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1. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
4. Type genus of the Lutjanidae.
12. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
15. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
16. Granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains.
17. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
18. Inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause.
19. Disappear gradually.
20. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
21. A major waterfall in southern Africa.
23. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
25. Black tropical American cuckoo.
28. (informal) Of the highest quality.
29. Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979).
31. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
33. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
37. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
38. A state in New England.
40. Tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp.
43. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
46. Attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates.
47. A resource.
48. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
50. The cry made by sheep.
51. A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers.
53. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
55. Challenge the honesty or credibility of.
58. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
60. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
61. A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands.
65. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
67. A region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore.
70. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
74. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
75. A widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow.
76. A skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton.
78. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
79. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
80. White Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest.
81. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. An indirect suggestion.
2. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
3. Nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste.
4. Any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors.
5. Type genus of the family Ulvaceae.
6. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
7. The state capital of Alaska.
8. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
9. The organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract.
10. Having removed clothing.
11. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
12. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
13. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
14. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
22. The Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people.
24. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
26. The lean flesh of a saltwater fish found it warm waters (especially Hawaii).
27. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
30. Discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people.
32. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
34. Jordan's port.
35. A semiautomatic rifle.
36. A large fleet.
39. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
41. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
42. Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes.
44. Tag the base runner to get him out.
45. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
49. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
52. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
54. A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal).
56. Drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets.
57. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
59. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
62. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
63. Of a pale yellow color like straw.
64. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
66. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
68. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
69. God of love and erotic desire.
71. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
72. A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives.
73. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
77. A state in the eastern United States.
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