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1. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
5. Lower in esteem.
10. A genetic disorder of metabolism.
13. A state in the western United States.
14. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
15. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
16. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
17. Make reference to.
19. The basic monetary unit in many countries.
21. Covered with paving material.
23. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
26. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
27. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
29. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
30. A public promotion of some product or service.
32. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
37. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
39. Ornamentation with beads.
42. Before noon.
43. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
45. Drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets.
48. A small island.
54. Illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds.
58. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
59. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
60. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
63. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
64. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
65. Derived from or containing calcium or lime.
66. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
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1. Surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots.
2. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
3. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
4. Of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb.
5. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
6. The second month of the Hindu calendar.
7. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
8. The universal time coordinated time on board the spacecraft.
9. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
10. Exactly vertical.
11. A small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins.
12. A city in central New York.
18. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
20. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. A bachelor's degree in religion.
25. Divulge information or secrets.
28. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
31. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
33. Type genus of the Nepidae.
34. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
35. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
36. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. A farewell remark.
40. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
41. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
44. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
46. All the plant life in a particular region.
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
49. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
50. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
51. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
52. Little known Kamarupan languages.
53. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
55. An enclosed space.
56. A master's degree in business.
57. The sixth day of the week.
61. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
62. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
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