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1. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
4. A quantity of no importance.
8. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
11. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
12. Again but in a new or different way.
13. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
14. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
15. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
16. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
17. Loose or flaccid body fat.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. An informal term for a father.
24. A light touch or stroke.
26. A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear.
27. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
30. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
32. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
33. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
36. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. Capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal.
40. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
44. Using speech rather than writing.
45. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
48. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
49. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
50. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
51. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
52. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
53. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
54. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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1. Young of domestic cattle.
2. A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle).
3. A large fleet.
4. Tag the base runner to get him out.
5. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
6. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
7. A pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes.
8. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
9. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
10. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
18. A small cake leavened with yeast.
19. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
22. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
23. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
25. The cry made by sheep.
28. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
29. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
35. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
38. Divulge information or secrets.
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
42. Anything that serves as an enticement.
43. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
46. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
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