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1. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
4. State something incorrectly.
12. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
15. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
16. Possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge).
17. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
18. A unit of pain intensity.
19. Water travel for pleasure.
20. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
21. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
23. A unit of power equal to 1000 watts.
24. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula.
26. United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935).
28. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike appendage.
31. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
32. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
33. God of death.
36. A New England state.
38. Handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle.
41. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
42. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
43. A unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere.
45. A highwayman who robs on foot.
48. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
49. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
51. A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea.
52. A confusion of voices and other sounds.
54. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
55. Indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly.
57. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
58. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
59. A member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri hills in southern India.
62. Any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages.
66. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
68. A Bantu language spoken in southern Zaire.
70. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
74. A Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph.
76. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
79. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
80. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
81. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
83. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
84. A usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair.
85. A large estate in Spanish-speaking countries.
86. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
2. (Philippine) A dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish.
3. Apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions.
4. United States biochemist (born in Germany) who studied the metabolism of muscles (1884-1951).
5. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
6. The act of sucking.
7. A neutral middle vowel.
8. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
9. Tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia.
10. Being one more than nine.
11. Having a specified kind of border or edge.
12. Lac purified by heating and filtering.
13. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
14. An unfledged or nestling hawk.
22. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
25. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
27. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
29. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
30. Employed in accomplishing something.
34. English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia.
35. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
37. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.
39. United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905- ).
40. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
44. A master's degree in business.
46. Any organic compound containing the group -CONH2.
47. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
50. A member of the Circassian people living east of the Black Sea.
53. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
56. A bronchodilator (trade names Elixophyllin and Slo-Bid and Theobid) used to treat asthma and bronchitis and emphysema.
60. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
61. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
63. A unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt.
64. 100 sente equal 1 loti.
65. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves.
67. Full of zest or vigor.
69. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
71. Set down according to a plan.
72. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
73. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
75. The residue that remains when something is burned.
77. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
78. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
82. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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