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1. (computer science) A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium.
4. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
7. A master's degree in library science.
11. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
12. The money risked on a gamble.
13. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
14. A fraudulent business scheme.
16. An awkward and inexperienced youth.
18. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
19. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
20. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
22. A public promotion of some product or service.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
29. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
31. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
32. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
35. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
36. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
44. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
48. The seventh month of the Hindu calendar.
50. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
51. A light touch or stroke.
52. Serving as or forming a base.
53. Take in solid food.
54. 10 grams.
55. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
56. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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1. Greenish-yellow pear.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
4. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
5. Either of two large muscles of the chest.
6. A plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime.
7. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
8. The month following March and preceding May.
9. A Russian river.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
15. A master's degree in fine arts.
17. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
23. A decree that prohibits something.
24. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
26. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
28. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
30. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
33. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
34. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
37. A fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan.
38. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
41. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
42. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
43. A small cake leavened with yeast.
44. A soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
46. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
47. The cry made by sheep.
49. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
50. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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