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1. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
4. Civet of Madagascar.
12. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
15. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
16. Or or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism.
17. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
18. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
20. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
22. English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia.
25. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
26. A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands.
28. Suitable for formal occasions.
31. Resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy.
34. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
35. Guiding star.
37. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
38. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
42. Open and observable.
43. A small cake leavened with yeast.
45. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch.
46. The habitation of wild animals.
48. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
51. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
53. Jordan's port.
55. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
56. The mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations.
60. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
62. Muslim name for God.
64. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
67. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
71. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
73. A drama set to music.
75. A tight-fitting headdress.
76. A nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator.
77. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
79. A master's degree in fine arts.
80. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
81. Herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers.
82. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
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1. The sixth month of the civil year.
2. Fallow deer.
3. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
4. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
5. An associate degree in nursing.
6. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
7. True firs.
8. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote.
9. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
10. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
11. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
12. Free from dirt or impurities.
13. Of or relating to or produced by or being a gene.
14. French composer noted for his experimentalism and rejection of romanticism (1866-1925).
19. A respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer.
21. Salty fluid secreted by sweat glands.
23. Grain intended to be or that has been ground.
24. A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature.
27. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
29. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
30. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
32. English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913).
33. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
36. A Hindu prince or king in India.
39. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
40. Goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered.
41. A loud resonant repeating noise.
44. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
47. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
49. (informal) Exceptionally good.
50. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
52. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
54. Small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit.
57. In great numbers.
58. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
59. English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625).
61. Sour or bitter in taste.
63. A field of cultivated and mowed grass.
65. The center of an object.
66. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
68. The highest level or degree attainable.
69. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
70. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
72. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
74. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
78. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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