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1. A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety.
4. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. (informal) Of the highest quality.
12. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
13. Using speech rather than writing.
14. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
16. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
18. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
19. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
20. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
22. An associate degree in applied science.
24. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
26. A master's degree in business.
28. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
29. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
33. (law) A gift of personal property by will.
37. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
39. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
40. 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.
42. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
44. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
47. Being two more than fifty.
48. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
49. An inhabitant of Lappland.
50. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
51. The cry made by sheep.
52. Not only so, but.
53. A unit of pressure.
54. The cry made by sheep.
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1. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
2. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
3. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
4. A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.
5. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
6. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
7. An uproarious party.
8. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. By bad luck.
15. A secret society of white Southerners to resist Black emancipation.
17. The jurisdiction or office of an abbot.
21. Animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes.
23. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
25. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
31. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
32. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. In a gay manner.
35. True firs.
36. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. A city in northwestern Syria.
43. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
45. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
46. A doctor's degree in preventive medicine.
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