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1. A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation.
4. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. A decree that prohibits something.
11. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
12. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
13. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
14. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
15. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
16. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
17. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
19. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
21. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
22. Fallow deer.
25. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
27. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
30. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
32. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
33. Spicy fruit of the cubeb vine.
34. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
36. An associate degree in nursing.
43. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
49. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
50. A light touch or stroke.
51. Made of fir or pine.
52. Seed of a pea plant.
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1. Make a plat of.
2. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
7. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
8. Top part of an apron.
9. A genus of Indriidae.
10. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
18. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
20. A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the surface of the sun.
23. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
24. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
26. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
29. The cry made by sheep.
35. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
37. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. Slightly wet.
41. A French abbot.
42. A quantity of no importance.
44. The bill in a restaurant.
45. Used of a single unit or thing.
48. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
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