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1. Type genus of the Anatidae.
5. A situation in which no progress can be made.
12. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
15. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
16. A fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling.
17. A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia.
18. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
19. (Sumerian) God of the air and king of the Sumerian gods.
20. A genus of Platalea.
22. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. The present time or age.
27. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
30. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
32. A solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk.
34. A tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles.
38. An associate degree in applied science.
39. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
40. A battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists.
41. Any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers.
46. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions.
47. The table in Christian churches where communion is given.
50. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
51. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
52. Of or relating to apnea.
55. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
56. A public promotion of some product or service.
58. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
59. Deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers.
62. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
63. A county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel.
66. Refuse to acknowledge.
70. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
71. A port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea.
74. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
75. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
76. Having a single pole.
77. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
78. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
79. One of the three prairie provinces in central Canada.
80. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
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1. Highly excited.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. How long something has existed.
4. Cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain.
5. Water frozen in the solid state.
6. A gambling card game of Spanish origin.
7. Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324).
8. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
9. Highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried.
10. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
11. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
12. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
13. An elaborate song for solo voice.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
21. A small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate.
24. Become active.
26. The basic unit of money in China.
28. The basic unit of money in Spain.
29. English monk and scholar (672-735).
31. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
33. (Judaism) A chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh.
35. Disparaging terms for small people.
36. A descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point.
37. Deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees.
42. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
43. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
44. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
45. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
48. A simple protein found in the seeds of cereals.
49. Enter a computer.
53. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
54. Waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls.
57. The posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine.
60. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand).
61. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
64. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin.
65. A light-weight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun.
67. An onerous or difficult concern.
68. Avatar of Vishnu.
69. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
72. Negation of a word or group of words.
73. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
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