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1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. A tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells.
12. The ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
15. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
16. Paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil.
17. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
18. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
19. Of or relating to or characteristic of Lebanon or its people.
20. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
21. An industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula.
23. Steal goods.
25. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
27. United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955).
28. Bar temporarily.
31. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
34. Situated at an apex.
36. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
40. A transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission.
43. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
44. Black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas.
47. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
52. Of or relating to or supporting Islamism.
54. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
56. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
59. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
61. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
63. A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle.
67. A resource.
68. A purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens.
71. Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles.
72. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
73. The cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship.
75. An internationally recognized distress signal in radio code.
76. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions.
77. Hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese.
78. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
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1. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
2. Relating to or resembling or made of or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl.
3. Lean end of the neck.
4. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
5. The function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another.
6. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
7. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
8. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
9. A drama set to music.
10. Flat tableland with steep edges.
11. A genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees.
12. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
13. The amount of money needed to purchase something.
14. United States film actor (born in 1956).
22. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
24. (Old Testament) The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac.
26. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
29. A port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production.
30. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
32. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
33. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
35. A fit of shivering.
37. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
38. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
39. Obvious and dull.
41. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
42. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
45. A small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp).
46. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
49. Type genus of the Amiidae.
50. Being one more than two.
51. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
53. An ancient Greek city famous for military prowess.
55. Come to pass.
57. A bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll.
58. Mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats).
60. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula.
62. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
64. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
65. An unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision.
66. Other than what is under consideration or implied.
69. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
70. Lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down v 1.
74. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
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