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1. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
4. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
7. On, to, or at the top.
11. The capital and largest city of Japan.
12. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
13. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
14. An associate degree in applied science.
15. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
16. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
17. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
20. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
22. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
25. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
27. 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.
31. Made of fir or pine.
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
35. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
36. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
37. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
38. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
44. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
49. A river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire.
51. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
52. Used of a single unit or thing.
53. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
54. A flexible container with a single opening.
55. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
56. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
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1. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
2. The sixth month of the civil year.
3. The organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract.
4. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
5. Divulge information or secrets.
6. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
7. An associate degree in nursing.
8. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
18. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
19. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
21. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
23. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
24. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
26. The cry made by sheep.
28. A resource.
29. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
32. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
34. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
42. A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
43. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
45. A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times.
46. A light touch or stroke.
47. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
48. A doctor's degree in education.
50. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
51. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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