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1. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
4. A skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules.
12. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
15. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
16. The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter.
17. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
18. An embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt.
20. Unable to move or resist motion.
21. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
22. German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome.
23. Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity.
25. An associate degree in nursing.
26. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
27. (Japanese) A translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper.
29. Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity.
33. The provincial capital of Veneto.
37. A hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic.
38. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
41. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century).
42. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
44. Towards the side away from the wind.
47. An opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors.
50. A master's degree in religion.
51. A territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine.
53. Take in solid food.
54. Any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification.
57. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
59. Any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets.
61. The wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany.
70. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
71. Large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers.
74. On or toward the lee.
75. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
76. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
77. Wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and North Africa having large recurved horns.
78. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
79. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants.
80. An appreciable consequence (especially a lessening).
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1. A city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
2. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
3. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
4. A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ.
5. A resource.
6. A state in southeastern United States.
7. A journey for some purpose (usually including the return).
8. Not disposed to cheat or defraud.
9. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
10. Russian mathematician (1856-1922).
11. The products of human creativity.
12. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
13. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
14. (informal) Exceptionally good.
19. The capital of Belarus and of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
24. A medium (art or business) that disseminates moving pictures.
28. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
30. (Sumerian) Legendary friend of Gilgamish.
31. A master's degree in library science.
32. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
34. (of linens or clothes) Smoothed with a hot iron.
35. Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw.
36. Old World tropical herbs.
39. A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo.
40. (Scottish folklore) Water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders.
43. A hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone.
45. A Scottish word.
46. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo.
48. A genus of Indriidae.
49. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
52. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
55. A member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado river.
56. Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and a progestin compound.
58. Adorned by inlays.
60. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
62. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
63. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
64. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
65. The basic unit of money in Iran.
66. A small cake leavened with yeast.
67. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
68. Witnessed at first hand.
69. The words of something written.
72. The capital and largest city of Japan.
73. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
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