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1. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
5. French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827).
12. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
15. Being two more than sixty.
16. Of or relating to the intima.
17. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
18. Webbing clothes moths.
20. A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book.
22. Bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels.
24. A reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs.
25. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
26. A unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean.
27. Ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side.
30. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
32. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
36. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
40. Herbs, shrubs and trees.
42. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
44. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
45. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
46. Gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps.
50. Consisting of or combining two races.
52. Submerged freshwater perennials.
54. Used of certain religious orders who wear shoes.
56. Covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments.
57. The domain ruled by an emperor or empress.
60. (trademark) A material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided.
62. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
63. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
64. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
68. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
69. Coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals.
73. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
74. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
75. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
76. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
77. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
78. A mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high).
79. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. Of or being the lowest female voice.
2. Being four more than sixty.
3. Excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted.
4. A range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline).
5. Of a pale purple color.
6. Squash bugs.
7. A heavy precious metallic element.
8. Being one more than fifty.
9. A former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere).
10. United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964).
11. Selected as the best.
12. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
13. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
14. The universal time coordinated time on board the spacecraft.
19. Affording unobstructed entrance and exit.
21. A corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages.
23. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
28. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
29. Someone who tunes pianos.
31. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
33. A large fleet.
34. Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof.
35. Large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles.
37. Of or relating to the penis.
38. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
39. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
41. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
43. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
47. Extreme excess.
48. A tranquilizer (trade name Mellaril) used to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
49. An Italian woman of rank.
51. The dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food.
53. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
55. Make more intense, stronger, or more marked.
58. A liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions.
59. The capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island.
61. All the plant life in a particular region.
65. Set down according to a plan.
66. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
67. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
70. An accountant certified by the state.
71. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
72. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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