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1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
4. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
8. Inquire about.
11. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
12. Offering fun and gaiety.
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. Cut off the testicles.
16. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
17. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
18. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
21. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
24. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
25. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
31. Port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center.
32. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
36. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
41. A luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. (informal) Of the highest quality.
46. A large indefinite number.
47. Having leadership guidance.
48. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
49. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
50. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
2. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
3. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
4. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
5. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
6. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. A fraudulent business scheme.
10. God of love and erotic desire.
15. 10 grams.
19. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
20. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
22. A flexible container with a single opening.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
27. Not out.
28. A public promotion of some product or service.
29. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. Any plant of the genus Erica.
34. Held back.
35. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
37. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
38. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989).
39. In bed.
40. A quantity of no importance.
42. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
43. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
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