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1. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
5. A flexible container with a single opening.
8. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
11. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
12. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
13. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
14. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
15. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
16. A doctor's degree in education.
17. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
18. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
20. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
24. English monk and scholar (672-735).
25. 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.
27. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
28. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
29. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
31. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
34. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
35. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
46. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
47. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
48. A master's degree in business.
49. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
50. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
51. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
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1. An unforeseen obstacle.
2. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
3. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
4. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
5. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
6. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
7. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
8. The place where some action occurs.
9. Having help.
10. A genus of Ploceidae.
19. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
21. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
22. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
23. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
26. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. A Russian river.
36. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
37. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
38. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
39. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
43. Of southern Europe.
44. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
45. Resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field.
46. A doctor's degree in education.
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