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43 Cards in this Set
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gainsay
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deny
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gale
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windstorm, gust of wind, emotional outburst
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gall
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n. bitterness, nerve
v. annoy |
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galvanize
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stimulate by shock, stir up, revitalize
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gambit
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chess- piece sacrificed
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gambol
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romp, skim, leap playfully
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gamely
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in 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, distorted
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gargantuan
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huge
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garner
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gather, store up
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garrulous
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loquacious, wordy, talkative (garrility)
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gaudy
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flashy, showy
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gaunt
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lean, angular, barren
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gavel
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hammerlike tool, mallet
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generic
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characteristic of entire class/species
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genesis
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beginning, origin
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geniality
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cheerfulness, kindness, sympathy
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genteel
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well bred, 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 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
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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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gestate
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evolve, as in prenatal birth
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gibe
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mock
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gingerly
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very carefully
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girth
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circumference
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glaring
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highly conspicuous
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glean
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gather leavings
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glib
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fluent, facile, slick
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gloss over
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explain away
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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
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glutton
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overeater
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gnarled
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twisted
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goad
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urge on
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gorge
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n. narrow canyon, steep cleft
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gossamer
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sheer, like cobwebs
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