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40 Cards in this Set
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germinate
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vb. cause to sprout vb. sprout
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generality
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n. vague statement
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ghastly
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adj. horrible
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gauche
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adj. clumsy adj. rude
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gauntlet
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n. leather glove
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gaunt
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adj. lean and angular adj. lacking liveliness
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gazette
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n. official periodical publication
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genealogy
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n. record of descent n. lineage
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generic
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adj. characteristic of a class or species
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geniality
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n. cheerfulness n. kindliness n. sympathy
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genre
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n. style of art illustrating scenes of common life
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germinal
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adj. pertaining to a germ adj. creative
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gentility
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n. those of gentle birth n. act of improving
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germane
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adj. relevant adj. bearing upon the case at hand
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gentry
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n. people of standing n. class of people just below nobility
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genuflect
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vb. bend the knee as in worship
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gesticulation
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n. mostion n. gesture
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genteel
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adj. wellbred adj. elegant
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gestate
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vb. evolve, as in prenatal growth
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gerrymander
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vb. change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
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glean
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vb. gather leavings
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gibber
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vb. speak foolishly
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gibe
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vb. mock
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gibbet
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n. gallows
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glaze
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vb. cover with a thin and shiny surface
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gig
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n. two-wheeled carriage
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gingerly
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adv. very carefully
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gist
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n. essence
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glib
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adj. fluent
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gloat
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vb. express evil satisfaction vb. view malevolently
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gloaming
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n. twilight
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glossary
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n. brief explanation of words used in the text
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glower
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vb. scowl
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glut
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vb. overstock vb. fill to excess
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glossy
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adj. smooth and shining
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gluttonous
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adj. greedy for food
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glutinous
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adj. sticky adj. viscous
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gnarled
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adj. twisted
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gnome
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n. dwarf n. underground spirit
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goad
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vb. urge on
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