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1. Used of a single unit or thing.
4. Any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form.
12. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
15. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
16. Goat grass.
17. Of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue.
18. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
19. A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral.
20. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
22. An ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean.
24. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
26. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. A sharply directional antenna.
29. The Dravidian language spoken by the Kolam people in central India.
37. Wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills.
38. The highest level or degree attainable.
40. Being one more than fifty.
41. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
42. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
44. A French abbot.
47. A unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar.
50. Flowering plant with two cotyledons.
51. American novelist (1909-1955).
52. Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism (1469-1538).
55. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
56. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
57. The cry made by sheep.
60. Small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals.
64. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
68. A city in southeastern Spain.
72. (British) A local tax on property (usually used in the plural).
73. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
76. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
77. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
79. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
80. English monk and scholar (672-735).
81. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.
82. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
4. A deep bow.
5. A hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity).
6. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
7. Dry red table wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain.
8. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
9. A long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma.
10. A long-playing phonograph record.
11. The slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa.
12. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
13. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
14. Male red deer.
21. Baby bed with high sides.
23. By bad luck.
25. Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight.
30. Force or compel somebody to do something.
31. A fabric woven with lisle thread.
32. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
33. God of the earth.
34. West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves.
35. A picturesque mountainous province of western Austria.
36. Wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography.
39. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
43. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
45. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
46. A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland.
48. Of or relating to or characteristic of Lebanon or its people.
49. An associate degree in nursing.
53. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
54. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
58. Type genus of the Anatidae.
59. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
61. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
62. Treated with contempt.
63. An oil port in southern Iraq.
65. A drama set to music.
66. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
67. A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
69. Not widely known.
70. A baton used by a magician or water diviner.
71. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
74. A human limb.
75. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.
78. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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