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71 Cards in this Set
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GAINSAY
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deny
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V
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GAIT
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manner of walking or running; speed
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N
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GALAXY
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a collection of brilliant personalities
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N
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GALE
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windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughter, tears)
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N
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GALL
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bitterness; nerve
annoy; chafe |
N / V
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GALLEON
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large sailing ship
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N
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GALVANIZE
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stimulate by shockl stir up; revitalize
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V
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GAMBIT
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opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
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N
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GAMBOL
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romp; skip about; leap playfully
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V / N
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GAMELY
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in a spirited manner; with courage
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A
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GAMUT
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entire range
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N
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GAPE
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open widely
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V
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GARBLED / GARBLE
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mixed up; jumbled; distorted
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A / V
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GARGANTUAN
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huge; enormous
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A
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GARGOYLE
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waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building
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N
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GARISH
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overbright color; gaudy
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A
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GARNER
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Gather; store up
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V
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GARNISH
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decorate
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V / N
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GARRULOUS / GARRULITY
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talkative; laquacious; wordy
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A / N
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GASTRONOMY
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science of preparing and serving good food
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N
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GAUCHE
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clumsy; coarse and uncouth
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A
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GAUDY
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flashy; showy
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A
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GAUNT
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lean and angular; barren
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A
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GAVEL
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hammerlike tool; mallet
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N / V
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GAWK
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stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
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V
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GAZETTE
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official periodical publication
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N
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GENEOLOGY
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record of descent; lineage
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N
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GENERALITY
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vague statement
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N
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GENERATE
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cause; produve; create
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V
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GENERIC
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characteristic of an entire class or species
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A
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GENESIS
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beginning; origin
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N
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GENIALITY / GENIAL
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cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy
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N / A
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GENRE
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particular variety of art or literature
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N
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GENTEEL
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well-bred; elegant
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A
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GENTILITY
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those of gentle birth; refinement
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N
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GENTRY
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people of standing; class of people just below nobility
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N
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GENUFLECT
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bend the knee as in worship
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V
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GERMANE
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pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand; relevant
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A
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GERMINAL
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pertaining to a germ; create
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A
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GERMINATE
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cause to sprout; sprout
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V
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GERONTOCRACY
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government ruled by old people
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N
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GERRYMANDER
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change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
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V / N
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GESTATE
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evolve, as in prenatal growth
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V
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GESTICULATION
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motion; gesture
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N
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GHASTLY
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horrible ; shockingly repellent
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A
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GIBBERISH
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nonsense; babbling
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N
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GIBE
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mock
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V
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GIDDY
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light-hearted; dizzy
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A
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GINGERLY
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very carefully
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AV / A
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GIRTH
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distance around something; circumference
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N
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GIST
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essence
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A
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GLACIAL
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like a glacier; extremely cold
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A
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GLARING
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highly conspicuous; harshly bright
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A
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GLAZE
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cover with thin and shiny surface
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V / N
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GLEAN
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gather leavings
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V
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GLIB
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fluent; facile; slick
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A
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GLIMMER
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shine erratically; twinkle
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V
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GLOAT
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express evil satisfaction; view malevolently
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V
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GLOSS OVER
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explain away
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V
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GLOSSARY
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brief explanation of words used in the text
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N
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GLOSSY
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smooth and shining
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A
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GLOWER
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scowl; frown
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V
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GLUT
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overstock; fill to excess
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V / N
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GLUTINOUS
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sticky; viscous
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A
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GLUTTON / GLUTTONOUS
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someone who eats too much
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N / A
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GNARLED
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twisted
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A
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GNOME
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dwarf; underground spirit
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N
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GOAD
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urge on
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V / N
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GORGE
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narrow canyon; steep, rocky cleft
stuff oneself |
N /V
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GORY / GORE
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bloody
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A / N
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GOSSAMER
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sheer; like cobwebs
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A/ N
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