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1. (music) A curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato.
5. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
8. Not reflecting light.
11. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
12. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
15. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
16. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
17. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
18. A bachelor's degree in theology.
20. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
22. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
25. The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state.
26. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
29. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
30. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
33. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
36. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
40. Offering fun and gaiety.
41. 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.
42. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
43. White crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor.
46. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
47. A girl or young woman who is unmarried.
48. Either extremity of something that has length.
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1. Lean end of the neck.
2. Any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers.
3. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet.
4. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
5. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
6. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. A doctor's degree in education.
8. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
9. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
10. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
19. Very sophisticated especially because of surfeit.
21. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
23. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
24. A unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere.
27. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
28. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
31. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
32. Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.
34. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
35. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
37. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
38. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
44. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
45. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
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