(n) a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

(n) an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance

(v) gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

(v) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"

(v) grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"

(v) have or develop complicating consequences; "These actions will ramify"

(v) take exception to; "She challenged his claims"

(n) shrewd or crafty management of public affairs; "we was innocent of stratagems and polity"

(n) a politically organized unit

(n) the form of government of a social organization

(n) a kind of sideboard or buffet

(n) the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years"

(v) make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"

(v) secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"