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1. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
4. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
11. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
15. Black tropical American cuckoo.
16. Having spots or patches of color.
17. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
18. An associative relation.
20. A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
22. Shop where dry cleaning is done.
24. Become active.
25. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. A bachelor's degree in science.
33. Chew the cuds.
36. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
40. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
41. A Russian unit of length (1.067 km).
43. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
44. An acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants.
45. Western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts.
47. Standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian.
48. Small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs.
51. Type genus of the Anatidae.
52. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
53. A power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt).
57. The narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips.
59. A town in north central Oklahoma.
61. Medium tall celery pine of New Zealand.
64. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
68. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
69. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
72. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
73. A master's degree in theology.
74. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
76. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
77. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
78. Extreme mental retardation.
79. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
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1. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
2. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
3. Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches.
4. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
5. An electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged.
6. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
7. A person forced to flee from home or country.
8. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
9. A condition requiring relief.
10. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
11. Essential equal to suborder Myomorpha with the Dipodidae excluded.
12. Blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel.
13. A loud resonant repeating noise.
14. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
19. Important for human and animal food.
21. Trousers ending above the knee.
23. Whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering of the eyeball.
27. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
28. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
30. Of surpassing excellence.
31. (linguistics) The form of a word after all affixes are removed.
32. (of a heraldic cross) Having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each arm.
34. Long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America.
35. The eleventh month of the civil year.
37. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
38. An oil port in southern Iraq.
39. The table in Christian churches where communion is given.
42. Speaking a Slavic language.
46. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
49. A person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or over-familiar manner.
50. A member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
54. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
55. A soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh.
56. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
58. Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body.
60. Being nine more than ninety.
62. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
63. Acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals.
65. Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.
66. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
67. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
70. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
71. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
75. The square of a body of any size of type.
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