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1. Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus.
4. Loose or flaccid body fat.
8. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
11. A strong emotion.
12. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
13. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
17. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
18. Any of several plants of the genus Camassia.
20. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
22. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
23. (informal) Of the highest quality.
24. A public promotion of some product or service.
26. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
32. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
34. A light touch or stroke.
36. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
38. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
42. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
46. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
47. Being two more than fifty.
50. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
51. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
53. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
54. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
55. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
56. Used of a single unit or thing.
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1. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the cpu chip.
2. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin.
3. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
4. Modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave.
5. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
6. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
7. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
15. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
19. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
21. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
25. An informal term for a father.
27. A Russian river.
28. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
35. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
37. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
39. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
40. Praise, glorify, or honor.
41. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
43. A Hindu prince or king in India.
44. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
45. A French abbot.
48. Being one more than two.
49. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
52. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
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