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1. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
4. Sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
12. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
15. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
16. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. Not only so, but.
19. A public promotion of some product or service.
21. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
22. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
28. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
30. Of or belonging to an aecium.
31. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
34. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
36. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
38. An associate degree in nursing.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
42. A French abbot.
44. The month following January and preceding March.
46. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
47. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
48. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
49. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
50. A door-like movable barrier in a fence or wall.
51. A sliver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum.
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1. African mahogany trees.
2. Any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food.
3. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. A doctor's degree in preventive medicine.
5. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
6. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
7. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
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. Small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs.
20. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
23. Unknown god.
24. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
25. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
26. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
27. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
29. The capital and largest city of Rwanda.
32. The capital of Morocco.
33. Administer an oil or ointment to.
35. In bed.
37. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
40. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
41. A master's degree in business.
43. The cry made by sheep.
44. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
45. A bachelor's degree in religion.
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