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1. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
4. Medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light.
12. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
15. A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo.
16. A family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales.
17. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
18. Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681).
20. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
22. A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America.
23. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
24. Refuse to acknowledge.
26. Aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century.
29. A state in north central United States.
31. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
32. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
35. Moving in surges and billows and rolls.
38. A person forced to flee from home or country.
40. Not in action or at work.
42. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
43. Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions.
45. Leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree.
47. A person who lives and works on land.
50. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
51. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
52. A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia.
56. Rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940).
58. (trademark) A liquid that temporarily disables a person.
59. A genus of Platalea.
61. A fastener for a door or lid.
63. A cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend.
66. An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
71. From sins, as in religious dogma.
74. City in Sudan.
75. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
76. Oldest known reptiles.
78. The number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros.
79. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
80. A great raja.
81. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
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1. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
2. Located in or toward the back or rear.
3. A member of a formerly tribal people now living in south central India.
4. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs.
5. Any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language.
6. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
7. City in the northern Dominican Republic.
8. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
9. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
10. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
12. Small and light boat.
13. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
14. Having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky.
19. A person of unquestioning obedience.
21. Remove the clip from.
25. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
27. A rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy.
28. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
30. United States historian (1885-1981).
33. A medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists.
34. Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts.
36. A Dravidian language spoken in south central India.
37. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
39. Situated in front of the anus.
41. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
44. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
46. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
48. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
49. Aromatic Eurasian perennial.
53. The cry made by sheep.
54. A historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic.
55. Holding or containing nothing.
57. Port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea.
60. A particular environment or walk of life.
62. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
64. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
65. Marked by the reception of pay.
67. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
68. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
69. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
72. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
73. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions.
77. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
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