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1. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
4. 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.
8. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
11. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
12. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
13. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
14. Tag the base runner to get him out.
15. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
16. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
17. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
18. A state in midwestern United States.
19. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
21. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
23. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
26. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
28. A French abbot.
32. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
34. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
35. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
41. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
42. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
47. A city in the European part of Russia.
48. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
49. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
50. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
51. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
52. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
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1. Obvious and dull.
2. Jordan's port.
3. Give a nickname to.
4. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
5. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
6. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
7. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
8. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
9. Especially one side of a leaf.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
20. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
22. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
24. A soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment).
25. An associate degree in nursing.
27. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
29. Top part of an apron.
30. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
31. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
33. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
45. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
46. The month following February and preceding April.
47. A brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors.
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