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36 Cards in this Set
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GRANARY
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storage for grains
Eg: How full the granary of one families is can suggest their level of wealth |
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GRATE
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make a harseh noise, have an unpleasant effect
Eg: The lound cacophony grated on her nerves |
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GRILL
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question severly
Eg: The police grilled the suspect heavily after the assault |
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GRISLY
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ghastly
Eg: The grisly sights in the accident nauseate me |
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GROTESQUE
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fantastic (absurd, odd, weird) (-)
Eg: Wearing grotesque clothes |
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GROTTO
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small cavern
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GROUSE
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complain, fuss
Eg: After the fraud act of the company, the beguiled people cannot stop grousing |
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GROVEL
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quy goi, khom lung
Eg: We will not grovel infront of our opponents under any circumstance, even when we loose, we know we have fought gamely and are proud of it |
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GRUDGING
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unwilling, reluctatn, stingy
Eg: I was pretty dissapointed with his grudging support in the project |
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GRUEL
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chao (porridge)
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GRUELING
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exhausting
EG: Applying into graduate school is a grueling process |
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GRUFF
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rough-mannered
Eg: althgouh he appears as a gruff person to many, he is infact very nice and good-natured |
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GULL
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trick, hoodwinked
EG: I was still terrified when I recalled that day when I was gulled |
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GUSTATORY
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affecting the sense of taste
Eg: She has a good palte and she can feel the different gustatory aspect of each food |
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GUSTO
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enjoyment, enthusiasm
Eg: Althought I receive only a modest allowance, I find the job a great gusto for me |
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GUSTY
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windy
Eg: Gusty weather |
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GUY
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cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied.
(Day xich) |
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GYROSCOPE
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apparatus used to remain balance
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HACKLES
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hair on the back/neck (of a dog)
Eg: The hackles of the dog rose as he heard the weird noise |
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HAGGLE
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bargain, argue about prices
Eg: Someting haggling over the price of something can be really intimidating and stressful |
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HALE
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healthy
Eg: To be hale and hearty |
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HARPING
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noi lai nhai, nhai di nhai lai mot van de
Eg: Stop your harping about my bad appearance, I feel bad enough now |
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HARROWING
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agonizng, distressing ,traumatic
Eg: It was a harrowing story about a family ripped apart during the chaos after Vietnam war |
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HARRY
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harrass, annoy
Eg: They harried us all |
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HATCH
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deck opening, lid covering a deck opening
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HAUGHTINESS
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pride and arrogance
Eg: he refused to do it and I find that act of haughtiness very disturbing |
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HEADLONG
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hasty, rush
EG: Sometimes a headlong decision at the right time can make a whole lotta different |
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HEADSTRONG
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stubborn, unwillful, unyeilding
Eg: When she was small, she was a intolant headstrong girl |
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HECKLER
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person who verbally harrasses other
Eg: Who does he think he is always. To us, he is just a feadstrong and pejorative heckler |
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HEEDLESS
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not noticing, disregarding
EG: She left heedless of what she is leaving behind |
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HERMETIC
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1.hermetic seal: sealed by fusion to be airtight
2. obscure, mysterious, occult eg:The hermetic realm of the issue befuddle us all |
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HERPETOLOGIST
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one who studies reptile
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HEW
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chat/ don
Eg: To hew down a tree |
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HIATUS
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gap, pause
Eg: I think people should have 1 year hiatus after their graduation to do what they want |
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HARDY
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sturdy, robuse, able to stand severe weather
Eg: I am not a plant-person, thus, I only looking for hardy ones |
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HAPHAZARD
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randome, by chance
Eg: By haphazard, A haphazard hobby |
