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1. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
4. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
7. Female equine animal.
11. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
12. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
13. Chief port of Yemen.
14. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
15. Tag the base runner to get him out.
16. A sudden short attack.
17. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
20. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
26. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
30. A French abbot.
31. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
34. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
35. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
43. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
44. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
47. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back.
50. A tight-fitting headdress.
51. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
52. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
53. The residue that remains when something is burned.
54. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
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1. By bad luck.
2. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
3. The act of scanning.
4. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
5. A master's degree in business.
6. A light touch or stroke.
7. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
8. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
9. Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796).
10. (prefix) Within.
18. Submit or yield to another's wish or opinion.
19. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
21. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
24. A Russian river.
25. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
27. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
28. A state in midwestern United States.
29. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
32. An informal term for a father.
36. On or toward the lee.
37. God of love and erotic desire.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
40. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
42. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
45. An associate degree in applied science.
46. Enlarged prostate.
48. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
49. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
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