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1. A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes.
4. A Chinese puzzle consisting of a square divided into seven pieces that must be arranged to match particular designs.
11. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
15. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
16. A bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases.
17. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
18. Immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of.
19. Numbered or proceeding by tens.
20. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
21. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
23. The form of RNA that attaches the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA).
24. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
26. American dramatist (1928- ).
28. A desert in southern Israel.
30. A radioactive transuranic element.
32. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. Very dark black.
38. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
43. A race between candidates for elective office.
45. Large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail.
47. 10 grams.
48. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
49. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
50. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
52. Provide with choice or abundant food or drink.
54. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
57. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
58. A crisp bread of fine white flour.
61. A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.
63. Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing.
66. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
68. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
69. Rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail.
70. Travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means.
75. Black tropical American cuckoo.
76. A genus of Scolopacidae.
79. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
81. Red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds.
82. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
83. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
84. Moths whose larvae are cutworms.
85. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
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1. A magic power or magic spell.
2. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand).
3. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
4. A slight amount or degree of difference.
5. A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains.
6. The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell.
7. A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth.
8. An artificial language.
9. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
10. A port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean.
11. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known a Iraq.
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
13. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
14. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
22. A device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together v 1.
25. A state in New England.
27. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
29. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
31. The basic monetary unit in many countries.
33. Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases.
35. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
36. (of drugs) Through the mouth rather than through injection.
37. Small genus of Asian evergreen trees having columnar crowns and distinguished by leaves lacking a midrib.
39. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
40. Top part of an apron.
41. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
42. An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
44. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
46. A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur.
51. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril).
53. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
55. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
56. An associate degree in nursing.
59. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
60. The capital of Bahrain.
62. Bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies.
64. Insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs.
65. Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal.
67. The immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose.
71. A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle).
72. Absent without permission.
73. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
74. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
77. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
78. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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