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1. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
4. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
15. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
16. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
20. A confusion of voices and other sounds.
22. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
24. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
25. A genus of Scolopacidae.
29. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
31. A heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering.
32. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
33. A light touch or stroke.
36. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
40. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
42. A boy or man.
45. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
46. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
47. A master's degree in business.
48. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
49. The residue that remains when something is burned.
50. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
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1. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
2. Jordan's port.
3. Give a nickname to.
4. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. A ridge that forms a seam between two parts.
7. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
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. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
19. Pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies).
21. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
23. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
26. Being six more than fifty.
27. Being one more than one.
28. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
30. (Greek mythology) The Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry.
34. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. South African term for `boss'.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
41. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
43. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
44. A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation.
45. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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