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1. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
5. Relating to a recently developed fashion or style.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
11. Give over.
12. An honorary degree in science.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. Causing a dull and steady pain.
15. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
16. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
17. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
18. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
24. A master's degree in fine arts.
25. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
28. A licensed medical practitioner.
29. Dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin.
31. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
35. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
38. Someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination).
41. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
44. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
45. (informal) Roused to anger.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
48. Used of a single unit or thing.
49. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
50. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
2. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
3. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
4. Serving as an essential component.
5. One thousandth of a second.
6. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
7. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
8. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
19. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
22. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
23. An employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts).
26. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
27. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
30. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
32. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
33. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
34. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
36. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
37. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
39. A thrusting blow with a knife.
40. A village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin).
42. A light touch or stroke.
43. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
44. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
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