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Fidelity
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Faithfulness to duties; truthfulness; loyalty, allegiance, devotion, accuracy His fidelity to his family is very strong.
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Finale
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end, finish, conclusion of music The finale of the 1812 Overture is often accompanied by fireworks.
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Flagrant
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outrageously noticeable or evident; obvious or glaring In the NBA, there are normal fouls and then there are 'flagrant fouls' where the officials believe a player may have tried to injure his opponent.
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Garrulous
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talkative and likely to chatter; loquacious My garrulous friend often talks on the telephone for hours at a time.
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Germinate
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to bud or sprout, grow Three weeks after planting, the seeds will germinate.
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Glee
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joy, elation, pleasure The child was filled with glee at the sight of so many presents.
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Glib
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able to speak profusely; having a fead flow of words (if often implies lying or deceit); flip, fluent, smug, verbose, smooth Many politicians are glib speakers.
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Gregarious
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fond of company; sociable, amiable, convivial For the gregarious person, dormitory life is a pleasure.
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Grotesque
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odd or unnatural in some way; ugly, odd, bizarre The minotaur is a grotesque creature out of mythology; part man and part bull.
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Grovel
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to humble oneself; to beg; crawl, beg The dog groveled at the owner's feet.
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