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1. Considerate and solicitous care.
4. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
8. A unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere.
11. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
12. An informal term for a father.
13. The cry made by sheep.
14. Something that resembles a pill in shape or size.
16. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
18. 1/10 gram.
19. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
20. A pilgrim who journeys to Mecca.
21. A small cake leavened with yeast.
23. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
24. A large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria.
28. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
31. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
34. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
35. Capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal.
40. Using speech rather than writing.
41. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
45. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
46. A tight-fitting headdress.
47. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
48. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
49. The residue that remains when something is burned.
50. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
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1. A native American tent.
2. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
3. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
4. A public promotion of some product or service.
5. A high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line.
6. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
7. Having gaps or spaces.
8. A Russian river.
9. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
10. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
15. A large number or amount.
17. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
22. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
25. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
26. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
27. Half the width of an em.
29. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
30. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
32. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
33. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
36. Divulge information or secrets.
37. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
42. An associate degree in applied science.
43. Enlarged prostate.
44. The last (12th) month of the year.
45. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
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