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1. Apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses.
4. Perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America.
12. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
15. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
16. Without braces or props.
17. (formerly) A title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt.
18. Take in, also metaphorically.
20. Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.
21. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
22. English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles.
26. A tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice.
28. Long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck.
31. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
33. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
36. A plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate.
38. A public promotion of some product or service.
40. A river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo.
42. The fine downy hair covering a human fetus.
43. An independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands.
45. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
46. A racing sled for one or two people.
47. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
50. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
51. Fiddler crabs.
52. Constitution of the human body.
53. Lower in esteem.
55. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
58. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
59. The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac.
61. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
63. A Loloish language.
64. Very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants.
69. Of or relating to or near the nares.
73. A large fleet.
74. Before noon.
75. Any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads.
76. (used of especially horses) Having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray.
77. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
80. 32nd President of the United States.
81. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
82. Congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters).
83. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
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1. A town in north central Oklahoma.
2. (prefix) Half or partial.
3. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
4. A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba.
5. Used of a single unit or thing.
6. 16 ounces.
7. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
8. A woman of refinement.
9. White goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures.
10. A small Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and Tibet.
11. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
12. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
13. (especially of promises or contracts) Not violated or disregarded.
14. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
19. An actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl.
23. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
24. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
25. Great coolness and composure under strain.
27. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
29. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
30. (Akkadian) A goddess.
32. A penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci.
34. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
35. An ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty.
37. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
39. The face of a timepiece.
41. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
44. (Old Testament) The fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.
48. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
49. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
54. (in Scotland) A child.
56. Small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals.
57. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
60. A Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph.
62. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
65. The yield from plants in a single growing season.
66. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
67. An informal term for a father.
68. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
70. A message received and understood that reduces the recipient's uncertainty.
71. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
72. Soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog v 1.
78. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
79. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
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