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1. A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety.
4. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
8. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
11. (informal) Of the highest quality.
12. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
13. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
14. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
15. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
19. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. Not in action or at work.
28. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
29. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
30. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
31. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
33. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
38. Any high mountain.
39. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
44. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
45. 10 grams.
46. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
47. An associate degree in applied science.
48. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
49. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
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1. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
2. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
3. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
4. A low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches.
5. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
6. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
7. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
9. Any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa Asia and Australia.
10. Jordan's port.
18. Foul with waste matter.
21. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
22. The act of scanning.
23. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
25. A person forced to flee from home or country.
26. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
27. The Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain.
32. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
34. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
35. Type genus of the Apidae.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
40. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
43. The month following February and preceding April.
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