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1. Preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home).
5. (archaic) Strict and severe.
11. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
15. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
16. Headgear for a horse.
17. (used as a sentenced connector) Therefore or consequently.
18. (British abbreviation) "he accepted it on appro".
20. (Greek mythology) The rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods.
21. (usually followed by `of') Released from something onerous (especially an obligation or duty).
22. (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem.
24. Affected by ague.
26. Practices that are handed down from the past by tradition.
28. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
29. Transparent anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye.
30. Relational database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature.
35. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
37. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
38. Durable fragrant wood.
39. Showily imitative of art or artists.
41. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
44. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
45. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
46. A unit of power equal to 746 watts.
47. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
49. The feeling of being bored by something tedious.
52. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
54. A fraudulent business scheme.
57. Brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits.
60. Selected as the best.
62. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
64. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
67. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
70. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
72. A city and port in northern Jutland.
75. Wood of a sumac.
76. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
77. (Bible) The archangel who was the messenger of God.
79. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
80. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
81. Take or catch as if in a snare or trap.
82. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. Cultivated in temperate regions.
2. A ridge that forms a seam between two parts.
3. Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods.
4. Inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture.
5. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
6. Sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need for or likely benefit from medical treatment or food.
7. Evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania.
8. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
9. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
10. A three-tone Chadic language.
11. Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an Agave plant.
12. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
13. Armor plate that protects the chest.
14. Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom.
19. Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual.
23. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
25. A cushion on a throne for a prince in India.
27. The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant.
31. (Sumerian) Water god and god of wisdom.
32. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
33. Any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails.
34. Minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings.
36. Perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers.
40. Occurring or payable every year.
42. annoy continually or chronically.
43. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
48. The cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship.
50. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
51. Lack of strength or vigor esp from illness.
53. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
55. Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae.
56. Erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender.
58. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
59. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
61. An athlete who plays basketball.
63. A small cake leavened with yeast.
65. Brought into existence.
66. An elaborate song for solo voice.
68. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
69. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
71. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
73. A local computer network for communication between computers.
74. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
78. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
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