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1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
8. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
11. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
12. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
13. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
14. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
15. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
16. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
17. A small cake leavened with yeast.
19. A public promotion of some product or service.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
25. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
30. 35th President of the United States.
31. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
32. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
35. 300 to 3000 megahertz.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
44. Characteristic of false pride.
46. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
48. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
49. A United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies.
52. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock exchange.
53. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
54. God of death.
55. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
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1. Divulge information or secrets.
2. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
5. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
6. In bed.
7. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
8. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. An associate degree in applied science.
20. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
23. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
24. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
26. One millionth of a gram.
27. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
28. An associate degree in nursing.
29. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
33. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
34. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
36. Extremely pleasing.
39. A city in northern India.
40. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
41. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
42. The emotion of hate.
43. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
45. A United Nations agency that invest directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors.
47. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
50. Before noon.
51. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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