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1. The ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
4. Covering designed to be worn on a person's body.
11. A Loloish language.
15. Compete for something.
16. An act that fails.
17. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
18. Spiritual being attendant upon God.
20. A native-born Israeli.
21. A small island.
22. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
23. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
25. Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises.
27. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
29. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
30. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
31. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
34. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
37. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
39. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
41. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
42. A member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico.
43. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954).
45. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
46. Common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery.
47. Enclosed in a package or protective covering.
51. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
53. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
54. Migratory American songbird.
55. A university town in southeast Wyoming.
58. (Philippine) A dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish.
59. Small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-size berries.
61. Similar to the color of jade.
62. Before noon.
63. Of or relating to a nail or claw or hoof.
65. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
70. A mask with a filter protects the face an lungs against poisonous gases.
73. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
74. Large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil.
77. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
78. (informal) Of the highest quality.
79. The state of being allied or confederated.
81. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
82. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
83. Be about.
84. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. (Russian) Fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley.
2. A spotted or calico horse or pony.
3. German philosopher whose three stage process of dialectical reasoning was adopted by Karl Marx (1770-1831).
4. Keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement.
5. An informal term for a father.
6. A city in Tuscany.
7. A state in northwestern North America.
8. An order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass Asteridae.
9. (Christianity) Holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine.
10. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
11. Only the bowfins.
12. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
13. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
14. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
19. Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense.
24. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
26. Grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan.
28. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.
32. A lizard of the family Agamidae.
33. An old Scottish coin of little value.
35. Characterized by dignity and propriety.
36. Reconnaissance (by shortening).
38. (usually followed by `to') Strongly opposed.
40. The eighth month of the civil year.
44. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. Relating to the abomasum (the fourth compartment of the stomach of ruminants).
50. Having a loud resonant metallic sound.
52. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
56. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
57. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
60. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
64. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
66. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
67. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
68. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
69. (criminal law) Money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial.
71. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
72. God of love and erotic desire.
75. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
76. A column of light (as from a beacon).
80. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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