Gre Assorted Apocryphal Set 5

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execrable

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utterly detestable, odious, and abhorrent (like excrement)

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exhort

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to urge through strong appeals; persuade or caution earnestly

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exigency

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urgency or crisis calling for immediate attention/ action

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exigent

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urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention (like an emergency)

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existentialism

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the philosophy of being, thinking, and subjective experience; concerning one's existence/identity

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exonerate

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to remove blame or free from charge

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exorcise

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to expel or dispossess someone of evil spirits (often religious); free from bad or malignant influences

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expatiate

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to speak or write at length; expand discourse through laying out excessive details

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expatriate

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<v> to send someone into exile; withdraw or remove oneself from citizenry/allegiance of a country; <n> someone who no longer resides or has citizenship in their home country

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expiate

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to atone for, make amends

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explicate

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to explain, translate/interpret, or clarify

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expository

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intended/with design to lay out, explain or expound upon

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expunge

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to remove, exempt or delete from record; purge or wipe out of existence

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extant

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still existing/remaining; not completely lost

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extemporaneous

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done spontaneously, improvised without rehearsal; makeshift or whimsically appropriate

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extenuating

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rendering an individual less culpable or offense less serious (e.g. outside circumstances outside one's control); giving leniency/levity to a situation

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extirpate

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to uproot; destroy, wipe out, or exterminate from the very root/source

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extol

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to praise enthusiastically, glorify reverently

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extraneous

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extra, not essential or necessary; excessive or irrelevant

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extrapolation

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predicting or projecting forward into hypothetical circumstances, based on observed patterns/trends

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extricate

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to disentangle; free through removal or excavation

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extrinsic

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concerned with outside influences/factors (rather than intrinsic ones); not inherent or essential

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extrovert

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one who is outgoing or gregarious; preoccupied with things and affairs going all around him/her; drawing energy from interaction with the outside (as opposed to introspection)

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exultant

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full of joy/glee from triumph or success

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facetious

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in jest; playful or humorous

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facilitate

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to support or be a conduit for; make easier

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factotum

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A PERSON WHO DOES ALL SORTS OF WORK; A HANDYMAN

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fallacious

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rooted in a misconception, false idea or faulty logic; misleading

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fallacy

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a misconception, false idea/erroneous belief or otherwise faulty reasoning

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fallow

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uncultivated, pertaining to land that has been plowed but not seeded; dormant or currently in a state of disuse/unfulfilled potential

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fathom

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understand or conceive of/ a measure of; six feet wide

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fatuous

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foolishly self-satisfied; silly and smug in an almost petty way (like a child who yoinked a cookie)

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fauna

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the animal segment of wildlife, pertaining to a region or time period

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fawn

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to flatter, praise or show excessive admiration/ affection, in the hopes of currying favor

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fawning

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currying favor through excessive flattery, praise or exaggerated displays of admiration/affection

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feckless

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without purpose, resolution, direction, or otherwise useless; lazy and incompetent

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feign

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to fake or deceive with fabricated act

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feint

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an action or movement performed deceptively, to distract from true intentions (e.g. a faked left thrust)

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felicitous

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befitting of the occasion, suitably expressed, or well-chosen; always (almost impeccably) appropriate

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feral

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in a wild/untamed state, or having reverted to the wild; having uncivilized animalistic characteristics

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fervent

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heated with intensity of spirit, emotion or zeal; hot, glowing or feverish

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fervor

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warmth/heat from intensity of emotion, spirit, zeal or passion;

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fetid

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thickly foul/rotten smelling, or having an otherwise offensive odor

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fetter

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<v>to bind, shackle or otherwise confine; <n> something that restricts or restrains (e.g. a chain)

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fiat

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arbitrary, overriding decree/order derived from authority (e.g. fatwa)

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fidelity

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loyalty, faithfulness; in keeping with canon or exact correspondence

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filibuster

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<v>to use delaying/obstructive tactic for preventing legislation; prolonged, tortuous political speech intended for this purpose; <n> member of legislature who delivers such a speech

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finesse

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to use subtle manipulation or other cunning artifice, often to overcome brute force

