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1. The ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
4. The capital of Croatia.
10. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
13. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
14. A short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission.
15. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
16. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
17. Any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-.
19. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
21. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
23. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
26. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
27. In some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae.
31. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
33. A boy or man.
35. Of or relating or belonging to a city.
36. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
37. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
39. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
40. 1/10 gram.
42. Relating to or associated with Arabia or its people.
45. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. An accountant certified by the state.
49. The cry made by sheep.
50. Obvious and dull.
54. The capital of Morocco.
58. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
59. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
62. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
63. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
64. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
66. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
67. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
68. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
69. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
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1. A small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins.
2. Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
3. Any of several free-flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia.
4. A family of fish in the order Zeomorphi.
5. A human limb.
6. Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty.
7. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
8. Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955).
9. A bachelor's degree in religion.
10. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
11. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
12. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
18. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
20. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
22. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the cpu chip.
24. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
25. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
28. Being seven more than fifty.
29. A genus of Mustelidae.
30. The act of scanning.
32. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
38. 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).
41. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
46. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
47. Type genus of the Meliaceae.
48. A folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle).
51. A quantity of no importance.
52. Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
53. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
55. A small cake leavened with yeast.
56. Report or maintain.
57. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
60. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
61. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
65. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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