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1. A transuranic element.
4. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
14. A clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority.
15. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
16. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
17. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
20. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
21. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
23. The cry made by sheep.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. Pleasantly occupied.
30. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
33. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
34. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
35. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
37. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
39. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
43. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
47. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
48. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. Lacking in rigor or strictness.
52. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
53. A light touch or stroke.
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1. A region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light.
2. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
3. Robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers.
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
6. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
7. A doctor's degree in education.
8. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. Type genus of the Anatidae.
18. A port city in southwestern Iran.
19. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
22. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
24. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
27. Surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots.
28. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
29. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
31. (trademark) An antacid.
32. A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element.
36. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
38. Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru.
40. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
41. A small cake leavened with yeast.
42. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
45. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
46. An informal term for a father.
47. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
49. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
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