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1. mintage

  a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.
  coins collectively
  armor plate that protects the neck
  a thick middle eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds
  an exertion of force
  the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

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2. frontstall

  a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
  an inability to sleep
  polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
  medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head
  abnormal enlargement of the liver
  an antifungal agent and anthelmintic

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3. ipsedixitism

  a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  an unsupported dogmatic assertion
  a wind from the north
  a serious or devastating setback
  carving or engraving (especially on stones)
  (italian cuisine) squid prepared as food

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4. hemimetaboly

  united states baseball player (born in 1931)
  activity leading to skilled behavior
  incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects
  a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
  short descriptive summary (of events)
  a government minister for foreign relations

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5. ticking

  an enclosed yard for keeping poultry
  negative criticism
  a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
  a witty or clever person with a fine mind
  a beam made usually of steel
  a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions

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6. profligate

  the quality of not deserving honor or respect
  a chamber that is used as a grave
  a deliberately misleading fabrication
  the work of coating glass with metal foil
  a dissolute man in fashionable society
  an imaginary line around the earth parallel to the equator

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7. raunch

  wandering from the main path of a journey
  eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle
  the quality of lacking taste and refinement
  motion sickness experienced while traveling on water
  a loose fitting jacket
  a persistent tormentor

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8. lapidist

  a major division of a long poem
  an aloof unemotional person
  the treasury of a public institution or religious order
  a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones
  an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
  a cup (usually without a handle)

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9. supernumerary

  a minor actor in crowd scenes
  an institution set up to provide help to the needy
  an elaborate party (often outdoors)
  a set with 3 times 20 members
  a special ability to make plants grow
  small wheel or roller

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10. undertaking

  a fisherman who uses a hook and line
  one related on the father's side
  the fashionable elite
  the trade of a funeral director
  the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage
  a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)

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11. mysticism

  the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger
  an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus
  obscure or irrational thought
  a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
  technical terms for pregnancy
  an aromatic flavorful bulb

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12. pathological state

  a parisian salesgirl
  a follower who carries out orders without question
  (judaism) the place of worship for a jewish congregation
  a church endowment
  a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
  a condition that is not normal

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13. punctum

  an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds
  structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
  a planet (usually venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
  a newcomer to hawaii
  a periodical that appears at scheduled times
  (anatomy) a point or small area

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14. sonny

  infestation of body skin with lice
  an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
  a long monotonous harangue
  theory and practice of homemaking
  a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
  a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

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15. zoomorphism

  loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty
  imprisonment (especially for a long time)
  a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
  the attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god
  the fashionable elite
  a figure of a man used as a supporting column

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