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1. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
4. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
8. Liveliness and energy.
11. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
12. Related to or located at the back.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. The sign language used in the United States.
15. A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum.
16. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
17. A sudden short attack.
20. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
23. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
24. (Greek mythology) Son of Daedalus.
25. Used of a single unit or thing.
27. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
29. Avatar of Vishnu.
32. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
33. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
37. United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829).
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
42. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
43. English essayist (1775-1834).
44. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure.
45. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
46. Dearly loved.
47. A boy or man.
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1. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
2. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
3. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
5. Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977).
6. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
7. A metric unit of length equal to ten meters.
8. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
9. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
10. A genus of Ploceidae.
18. A native of ancient Troy.
19. A large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained.
21. An awkward and inexperienced youth.
22. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
26. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
28. A republic in central Africa.
30. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
31. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
34. In bed.
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
39. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
40. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
41. Any of various units of capacity.
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