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1. A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security.
4. Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby.
10. Inquire about.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan.
15. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
16. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
18. A French abbot.
19. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
20. The trait of lacking restraint or control.
23. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
26. A burn cause by hot liquid or steam.
28. Do away with.
32. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
34. Russian country house.
35. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
38. A male human offspring.
39. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
44. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
46. Avatar of Vishnu.
47. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
49. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
51. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
55. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
58. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
59. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
60. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
62. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
63. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
64. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
65. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
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1. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
2. Soft lump or unevenness in a yarn.
3. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
4. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
5. A public promotion of some product or service.
6. Broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting.
7. Top part of an apron.
8. 1 species.
9. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
10. A city in northern India.
11. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
12. God of love and erotic desire.
17. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
21. A mouth or mouthlike opening.
22. Offering fun and gaiety.
24. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
25. Expletives used informally as intensifiers.
27. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
29. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
30. Footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material.
31. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
33. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
36. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
37. (informal) Of the highest quality.
40. The capital and largest city of Dominica.
41. A large fleet.
42. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
43. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
45. A Hindu disciple of a swami.
46. An associate degree in nursing.
48. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
50. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
52. A large mountain system in south-central Europe.
53. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
54. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
56. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
57. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
61. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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