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1. A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety.
4. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
8. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
11. (informal) Of the highest quality.
12. Rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust.
13. Noisy talk.
14. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
15. 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.
16. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
17. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
19. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
21. A byproduct of inflammation.
23. Learns from a tutor.
24. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
30. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
33. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
34. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe.
36. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
39. An accidental happening.
40. Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
43. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
44. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
45. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
46. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
47. A column of light (as from a beacon).
48. One thousandth of a second.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
2. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
3. Someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication.
4. The act of escaping physically.
5. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
6. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
7. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
8. The eighth month of the civil year.
9. Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
10. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
18. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
20. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
22. Wearing or provided with clothing.
25. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
26. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
28. (computer science) A unit for measuring computing power.
29. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
31. Pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America.
32. Someone who rejects the established culture.
35. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
36. A state in midwestern United States.
37. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
38. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
41. Liquid excretory product.
42. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
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