Gre Vocabulary D-G

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dart

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a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

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dearth

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an insufficient quanity or number

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debacle

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a sudden and violent collapse

a sound defeat

flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer

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decree

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a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record

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deference

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a courteous expression of esteem and regard

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delineate

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describe in vivid detail

make a mark or lines on a surface

trace the shape of

represent accurately or precisely

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demagogue

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an orator who appeals to the passsions and prejudices of his audience

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demur

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a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

take exception to

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denigrate

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charge falsely or with malicious intent

belittle

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denouement

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the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work

the outcome of a complex sequence of events

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denounce

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give away information about somebody

announce the termination of, as of treaties

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deplore

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express strong disapproval of

regret strongly

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deposition

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the act of removing a powerful person from a posistion or office

the act of putting something somewhere

a pretrial interrogation of a witness

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deprave

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corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

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deprecate

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belittle

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derision

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contemptuous laughter

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derivative

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the instantaneous change of one quanity relative to another

a financial instrument whose value is based on another security

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descry

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catch sight of

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desiccant

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a substance that promotes drying

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desiccate

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lose water or moisture

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desuetude

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a state of inactivity or disuse

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desultory

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marked by lack of definite plan or regularity, jumping from one thing to another

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detraction

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the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation

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diaphanous

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so thin as to transmit light

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diffidence

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lack of self-confidence

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diffident

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showing modest reserve

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dialate

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add details, as to an account or idea

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dilatory

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using cautious slow stategy to wear down opposistion, avoiding direct confrontation

wasting time

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disabuse

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to free somebody from an erroneous belief

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disallow

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command against

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discomfit

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cause to lose one's composure

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disconcert

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cause to feel embarrassment

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discountenance

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show disapproval by discouraging

look with disfavor on

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discourse

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talk or hold forth formally about a topic

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disencumber

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release from entanglement of difficulty

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disingenuous

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not straightforwrd or candid, giving a false appearance of frankness

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disinter

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dig up for reburial or for medical investigation

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dissemble

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make believe with the intent to deceive

behave unaturally or affectedly

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dissipation

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useless or profitless activity

dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

separation into component parts

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distend

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swell from or as if from internal presure

become wider

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divergence

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an infinite series that has no limit

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divestiture

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the sale by a company of a product line, subsidary or division

an order to an offending party to rid itself of property

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doggerel

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a comic verse of irregular measure

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dote

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to be foolish or senile due to old age

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drone

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a pipe of the bagpipe tha tis tuned to produce a single continuous tone

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dross

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worthless material that should be removed

the scum formed by oxidation a the surface of molten metals

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dulcet

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extremely pleasant in a gentle way

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duplicity

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acting in bad faith

a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

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dynamo

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generator consisting of a coil that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet causing a current to flow in the armature

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ebullience

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overflowing with enthusiasm

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ebullient

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joyously unrestrained

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ecumenical

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of worldwide scope or applicability

concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions

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edacious

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devouring or craving food in great quanities

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effete

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marked by ecessive self-indulgence and moral decay

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efficacy

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capacity or power to produce a desired effect

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effrontery

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audacious behavior that you have no right to

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ecumenical

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of worldwide scope or applicability

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edacious

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devouring or craving food in great quantities

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effete

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marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay

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effrontery

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audacious behavior that you have no right to

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egress

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the act of coming out, becoming apparent

reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse

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encomium

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a formal expression of praise

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encumbrance

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a charge against property

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endemic

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native to or confined to a certain region

a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location

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engender

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make children

call forth

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enormity

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an act of extreme wickedness

the quality of being outrageous

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entreat

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ask for or request earnestly

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enzyme

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any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

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epicure

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a person devoted to refined, sensous enjoyment

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epistle

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a long, formal letter

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epithet

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a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

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epitome

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a breif abstract

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equable

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not easily irritated

not varying

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equanimity

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steadiness of mind under stres

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equipoise

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equality of distribution

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equivocal

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uncertain as a sign or indication

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equivocate

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to be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withold information

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erudite

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having or showing profound knowledge

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esoteric

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confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

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eulogy

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a formal expression of praise

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evince

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give expression to

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excoriate

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express strong disapproval of

tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

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excoriation

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severe censure

an abraded area where the skin is torn or wore off

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expatiate

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add details, as to an account or idea, clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way usually in writing

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expedient

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a means to an end, not necessarily a principled or ethical one

serving to promote your interest

appropriate to a purpose, practical

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expiation

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the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing, especially appeasing a deity

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expostulate

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reason with somebody for the purpose of dissuasion

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exsert

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thrust or extend out

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extirpate

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surgically remove an organ

destroy completely

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extol

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praise, glorify or honor

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extort

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get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

obtain by coercion or intimidation

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extricable

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capable of being extricated

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extricate

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to release from an entanglement or difficulty, disengage

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facile

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expressing yourself readily

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fatuous

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complacently or inanely foolish

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feckless

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not fit to assume responsibility

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fecund

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capable of producing offspring or vegetation

intellectually productive

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feint

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any distracting or deceptive maneuver

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felcitous

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exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style

marked by good fortune

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felon

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a purulent infection at the end of a finger ore toe in the area surrounding the nail

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franchise

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a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government

an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place

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fret

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a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

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froward

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habitually disposed to disobedience and opposistion

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fulminate

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cause to explode violently and with loud noise

come on suddenly and intensely

criticize severely

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fulsome

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unplesantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

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gainsay

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take exception to

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gambol

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gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

play boisterously

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garner

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a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed

assemble or get together

acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

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garrulity

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the quality of being wordy and talkative

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garrulous

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full of trival conversation

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gaucherie

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a socially awkward or tactless act

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glean

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gather, as of natural products

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glib

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artfully persuasive in speech

having only superficial plausibility

marked by lack of intellectual depth

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grave

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a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

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guile

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the quality of being crafty

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gull

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fool or hoax