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1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. Elk or moose.
9. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
13. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
14. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
15. (Greek mythology) God of love.
16. A fraudulent business scheme.
18. An uproarious party.
19. A member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec.
21. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
24. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
27. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
28. In operation or operational.
29. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
33. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
34. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
39. A castrated tomcat.
41. Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory.
43. 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.
47. Lower in esteem.
48. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
50. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
53. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
58. Not only so, but.
61. An elegantly dressed man (often with affected manners).
64. Moderate or restrain.
65. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
66. Jordan's port.
67. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
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1. Greenish-yellow pear.
2. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
3. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
4. A public promotion of some product or service.
5. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
6. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
7. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
8. The act of scanning.
9. The brightest star in Cygnus.
10. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
11. The capital and largest city of Japan.
12. Of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture.
17. A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
20. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
22. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
26. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
30. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
31. A young woman making her debut into society.
32. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
35. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
36. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
37. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
38. The quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength.
40. An accountant certified by the state.
42. A small cake leavened with yeast.
44. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
45. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
46. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
49. Before noon.
51. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
52. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
54. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
55. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
56. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
57. A submachine gun operated by gas pressure.
59. The basic unit of money in Albania.
60. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
62. Unknown god.
63. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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