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1. One thousand periods per second.
4. A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America.
10. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
13. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
14. A historical region of southwestern India on the west coast.
15. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
16. Not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something.
18. Chief port of Yemen.
19. A small piece of cloth.
20. Softened by the addition of cushions or padding.
22. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
24. Large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of North Africa.
26. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
27. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
29. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
30. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
34. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
36. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
38. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
40. With rapid movements.
41. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
43. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
46. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
47. 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.
49. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
51. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
53. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
55. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
59. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
63. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
64. A successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball).
65. A white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2).
66. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
67. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
68. A community of people smaller than a village.
69. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
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1. Strike sharply.
2. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
3. A family of fish in the order Zeomorphi.
4. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
5. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
6. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
8. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
9. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
10. A city in northern India.
11. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
12. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
17. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
21. Marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past.
23. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
25. A Bantu language closely related to Zulu.
28. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
31. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
32. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
33. (archaic) A fitting reward.
35. Being one more than one hundred.
37. An informal term for a father.
39. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
42. A card game for 2 players.
44. An analgesic for mild pain.
45. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
48. Type genus of the Gavidae.
50. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
52. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
54. Not agitated.
56. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.
57. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
58. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
60. The residue that remains when something is burned.
61. (informal) Of the highest quality.
62. Not reflecting light.
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