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1. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
4. Expel, as of gases and odors.
8. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. The closing section of a musical composition.
13. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
14. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
15. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
16. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
17. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
18. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
19. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
22. Lower in esteem.
24. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
25. A written agreement between two states or sovereigns.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
31. Of or relating to or involving an area.
34. Informal terms for a mother.
36. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
41. World's longest river (4187 miles).
42. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
45. An associate degree in applied science.
46. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
48. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
49. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
50. An Eskimo hut.
51. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
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1. An informal term for a father.
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
4. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
5. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
6. Automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system.
7. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
8. 100 thebe equal 1 pula.
9. Framework for holding objects.
10. A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages.
20. Respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing.
21. The act of escaping physically.
23. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
26. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
29. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
32. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
33. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula.
35. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
37. 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.
38. A person forced to flee from home or country.
39. Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.
40. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
43. Not in good physical or mental health.
44. The basic unit of money in Romania.
47. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
48. A tight-fitting headdress.
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