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1. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
4. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
8. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
11. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
12. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
13. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
14. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
16. Used of a single unit or thing.
18. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
19. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
20. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
22. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
25. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
30. The state of being unsure of something.
32. The cry made by sheep.
34. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
36. A Russian river.
37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
40. A New England state.
43. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
47. Little known Kamarupan languages.
50. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
51. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
52. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
53. Any of various units of capacity.
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1. A mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water.
2. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
3. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
4. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
5. An informal term for a father.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968).
8. A bachelor's degree in science.
9. Jordan's port.
10. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
15. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
17. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
21. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
24. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
26. Strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
27. A thrusting blow with a knife.
29. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. All the plant and animal life of a particular region.
33. A Bantu language spoken in southern Zaire.
35. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
38. Armor plate that protects the chest.
39. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
42. A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite.
44. A light touch or stroke.
46. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
49. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
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