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1. Select as an alternative.
4. (nautical) Of an anchor.
9. A bachelor's degree in library science.
13. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
14. Farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle).
15. (criminal law) Money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial.
16. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
17. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
18. A city in northern India.
19. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
21. An archaic or literary name for China.
23. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
25. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
26. A doctor's degree in optometry.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
31. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
34. A river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo.
38. An informal term for a father.
39. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
40. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
42. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
44. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
45. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
47. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
49. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
50. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
53. The basic monetary unit in many countries.
56. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
57. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
59. Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog.
63. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
65. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
68. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
69. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
70. Filled with fear or apprehension.
72. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
73. A shape that sags.
74. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
75. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Type genus of the Pipidae.
3. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
4. An elaborate song for solo voice.
5. Genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers.
6. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
7. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
8. Type genus of the Phocidae.
9. Of or relating to abasia (inability to walk).
10. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
11. The basic unit of money on Malta.
12. Kill intentionally and with premeditation.
20. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries.
27. A light touch or stroke.
29. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
32. An informal term for a father.
33. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
35. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
36. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
37. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
41. A state in northwestern North America.
43. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
46. A flexible container with a single opening.
48. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
51. Any of various cycads of the genus Zamia.
52. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
54. A genus of Platalea.
55. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
58. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
60. Swiss painter influenced by Kandinsky (1879-1940).
61. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
62. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
64. A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface.
66. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
67. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
71. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
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