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73 Cards in this Set
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gainsay
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deny
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gait
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manner of walking or running; speed
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galaxy
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large, isolated system of starts, such as the Milky Way; a collection of brilliant personalities
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gale
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windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughter, tears)
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gall
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bitterness; nerve
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gall
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annoy, chafe
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galleon
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large sailing ship
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galvanize
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stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize
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gambit
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opening in chess in which a piece is sacraficed
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gambol
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romp; skip about; leap playfully
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gamely
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in a spirited manner; with courage
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gamut
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entire range
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gape
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open widely
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garbled
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mixed up; jumbled; distorted
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gargantuan
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huge; enormous
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gargoyle
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waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building
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garish
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overbright in color; gaudy
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garner
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gather; store up
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garnish
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decorate
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garrulous
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loquacious; wordy; talkative
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gastronomy
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science of preparing and serving food
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gauche
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clumsy; coarse and uncouth
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gaudy
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flashy; showy
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gaunt
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lean and angular; barren
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gavel
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hammer-like tool; mallet
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gawk
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stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
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gazette
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official periodical publication
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genealogy
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record of descent; lineage
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generality
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vague statement
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generate
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cause; produce; create
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generic
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characteristic of an entire class or species
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genesis
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beginning; origin
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geniality
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cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy
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genre
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particular variety of art or literature
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genteel
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well-breed; elegant
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gentility
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those of gentle birth; refinement
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gentry
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people of standing; class of people just below nobility
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genuflect
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bend the knee as in worship
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germane
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pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand
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germinal
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pertaining to a germ; creative
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germinate
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cause to sprout; sprout
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gerontocracy
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government ruled by old people
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gerrymander
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change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
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gestate
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evolve, as in prenatal growth
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gesticulation
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motion; gesture
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ghastly
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horrible
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gibberish
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nonsense; babbling
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gibe
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mock
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giddy
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light-hearted; dizzy
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gingerly
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very carefully
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girth
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distance around something; circumference
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gist
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essence
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glacial
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like a glacier; extremely cold
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glaring
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highly conspicuous (example: glaring grammatical error); harshly bright
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glaze
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cover with a thin and shiny surface
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glean
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gather leavings (ex. peasants were allowed to glean the wheat left in the fields after harvest)
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glib
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fluent; facile; slick
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glimmer
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shine erratically; twinkle
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gloat
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express evil satisfaction; view malevolently
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gloss over
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explain away
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glossary
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brief explanation of words used in the text
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glossy
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smooth and shining
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glower
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scowl
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glut
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overstock; fill to excess
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glutinous
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sticky; viscous (high resistence to flow)
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glutton
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someone who eats too much
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gnarled
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twisted
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gnome
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dwarf; underground spirit
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goad
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urge on
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gorge
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narrow canyon; steep, rocky cleft
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gorge
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stuff oneself
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gory
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bloody
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gossamer
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sheer; like cobwebs
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