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32 Cards in this Set
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gibbet
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gallows from which criminals are hanged
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give
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to scoff; to ridicule
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giddy
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dizzy; flighty; whirling
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gild
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to cover with gold
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gingerly
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carefully; cautiously
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gird
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to encircle
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gist
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main point; essence
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glazed
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glassy; smooth; shiny
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glean
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to gather patiently and with great effort
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glee
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joy
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glib
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fluent; smooth
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glissade
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a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain
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glitch
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a malfunction; an error
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gloaming
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twilight; dusk
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gloat
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to look at or think about with great satisfaction; to boast
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glower
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to frown; to stare angrily at
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glum
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sad; gloomy
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glutinous
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gluey; sticky
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glutton
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one who eats or drinks too much
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gnarled
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knotty; twisted; roughened
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gnome
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a legendary dwarf-like creature
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goad
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to encourage; to spur on
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gorge (two meanings)
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a deep valley with steep sides (n); to eat or swallow greedily (v)
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gory
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bloody
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gossamer
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light; flimsy; fine
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Gothic
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medieval; mysterious
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gouge (two meanings)
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to dig out; to swindle or overcharge
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gourmand
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a glutton; a person who eats excessively
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gourmet
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an expert of fine food and drink
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gradient
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a slope; a ramp
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granary
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a storehouse for grain
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grandiloquent
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pretentious; speaking in a pompous style
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