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1. Select as an alternative.
4. The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
8. Extremely pleasing.
11. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
15. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
17. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
18. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
21. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
23. Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds.
26. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
27. Towards the side away from the wind.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
31. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
33. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
35. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
37. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
38. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
39. A light touch or stroke.
41. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
44. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
48. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
49. The last (12th) month of the year.
50. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
52. Marked by lack of intellectual depth.
54. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
55. A rapid bustling commotion.
56. An informal term for a father.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Type genus of the Pipidae.
3. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
4. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
5. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
6. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
7. A master's degree in business.
8. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
9. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
10. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
16. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
19. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
20. Used of certain religious orders who wear shoes.
22. A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear.
24. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
25. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
29. A state in northwestern North America.
30. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
36. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
40. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
41. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
42. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
43. A small cake leavened with yeast.
45. (informal) Of the highest quality.
46. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
47. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
51. A public promotion of some product or service.
53. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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