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1. A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation.
4. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
11. Annual grass of Europe and North Africa.
12. A small cake leavened with yeast.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. The act of scanning.
16. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
18. Informal terms for a mother.
19. Highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried.
21. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
22. The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis.
25. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. The act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale).
34. A public promotion of some product or service.
35. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
36. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
42. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
46. Long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck.
47. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
48. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
49. A primeval personification of air and breath.
50. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
51. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
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1. A temporary police force.
2. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
3. A compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed.
4. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
5. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
8. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
9. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
10. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
15. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
17. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
20. One millionth of a gram.
23. In bed.
24. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
27. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
28. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
29. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
31. Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience.
32. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
37. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
38. Chief port of Yemen.
39. A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
43. (informal) Roused to anger.
44. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
46. Informal terms for a mother.
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