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22 Cards in this Set
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gouge
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v. overcharge
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gourmand
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n. epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food/drink
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grandiloquent
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adj. pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language
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gratis
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adv. free
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grouse
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v. complain; fuss
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guile
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n. deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning
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gull
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v. trick; hoodwink
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gustatory
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adj. affecting the sense of taste
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guy
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n. cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied
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hackles
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n. hairs on back and neck, esp. of a dog
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hackneyed
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adj. commonplace; trite
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hale
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adj. healthy
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hap
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n. chance; luck
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harangue
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n. long, passionate and vehement speech
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harbinger
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n. forerunner
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harry
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v. harass, annoy, torment; raid
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headlong
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adj. hasty; rash
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hedonist
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n. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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hermetic
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adj. sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
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hermetic
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adj. obscure and mysterious; occult
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heterodox
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adj. unorthodox; unconventional
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hew
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v. cut to pieces with ax or sword
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