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4. predict or estimate (a future event or trend).
7. a tropical plant of the genus Musa, certain species of which are cultivated for their nutritious fruit.
9. each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the thumb is included).
10. a square of cotton or other finely woven material intended for wiping one's nose.
12. slow to act and intended to cause delay.
14. so surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react.
16. a flattering or pleasing statement or action used as a means of gently persuading someone to do something.
18. a high-level educational institution in which students study for degrees and academic research is done.

1. a soft, sweet frozen food made with milk and cream and typically flavoured with vanilla, fruit, or other ingredients.
2. the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, e
3. determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically.
5. a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “nobility. a city in and the capital of South Australia, in Australia.
6. capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity;
8. a continent southeast of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans.
11. in a literal manner or sense; exactly.
13. heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
15. an accepted standard of the sound and stress patterns of a syllable, word, phrase, etc.
17. involving or suggesting the supernatural; unearthly or uncanny.