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1. (computer science) A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium.
4. An informal term for a father.
8. A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida.
11. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
12. In bed.
13. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. (informal) Roused to anger.
17. The fatty flesh of eel.
18. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
19. 16 ounces.
24. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
27. 10 grams.
30. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
33. A small cake leavened with yeast.
36. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
39. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
40. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
41. (of words) Formed in imitation of a natural sound.
43. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
48. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
49. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
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1. Greenish-yellow pear.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
4. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
5. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
6. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
7. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
8. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
9. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
10. River in eastern Asia.
15. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight.
22. A flexible container with a single opening.
23. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
25. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
26. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
28. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
29. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
31. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
32. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
34. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. Prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635).
38. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
42. An awkward stupid person.
43. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
44. A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers.
45. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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