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1. Affected manners intended to impress others.
5. Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers.
10. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
13. One thousandth of a second.
14. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
15. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
16. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy.
17. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
18. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
19. Tear or be torn violently.
21. English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957).
23. A long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge.
24. A form of address for a man.
25. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
26. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
29. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
32. A port city in southwestern Iran.
36. Perform on a stage or theater.
39. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
40. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
41. Large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics.
42. Any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers.
44. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
46. An associate degree in nursing.
47. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
50. In bed.
56. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
60. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
61. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
62. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
63. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
64. Collect or gather.
65. By bad luck.
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1. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
2. A small island.
3. One of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse.
4. A large number or amount.
5. A state in New England.
6. Accumulate on the surface.
7. A succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind.
8. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
9. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
11. German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927).
12. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
20. An informal term for a father.
22. Female black grouse.
27. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
28. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
30. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
31. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
33. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
34. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
35. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
37. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
38. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
43. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
45. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
48. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
49. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
50. An honorary degree in science.
51. South African term for `boss'.
52. (Greek mythology) God of love.
53. The food served and eaten at one time.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
57. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
58. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
59. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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