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1. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
4. Large siphonophore of up to 50 ft long.
12. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
15. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
16. A severe rebuke.
17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
18. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
19. Resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible.
20. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
21. Containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody.
23. Offensively discourteous.
25. Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico).
27. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
28. Genus of tropical American timber trees.
30. A quantity of no importance.
33. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
34. An athlete who plays basketball.
39. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
40. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
42. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
43. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
45. A Mid-Atlantic state.
46. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
48. A doctor's degree in education.
50. A confusion of voices and other sounds.
51. Attack someone physically or emotionally.
54. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
56. Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge.
57. Spicy fruit of the cubeb vine.
59. A special loved one.
61. Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence.
63. The face of a timepiece.
66. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
67. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
70. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
72. Dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top.
75. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
76. The force applied to a unit area of surface.
78. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
79. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
80. Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances.
81. (computer science) Memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed.
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1. (linguistics) The form of a word after all affixes are removed.
2. Informal terms for money.
3. Cause inflammation in.
4. A port city in southwestern Iran.
5. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
6. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes.
7. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
8. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
9. Affectedly dainty or refined.
10. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
11. Advanced in years.
12. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
13. A fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together.
14. Russian country house.
22. A drama set to music.
24. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
26. Imperial moths.
29. Battle in World War I (1917).
31. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
32. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
35. Having help.
36. A telegram sent abroad.
37. Any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap.
38. Not agitated.
41. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
44. Of or relating to or located at the base.
47. Brush turkeys.
49. (Greek mythology) An Athenian inventor who built the Labyrinth of Minos.
52. A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry.
53. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
55. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
58. A worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter.
60. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
62. Any plant of the genus Erica.
64. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
65. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
68. Type genus of the Musaceae.
69. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
71. Dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head).
73. The ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
74. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
77. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
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