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1. ranting

  the basic unit of money in nicaragua
  a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  preference for using the right hand
  idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
  a decision to reverse an earlier decision
  unbearable physical pain
2. hyponym

  betting where winners share the total amount wagered
  a mounting for a picture using gummed tape
  the basic unit of money in hungary
  a ceremonial procession including people marching
  the quality of being good looking and attractive
  a word that is more specific than a given word
3. bob up

  cause to lose one's composure
  originate or come into being
  exaggerate or make bigger
  obtain through threats
  subsist on a meager allowance
  feel less enamoured of something or somebody
4. palpitation

  the murder of a competitor
  the basic unit of money in seychelles
  a disputant who advocates reform
  thinks about unfortunate things that might happen
  having no employment
  a rapid and irregular heart beat
5. venae epigastricae superiores

  intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
  a room where baggage or parcels are checked
  a will to succeed
  a process of becoming smaller or shorter
  a workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks
  veins that accompany the superior epigastric artery
6. monogamy

  a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
  a shell for a single oarsman
  a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
  a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name
  whining in a tearful manner
  having only one spouse at a time
7. unfeelingness

  a group of ships of similar type
  falsely emotional in a maudlin way
  spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat
  a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
  devoid of passion or feeling
  fighting with the fists
8. dasheen

  similarity by virtue of correspondence
  ornamental plasterwork
  a place of business for retailing goods
  a crime that undermines the offender's government
  edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
  a muslim council chamber or law court
9. lower rank

  a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking
  the state of being inferior
  an adult male singer with the lowest voice
  edible viscera of a butchered animal
  protective covering made of metal and used in combat
  the time of life between 20 and 30
10. cytopenia

  informal terms for money
  a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
  winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge
  a deficiency of some cellular element of the blood
  (law) a person called into court to defend a title
  the act of making less strict
11. fashion

  characteristic or habitual practice
  a light shade of gray
  any accounting period of 12 months
  a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
  a planned undertaking
  a state that is calm and tranquil
12. semiotician

  a likeness in which left and right are reversed
  moderation in eating and drinking
  a name that has been assumed temporarily
  a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing
  a specialist in the study of meaning
  one-piece uniform worn by parachutists
13. resumption

  loud and confused and empty talk
  a small neutral state between two rival powers
  to break off a military action with an enemy
  intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve
  a difficult problem
  beginning again
14. gratification

  a stock exchange in new york
  a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
  the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
  the act or an instance of satisfying
  a detonator that explodes when struck
  the 11th letter of the greek alphabet
15. effloresce

  gain or regain energy
  reject outright and bluntly
  make famous for ever
  transport commercially as cargo
  cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity
  become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation