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27 Cards in this Set
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garner
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to gather and store
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gaunt
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thin and bony
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gestation
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growth process from conception to birth
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gibe
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to make heckling, taunting remarks
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gnarl
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to make knotted, deform
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goad
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to prod or urge
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grasp
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to perceive and understand; to hold securely
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grievous
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causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing
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galvanize
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stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize
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garbled
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mixed up; jumbled; distorted
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garrulous
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loquacious; wordy; talkative
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genre
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particular variety of art or literature
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germane
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pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand
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glacial
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like a clacier; extremely cold
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glib
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fluent; facile; slick
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glutton
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someone who eats too much; greedy person
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gorge
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small, steep walled canyon
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grandiose
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pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive
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gratify
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please
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gratuitous
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given freely; unwarranted; unprovoked
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gravity
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seriousness
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gregarious
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sociable; drawn to the company of others
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grievance
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cause of complaint
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grudging
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unwilling; reluctant; stingy
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guile
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deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning
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gullible
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easily deceived
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grandiloquence
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lofty, pompous language
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