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1. Having only superficial plausibility.
4. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
7. An informal term for a father.
11. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
12. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
13. Very dark black.
14. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
15. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
16. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
17. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
18. The cry made by sheep.
20. A metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter.
22. A byproduct of inflammation.
24. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
25. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
28. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
30. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
32. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
34. Top part of an apron.
35. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
38. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
48. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
50. A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned.
51. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
52. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
53. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
54. God of the earth.
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1. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
2. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
3. The third day of the week.
4. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
5. 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.
6. After noon.
7. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
8. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
9. A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof.
10. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
19. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
21. Type genus of the Gavidae.
23. An informal term for a father.
26. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
27. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
29. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
31. Wear away through erosion or vaporization.
33. A motley assortment of things.
37. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. A lyric poet.
41. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
42. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
44. A small piece of cloth.
46. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
47. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
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