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1. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
4. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
9. An anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as guilt about surviving or reliving the trauma in dreams or numbness and lack of involvement with reality or recurrent thoughts and images.
13. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
14. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
15. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
16. A genus of Indriidae.
18. A state in New England.
20. Tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts.
22. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
23. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario.
24. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
26. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
27. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
31. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
35. Eaten as mush or as a thin gruel.
37. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
38. The act of scanning.
40. The elapsed time it takes for light (or radio signals) to travel between the Earth and a celestial object.
41. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
44. Headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair.
46. An indistinct shapeless form.
48. Moving quickly and lightly.
49. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
51. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
52. Ancient name for the coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos).
56. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
60. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
61. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
62. South American cavy.
64. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
65. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
66. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
67. Used of a single unit or thing.
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1. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
2. A long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall).
3. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
4. God of dawn and light.
5. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
6. God of love and erotic desire.
7. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
8. A public promotion of some product or service.
9. Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles.
10. Thin and fit.
11. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
12. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
17. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
19. Jordan's port.
21. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
25. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
28. (used of grass or vegetation) Cut down with a hand implement or machine.
29. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
30. Remaining after all deductions.
32. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
33. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
34. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
36. The capital and largest city of Japan.
39. A genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers.
42. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
43. An informal conversation.
45. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
47. A bachelor's degree in science.
50. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
51. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
53. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
54. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
55. The highest level or degree attainable.
57. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
58. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
59. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
63. An informal term for a father.
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