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1. Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
5. A Mid-Atlantic state.
7. Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.
11. Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group.
12. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
13. Radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland.
14. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
16. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
17. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
18. Before noon.
21. Half the width of an em.
23. Lower in esteem.
26. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
29. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
30. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
33. Small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-size berries.
35. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
37. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
39. A doctor's degree in religion.
44. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
49. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
50. God of death.
51. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
52. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
53. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
54. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
55. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. An informal term for a father.
2. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
3. A harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment.
4. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
5. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
6. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
7. Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice.
8. An associate degree in applied science.
9. Grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished.
10. Austrian chemist who did research on carotenoids and vitamins (1900-1967).
15. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
19. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
20. A small cake leavened with yeast.
22. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
24. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
27. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
28. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
31. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
38. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
40. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
41. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
42. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
43. The sixth month of the civil year.
45. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
46. A decree that prohibits something.
47. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
48. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
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