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1. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
5. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
7. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
11. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
12. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
13. Offering safety.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
15. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
16. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
17. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
18. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
23. 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.
24. A member of a nomadic Berber people of the Sahara.
25. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
28. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
29. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
31. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
35. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
38. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
42. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
43. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
45. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
48. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
49. An associate degree in applied science.
50. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
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1. (poetic) Tranquil silence.
2. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
3. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
4. Rapid and indistinct speech.
5. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
6. A master's degree in business.
7. A note appended to a letter after the signature.
8. A statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means.
9. Spicy fruit of the cubeb vine.
10. Growing old.
19. In bed.
20. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
21. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
22. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
26. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
27. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. Lower in esteem.
31. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
32. 10 grams.
34. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
36. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
37. Largest known toad species.
39. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
40. The cry made by sheep.
41. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
44. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
46. A bachelor's degree in science.
47. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
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