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115 Cards in this Set
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gadfly
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animal-biting fly; irritating person
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gaffe
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social blunder
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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 (laughters, tears)
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gall
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annoy; chafe
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galleon
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large three-masted 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 about 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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gargantuan
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huge; enormous
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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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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; unpleasantly bright; gaudy
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garner
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gather; store up; amass
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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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art and science of preparing and serving good 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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hammerlike 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; newspaper
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genealogy
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record of descent; lineage; ancestry
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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; of a genus
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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-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 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; terrifying; resembling ghosts
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gibberish
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nonsense; babbling
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gibe
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mock; make jeering remarks
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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; of an ice age; extremely cold
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glaring
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highly conspicuous; 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
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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; gluey
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glutton
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someone who eats too much
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gnarl
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protruding knot on a tree
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gnarled
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twisted
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gnome
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dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards
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goad
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urge on
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gorge (2)
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1) narrow canyon, steep, rocky cleft
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gossamer
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sheer; very light; like cobwebs
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gouge
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tear out
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gourmand
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epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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gourmet
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connoisseur of 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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grandeur
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impressiveness; stateliness; majesty
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grandiloquent
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using important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic
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grandiose
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pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive
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granulate
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form into grains or granules
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graphic
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pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described
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grapple
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wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with
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grate
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make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
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gratify
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please; satisfy
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gratis
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free; without charge
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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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gravity
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seriousness
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gregarious
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sociable
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grievance
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cause of complaint
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grill
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question severely
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grimace
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facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
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grisly
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ghastly; horrifying;
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grotesque
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fantastic; comically hideous
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grotto
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small cavern
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grouse
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complain; fuss; grumble; grouch
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grovel
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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
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grudging
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unwilling; reluctant; stingy
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gruel
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thin liquid porridge
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grueling
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exhausting
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gruesome
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grisly; horrible
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gruff
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rough-mannered
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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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outward appearance; costume
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gull
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trick; deceive; hoodwink
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gullible
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easily deceived
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gustatory
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affecting or relating to the sense of taste
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gusto
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enjoyment; enthusiasm
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gusty
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windy
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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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