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1. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
4. Highly excited.
8. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
11. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
12. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
13. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
14. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
16. (formerly) A title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt.
17. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
18. A state in northwestern North America.
19. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
21. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
24. Being one more than two.
26. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
27. The quarter of many European cities in which Jews are required to live.
30. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.
34. An enclosed space.
36. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
37. A public promotion of some product or service.
39. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
40. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
43. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
46. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
47. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
50. A light touch or stroke.
51. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
52. A bachelor's degree in theology.
53. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Fallow deer.
2. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
3. A master's degree in business.
4. An associate degree in nursing.
5. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
6. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
7. Ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur.
8. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
9. Made of fir or pine.
10. Type genus of the Amiidae.
15. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
20. Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918).
22. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
28. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
29. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
31. A Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols.
32. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
33. A large fleet.
35. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
36. A master's degree in business.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
42. A small cake leavened with yeast.
44. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
45. An audiotape recording of sound.
46. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
49. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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