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1. Characteristic of a mob.
4. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
7. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
11. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
12. A local computer network for communication between computers.
13. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
14. Having leadership guidance.
15. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
16. A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
17. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
20. The compass point midway between south and southeast.
21. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
22. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
24. Not only so, but.
28. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
34. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. (informal) Of the highest quality.
42. A bloody and prolonged operation in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945).
43. A master's degree in theology.
44. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
45. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
46. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
47. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
48. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
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1. A master's degree in library science.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. English monk and scholar (672-735).
4. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
5. Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.
6. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
8. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
9. Wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills.
10. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
18. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
19. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
23. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
29. Informal terms for a mother.
31. Lighted up by or as by fire or flame.
32. A Muslim council of state.
33. A farcical afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater.
35. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
36. A worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. Of southern Europe.
40. (computer science) A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium.
41. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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