78. Resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy.
80. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
81. A small piece of cloth.
82. A decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing.
83. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. Divulge information or secrets.
3. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
4. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
5. (informal) Of the highest quality.
6. The act of scanning.
7. A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function.
8. Tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
9. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
10. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
11. A vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels.
12. Any plant of the genus Inula.
13. A stringed instrument of India.
14. (literary) Spirited horse for state or war.
22. Omnivorous mammal of Central and South America.
24. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
26. Being six more than fifty.
27. Being five more than fifty.
28. Of a pale purple color.
31. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
33. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
34. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
38. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
39. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
40. Have supper.
41. An informal term for a father.
44. Relating to or resembling or made of or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl.
45. By bad luck.
47. Imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake.
49. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
52. The month following March and preceding May.
53. The third month of the civil year.
55. A contorted facial expression.
58. Used of a single unit or thing.
59. A prolific German composer noted for his oratorios (1685-1759).
61. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
63. United States film maker (1897-1991).
65. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
66. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
67. A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
70. A thrusting blow with a knife.
73. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
74. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
75. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
79. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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