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1. The act of scanning.
5. (archaic) Utterly cast down.
10. (computer science) Memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed.
13. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
14. The basic unit of money in Yemen.
15. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
16. (botany) Relating to a plant of the family Araceae.
18. A cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump.
19. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
20. Of or relating to punishment.
21. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
25. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
26. A bachelor's degree in theology.
29. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
31. A genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae.
33. East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit.
36. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
47. English historian who studied the rise and fall of civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975).
51. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
54. The mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded.
56. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
57. God of love and erotic desire.
58. United States writer (1871-1900).
60. An advantageous purchase.
61. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
62. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
63. An associate degree in applied science.
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1. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand).
2. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
3. A primeval personification of air and breath.
4. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
5. A public promotion of some product or service.
6. Dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill.
7. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933).
8. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
9. The form of RNA that attaches the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA).
10. An antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis.
11. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
12. (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) Electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line.
17. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
22. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
23. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
24. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
27. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
28. indicate by signs.
30. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
32. Being nine more than ninety.
34. An enclosed space.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
38. Poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers.
39. The form of RNA that attaches the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA).
41. English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924).
42. Be obliged to pay or repay.
43. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
44. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
45. A sailing vessel with two masts.
46. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
48. Toward the mouth or oral region.
49. God of the Underworld.
50. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
52. Largest known toad species.
53. The time during which someone's life continues.
55. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
59. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
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