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1. Call upon in supplication.
4. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
8. Range of what one can know or understand.
11. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
12. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
13. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
14. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
17. A roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building.
19. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
20. State in northeastern India.
23. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
26. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
29. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
35. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
36. A state in midwestern United States.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
42. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
45. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
49. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
52. A sharply directional antenna.
53. The cry made by sheep.
54. A light touch or stroke.
55. A town in north central Oklahoma.
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1. (criminal law) Money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial.
2. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
3. The dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia.
4. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
5. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
6. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
7. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
8. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
9. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
10. A quantity of no importance.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
18. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
21. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
22. 300 to 3000 kilohertz.
24. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
25. An awkward stupid person.
27. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
28. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
30. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
32. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
33. European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
41. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
43. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
44. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
46. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
47. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
48. A strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide.
51. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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