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1. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
5. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
7. Stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult v 1.
11. Using speech rather than writing.
12. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
13. A member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan language.
14. 100 sene equal 1 tala.
15. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
16. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
17. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
19. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
20. (architecture) Forming or resembling an arch.
22. Noisy talk.
23. Sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia).
24. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
27. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
28. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
31. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
33. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
37. Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology.
38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
42. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
44. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
45. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
46. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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1. The dialect of Albanian spoken in southern Albania and in areas of Greece and Italy.
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968).
4. Clear to the mind.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
7. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
8. Eaten (or as if eaten) by worms.
9. Jordan's port.
10. Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism (1469-1538).
18. Being nine more than ninety.
21. An informal term for a father.
25. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
26. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
29. The act of mimicking.
30. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
32. Being one more than fifty.
34. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
35. A small cake leavened with yeast.
36. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
39. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
40. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
41. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
42. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
43. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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