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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
5. A bachelor's degree in religion.
7. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
11. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
12. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
13. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
14. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
15. A state in northwestern North America.
16. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
17. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
18. A public promotion of some product or service.
21. 30 to 300 kilohertz.
22. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
24. An awkward stupid person.
26. A light touch or stroke.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
32. 1/10 gram.
36. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
38. (informal) Of the highest quality.
40. A bachelor's degree in architecture.
43. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
47. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
48. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
50. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
51. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
54. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
55. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
56. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
57. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
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1. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
2. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.
3. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. Obvious and dull.
5. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
6. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
7. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
8. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
9. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
10. Young of domestic cattle.
19. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
20. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
23. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
25. Extremely pleasing.
27. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
30. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
33. A lyric poet.
34. Unknown god.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
37. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
38. A decree that prohibits something.
39. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
41. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
42. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
43. A state in northwestern North America.
44. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
45. An unofficial association of people or groups.
46. In bed.
49. The cry made by sheep.
52. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
53. A soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group.
54. A tight-fitting headdress.
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