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1. (computer science) Protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network.
4. South African term for `boss'.
8. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
11. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
12. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
13. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
14. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
15. A sudden short attack.
16. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
17. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
19. 10 grams.
20. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
26. An informal term for a father.
27. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
30. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
37. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
40. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
44. Produced by a manufacturing process.
45. An associate degree in applied science.
46. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
47. A primeval personification of air and breath.
48. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
49. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
50. A public promotion of some product or service.
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1. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
2. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
3. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
4. Capable of wounding.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
7. A car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors.
8. A human limb.
9. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
18. Before noon.
21. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
22. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
23. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
28. A brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors.
29. A public promotion of some product or service.
31. Quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible.
32. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
33. Lower in esteem.
35. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
36. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
41. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
42. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
43. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
44. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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