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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
7. Derive or receive pleasure from.
11. (informal) Of the highest quality.
12. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
13. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
14. A flexible container with a single opening.
15. The basic unit of money in Ghana.
16. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
23. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
25. Washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water.
28. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
33. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
35. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
38. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
41. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
42. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
44. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
48. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
3. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
4. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
5. The content of cognition.
6. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
7. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
8. A large fleet.
9. A fraudulent business scheme.
10. God of love and erotic desire.
18. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
19. The basic unit of money in Bulgaria.
20. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
21. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
22. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
24. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
26. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
27. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
29. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
32. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
34. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
36. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
37. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
39. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
40. (informal) Roused to anger.
43. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
45. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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