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1. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
4. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
9. (computer science) A unit for measuring the execution speed of computers.
13. Step on it.
14. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
15. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
16. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
18. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
23. A formal expression of praise.
25. A Hindu prince or king in India.
27. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
28. A capacious bag or basket.
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
36. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
38. Relating to ocean depths between 200 and 2000 meters (corresponds to the continental slope).
40. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
43. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
44. Marked by rain.
47. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
50. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
57. 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).
61. (informal) Of the highest quality.
62. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
63. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
64. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
65. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
66. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
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1. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
2. Affected manners intended to impress others.
3. A three-tone Chadic language.
4. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
5. A kind of person.
6. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
7. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
8. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
9. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
10. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
11. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
12. The act of scanning.
17. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. Remote and separate physically or socially.
22. Extremely pleasing.
24. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
26. Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog.
29. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
30. About three feet long exclusive of tail.
33. The eighth month of the civil year.
34. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
35. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience.
39. A public promotion of some product or service.
41. Rounded like an egg.
42. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
45. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
46. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
48. A Muslim council of state.
49. Jordan's port.
51. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
52. In bed.
53. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
54. English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542).
55. A small cake leavened with yeast.
56. A human female who does housework.
58. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
59. The 26th letter of the Roman alphabet.
60. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
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