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1. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
4. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
8. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
11. The sound made by a gentle blow.
12. (informal) Exceptionally good.
13. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
16. Find repugnant.
18. A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt.
20. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
21. Small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit.
23. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
26. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
33. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. Filled with fear or apprehension.
39. An enclosed space.
40. A submachine gun operated by gas pressure.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
43. The residue that remains when something is burned.
44. A pointed instrument used to prod into motion.
45. Tag the base runner to get him out.
46. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
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1. On, to, or at the top.
2. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
3. A very small spot.
4. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
5. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
6. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
7. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
8. Hear or try a court case anew.
9. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
10. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
15. Soreness and warmth caused by friction.
17. God of wealth and love.
19. A state in northwestern North America.
22. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
24. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
25. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
27. South American cavy.
28. A native of ancient Troy.
29. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
30. Of or in or relating to the nose.
31. Lower in esteem.
32. Russian country house.
34. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
35. A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral.
38. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
42. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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