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1. Rate of revolution of a motor.
4. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
8. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
11. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
12. Common Indian weaverbird.
13. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. (computer science) The smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot).
17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
18. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
20. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
22. A slight amount or degree of difference.
23. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
24. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
27. State in northeastern India.
30. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
31. An honorary degree in science.
33. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
38. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
43. A small cake leavened with yeast.
45. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
47. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
50. A doctor's degree in education.
51. A local computer network for communication between computers.
52. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
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1. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
4. A Russian river.
5. Worthless or oversimplified ideas.
6. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
7. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
8. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
9. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
10. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
15. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
19. A member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico.
21. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
25. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
26. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
29. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
32. A native of ancient Troy.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
37. The cry made by sheep.
39. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
40. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
41. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
42. Divulge information or secrets.
44. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
46. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
47. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
48. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
49. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
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