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1. Pretentious or silly talk or writing.
5. Artificial and inferior.
11. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
15. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
16. The Greek lyric poet of Lesbos.
17. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
18. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
20. Widely known and esteemed.
21. A low heavy horsecart without sides.
22. Relating to, or coming from, Europe and Asia.
24. Support resembling the rib of an animal.
26. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
27. Being one more than two.
28. An ache localized in the middle or inner ear.
30. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
34. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
35. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
38. A Loloish language.
42. A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite.
44. Flat tableland with steep edges.
47. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
49. Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915).
51. Large Indian antelope.
53. A mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high).
54. An associate degree in applied science.
55. A port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production.
57. Call upon in supplication.
59. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
63. A means of serving.
67. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
69. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
72. The twelfth month of the civil year.
73. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
76. A telephone connection.
77. A network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels.
78. An informal conversation.
79. On or toward the lee.
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1. Dwell (archaic).
2. An island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai).
3. (used especially of vegetation) Having lost all moisture.
4. A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands.
5. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
6. Type genus of the Ranidae.
7. Tropical trees having one-seeded fruit.
8. (usually followed by `to') Naturally disposed toward.
9. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).
10. A belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic.
11. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
12. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
13. The fourth month of the Hindu calendar.
14. By chance.
19. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
23. Being one more than one.
25. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
29. A port city in southwestern Iran.
31. Inability to walk.
32. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.
33. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
36. Before noon.
37. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
39. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
40. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
41. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
43. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
45. (used of persons or the military) Characterized by having or bearing arms.
46. Waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls.
48. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
50. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
52. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
56. A resident of Utah.
58. The sacred writings of the Christian religion.
60. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
61. A spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle.
62. Administer an oil or ointment to.
64. A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river.
65. Lie adjacent to another.
66. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
68. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
70. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
71. Extremely pleasing.
74. 30 to 300 kilohertz.
75. A state in midwestern United States.
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