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70 Cards in this Set
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gadfly
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animal-biting fly; irritating person
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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 stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities
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gale
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windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughter, tears, etc.)
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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 sacrificed
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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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gape
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open widely
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garbled
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mixed up; jumbled; distorted
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garish
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overbright in color; gaudy
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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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gaunt
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lean and angular; barren
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generic
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characteristic of an entire class or species
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geniality
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cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy
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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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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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gibe
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mock
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giddy
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light-hearted; dizzy
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glacial
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like a glacier; extemely cold
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glaring
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highly conspicuous; harshly bright
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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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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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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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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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narrow canyon; steep, rocky cleft
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gorge
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(second meaning) stuff oneself
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gossamer
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sheer; like cobwebs
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gouge
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tear out
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gouge
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* overcharge
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gourmand
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epicure; person who taken excessive pleasure in food and drink
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graduated
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arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)
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granary
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storehouse for grain
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grandiloquent
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* pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language
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graphic
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pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described
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grate
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make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
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gratuitous
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given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for
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gratuity
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tip
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gregarious
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* sociable
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grisly
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ghastly
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grotesque
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fantastic; comically hideous
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grouse
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complain; fuss
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grovel
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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
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grudging
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unwilling; reluctant; stingy
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guffaw
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boisterous laughter
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guile
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deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning
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guileless
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* without deceit
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guise
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appearance; costume
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gull
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trick; hoodwink
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gullible
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* easily deceived
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gusto
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enjoyment; enthusiasm
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guy
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cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied
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gyroscope
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apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
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