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1. Former measure of the US economy.
4. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
8. A poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis.
11. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
12. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
13. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
16. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
17. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
18. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
19. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu.
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
23. A light touch or stroke.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
27. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
30. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
31. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
33. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
35. Mar or spoil the appearance of.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
40. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
43. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
46. Port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center.
47. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
50. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
51. Chief port of Yemen.
52. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
53. 32nd President of the United States.
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1. A compact mass.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. A writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry).
4. A state in northwestern North America.
5. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
6. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
7. Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.
8. Take in, also metaphorically.
9. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
10. Being one more than seven.
15. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
20. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
22. A public promotion of some product or service.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
26. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
28. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
29. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
32. Wish harm upon.
34. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
36. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
37. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
39. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
41. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
42. Young of domestic cattle.
44. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
45. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
46. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
48. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
49. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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