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1. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
4. A system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year.
12. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
15. A rapid bustling commotion.
16. A high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc..
17. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
18. A Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s.
20. (of something seen or heard) Clearly defined.
21. A tight-fitting headdress.
22. The content of cognition.
23. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
25. Antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases.
27. (informal) Very bad.
29. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
31. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
32. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
38. Any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair.
41. A deep bow.
42. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
45. Southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots.
48. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
49. Tag the base runner to get him out.
50. Warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female.
51. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
53. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
54. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
56. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
57. An associate degree in nursing.
58. The small projection of a mammary gland.
60. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
62. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
65. A flask that holds spirits.
70. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
74. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
75. A bachelor's degree in theology.
76. (Babylonian) Any of a group of powerful earth spirits or genii.
78. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
79. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
80. Associated with the eardrum.
81. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
2. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
3. (Old Testament) The Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus.
4. An accountant certified by the state.
5. All the weapons and equipment that a country has.
6. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
7. An analytic or interpretive literary composition.
8. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
9. An ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty.
10. A city in northern India.
11. A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs.
12. Tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits.
13. The act of scanning.
14. A long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening.
19. United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975).
24. A genetic disorder of metabolism.
26. A sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay.
28. (Sumerian) Consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz).
30. The peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II.
33. A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage.
34. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
35. Any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers.
36. Any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch.
37. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
39. A port in southern Sweden.
40. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
43. A bright green fabric napped to resemble felt.
44. The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
46. Affect with wonder.
47. Habitual eating to excess.
52. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
55. (Greek mythology) Goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare.
59. A person forced to flee from home or country.
61. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
63. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
64. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
66. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
67. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
68. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
69. God of love and erotic desire.
71. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
72. A preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing.
73. Former measure of the US economy.
77. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying earth.
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