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1. The ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
4. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857).
12. Very light colored.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
15. Other than what is under consideration or implied.
16. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. Type genus of the Caricaceae.
22. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
28. God of wealth and love.
31. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
34. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
35. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
36. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
40. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
42. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
46. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
47. English essayist (1775-1834).
48. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
49. An informal term for a father.
50. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
51. A decree that prohibits something.
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1. One thousandth of a second.
2. An insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult.
3. Perceive sound.
4. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
5. Offering fun and gaiety.
6. A master's degree in library science.
7. Towards the side away from the wind.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
18. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
19. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
21. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
23. A master's degree in business.
24. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
25. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
26. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
27. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
29. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
30. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
32. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
37. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
41. A partially opened flower.
43. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
44. Support resembling the rib of an animal.
45. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
46. 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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