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1. A slight amount or degree of difference.
4. A dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit.
12. A branch of the Tai languages.
15. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
16. To exhaust by excessive cultivation, of land.
17. (computer science) Memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed.
18. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
19. Spread or diffuse through.
20. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
21. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
23. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
24. Atypically small.
26. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
28. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
29. A resort city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea.
30. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
32. An associate degree in applied science.
34. Land that is covered with trees and shrubs.
39. 10 grams.
43. Canadian writer (born in Sri Lanka in 1943).
45. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
46. The month following September and preceding November.
47. A rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes.
49. A state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly.
53. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
55. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
56. Loud confused noise from many sources.
60. Resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field.
65. United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902).
66. The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC.
68. Agitation resulting from active worry.
69. (psychology) Characterized by acceptance or approach.
71. United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964).
73. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
74. In this sense `Gentile' denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew.
75. A person with the same name as another.
77. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
78. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
79. A mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride.
80. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa.
2. A genus of Indriidae.
3. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis.
4. (of music or art) New and of general appeal (especially among young people).
5. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954).
6. Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784).
7. The universal time coordinated time when a transmission is sent from Earth to a spacecraft or other celestial body.
8. Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins).
9. Tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly.
10. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
11. The act of mimicking.
12. A track or mark left by something that has passed.
13. A ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land.
14. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
22. English monk and scholar (672-735).
25. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
27. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
31. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
33. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
35. Belonging to some prior time.
36. The probability of a specified outcome.
37. Chief of the Vanir.
38. The last (12th) month of the year.
40. Any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing.
41. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
42. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
44. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
48. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
50. A member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in southwestern United States.
51. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
52. (Judaism) A candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of creation.
54. Imperial moths.
57. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
58. A member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas.
59. A reddish brown dye used especially on hair.
61. (of especially liquids) Clouded as with sediment.
62. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
63. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
64. A city in central New York.
67. A person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there.
70. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
72. The fatty flesh of eel.
76. A state in New England.
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