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1. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters. 4. An act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification). 12. Being one more than one. 15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey). 16. Subject to a demand for payment before due date. 17. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked). 18. The occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity. 19. A group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast. 21. An informal term for a father. 22. Lower in esteem. 25. A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens. 26. (Akkadian) Mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic. 29. Alcoholic drink from fermented cider (`cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usage for the fermented beverage). 31. The quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status. 34. A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia. 38. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element. 39. (Akkadian) God of wisdom. 40. Strive to equal or match, especially by imitating. 42. Gather, as of as crops. 45. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh. 47. Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information. 48. Any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower.50. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group. 52. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan. 53. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses. 54. Taking place over public roads. 57. A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses. 63. A card game for 2 players. 65. A genus of Stromateidae. 67. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail). 68. Cover as if with a shroud. 70. (Greek mythology) Son of Daedalus. 74. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn. 75. A group of countries in special alliance. 77. A woman's large folded hooped hood. 78. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters. 81. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits. 82. Having leadership guidance. 83. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean. 84. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
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1. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. 2. Largest known toad species. 3. Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968). 4. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid. 5. An overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa). 6. Being ten more than one hundred forty. 7. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill. 8. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily. 9. A church associated with a monastery or convent. 10. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40. 11. Suggestive of the supernatural. 12. A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects). 13. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season. 14. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula. 20. A solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits. 23. Genus of East Indian trees or shrubs. 24. A white trivalent metallic element. 27. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores. 28. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis. 30. A software system that facilitates the creation andmaintenance and use of an electronic database. 32. A line of people or vehicles waiting for something. 33. Noisy talk. 35. South Asian deer with three-tined antlers. 36. United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828). 37. Make one's home or live in. 41. 300 to 3000 megahertz. 43. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite. 44. Small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals. 46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens. 49. Fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle. 51. A soft whiteprecious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal. 55. Tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia. 56. An official prosecutor for a judicial district. 58. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling). 59. (botany) Especially of leaves. 60. Defeated in a competition. 61. A religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti). 62. A colorless and odorless inert gas. 64. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings. 66. Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares. 69. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis. 71. Avatar of Vishnu. 72. Employed in accomplishing something. 73. A vessel that carries passengers or freight v 1. 76. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain. 79. A person forced to flee from home or country. 80. Being one more than one.