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1. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
4. Inclined toward or displaying love.
11. A reason for wanting something done.
15. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
16. The presence of potassium in the circulating blood.
17. A cooperative unit.
18. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
20. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
22. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
24. "an agrarian (or agricultural) society".
26. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
27. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
28. An epic in Latin by Virgil.
29. A violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa.
32. Type genus of the Triglidae.
33. A New England state.
34. Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay.
36. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
40. Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail.
42. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
44. A boy or man.
45. English essayist (1775-1834).
46. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
47. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
54. A primeval personification of air and breath.
55. An Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar.
58. A quantity of no importance.
59. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
60. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta.
61. A republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States.
64. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
67. Little known Kamarupan languages.
71. Using the voice.
74. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
77. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
78. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
79. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
80. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
2. The content of cognition.
3. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
4. A state in northwestern North America.
5. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
6. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
7. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
8. The striking of one body against another.
9. Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units.
10. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
11. Of or relating to or near the sternum.
12. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
13. A river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo.
14. Make improvements or corrections to.
19. A second-rate prize fighter.
21. A city in southeastern South Korea.
23. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
25. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
30. A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula.
31. Type genus of the Majidae.
35. A public promotion of some product or service.
37. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
38. Covered with a firm surface.
39. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
41. Any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling.
43. (prefix) Half or partial.
48. A large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained.
50. Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person.
51. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
52. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
53. A Loloish language.
56. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
57. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
62. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
63. The provision of money temporarily (usually at interest).
65. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
66. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
68. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
69. Rounded like an egg.
70. Avatar of Vishnu.
72. Liveliness and energy.
73. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
75. An informal term for a father.
76. An associate degree in nursing.
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