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1. A doctor's degree in preventive medicine.
4. (botany) Of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization.
12. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
15. European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves.
16. A skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton.
17. Ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse.
18. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
19. Of or relating to clerks.
20. A tight-fitting headdress.
21. The art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows.
23. Lower in esteem.
25. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
28. Common Indian weaverbird.
31. A Loloish language.
32. Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae.
33. The process of leaching.
35. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
36. A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another.
40. In a state of sleep.
45. Used of physical heat.
46. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
48. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
49. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
50. A German machine gun.
52. The large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food.
54. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
56. A native or inhabitant of Turkey.
57. A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned.
60. A port in southwestern Scotland.
64. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
66. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
70. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
71. A statement asserting the existence or the truth of something.
73. Jordan's port.
74. Any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556.
75. An underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome).
77. Preserve of crushed fruit.
78. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
79. A small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra.
80. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A small quantity of liquid.
2. An African antelope closely related to the waterbuck.
3. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
4. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
5. Not worth considering.
6. Lie upon.
7. A city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan.
8. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
9. A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the surface of the sun.
10. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
11. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
12. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
13. Any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers.
14. Made of wood of the aspen tree n.
22. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
24. An oil port in southern Iraq.
26. An associate degree in nursing.
27. A long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume.
29. Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC).
30. A resort city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea.
34. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
37. A squeaking sound.
38. A large mass of ice floating at sea.
39. God of death.
41. The capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island.
42. A commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells.
43. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
44. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
47. True fungi.
51. Type genus of the Nepidae.
53. A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river).
55. A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America.
58. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
59. A genus of Platalea.
61. (medieval Europe) A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.
62. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
63. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
65. Related to or located at the back.
67. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
68. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
69. A Hindu prince or king in India.
72. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
76. Informal terms for a mother.
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