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fissure

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crevice; a cleavage or split along a surface

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flag

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to droop, sag or flop down; trend downward or diminish in strength

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fledgling

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a young bird just learning to fly; beginner or novice

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flora

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plantlife in the wild, pertaining to a region or time period

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florid

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flowery, elaborately or excessively adorned/decorated; rosy or flushed reddish

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flounder

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to struggle clumsily in attempt to stay afloat; sink, drown/collapse, or otherwise failing

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flourish

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<v> to thrive or grow vigorously, having a golden age; <n> an embellishment, refinement, or enhancement in presentation

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flout

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to express scorn, disdain or contempt towards something (especially rules/beliefs), with derision or diatribes

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flux

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flowing; continuous dynamic interchange or passage

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foil

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to stop, prevent or otherwise frustrate (especially an adversaries' plan)

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foment

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to incite or arouse; be the catalyzing agent for

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forage

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to search or rummage for food/other necessities

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forbearance

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patience, leniency (e.g. permitting of late payments without strictly enforcing legal penalties)

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forestall

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to prevent or delay; block through preemptive measures

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formidable

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daunting, fearsome, threatening; inspiring awe or fear

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forswear

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to renounce or repudiate, especially officially under oath; deny or commit perjury under oath

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fortuitous

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fortunate or lucky; happening by chance or coincidence

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forum

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a public meeting place or convention; discussion board

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fracas

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commotion or ruckus, especially related to loud quarrels, fights or large brawls

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fractious

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given to conflict/quarrel; irate, unruly or rebellious

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fresco

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<adj> fresh; <n> refers to a painting done on plaster

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frieze

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ORNAMENTAL BAND ON A WALL

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froward

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stubborn, obstinate, disobedient and unyielding; contrarian in resistance, contumacious

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frugality

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tendency toward spending little or saving money; thrift

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fulminate

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to attack loudly or publicly denounce; explode

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fulsome

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grossly/disgustingly excessive, in sickening quantity; tastelessly lavish, overwhelming on the whole

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furtive

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subtle, stealthy or surreptitious; done on the sly

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fusion

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fusing/melding together into one; synthesis

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futile

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useless or hopeless; ineffective and fruitless

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gainsay

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to contradict, dispute or deny in opposition; raise an objection

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gambol

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to frolic; skip around or leap about playfully

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garrison

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<v>to establish military operations or occupy by forces; <n> place stationed by military forces

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garrulous

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talkative, annoyingly chatty; wordy, full of idle talk or extraneous trivia

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gauche

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coarse, inelegant, inappropriately/awkwardly expressed; lacking sensitivity, sensibilities or tact

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geniality

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friendliness/amiability and cordiality, with a cheerful demeanor; kindness and hospitality

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genre

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a type or flavor characterized by mood, style, technique or presentation (usually associated with artistic classification)

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germane

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relevant or pertinent to the subject at hand; appropriate, applicable or helpful to the situation

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gerrymander

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TO DIVIDE AN AREA INTO VOTING DISTRICTS IN A WAY THAT FAVORS A POLITICAL PARTY

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gist

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the major/essential point, take-away message or moral

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glib

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casual, nonchalant, easy, superficial; automatic, requiring little sincere attention or depth of thought

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goad

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to prod, egg on; provoking or urging on to elicit a response

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gossamer

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sheer or fine-textured; lightly constructed (and often flimsy); like cobwebs

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gouge

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to tear, dig or scoop out; using extortion to take excessive money (e.g. overcharging)

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grandiloquence

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pompous, bombastic and grandiose speech or expression

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grandiloquent

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pompous, bombastic or grandiose in presentation, usually pertaining to speech or writing

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gratuitous

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freely/cheaply given, overabundant, obligatory; done senselessly or without reason

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gregarious

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sociable, outgoing, enjoying the company of other people; habitually living in groups or social settings

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grievous

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causing great grief or sorrow; serious in impact

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grouse

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to complain or grumble, often in a yammering way

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guile

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cunning deception or trickery; artifice

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guileless

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straightforward, honest/earnest, without tricks; artless

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guise

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outward or ostensible appearance/presentation; pretense