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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
8. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
11. (informal) Of the highest quality.
12. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
13. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
14. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
15. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
16. A public promotion of some product or service.
19. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
20. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
23. A master's degree in business.
26. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
28. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
29. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
31. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. The capital and largest city of Zambia.
38. A bachelor's degree in religion.
40. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
42. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
43. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
45. (Babylonian) The sky god.
47. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
48. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
49. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
50. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
51. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
52. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
53. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
54. A brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
3. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
4. The longest division of geological time.
5. A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
6. Footwear usually with wooden soles.
7. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
8. The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
9. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
10. The rate of moving (especially walking or running).
17. A radioactive transuranic element.
18. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
21. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
22. Left-hand page.
24. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
30. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
32. Hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan.
33. Melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh.
36. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
37. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
39. Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs.
41. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
42. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
44. A small piece of cloth.
46. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
47. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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