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execrable
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utterly detestable, odious, and abhorrent (like excrement)
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exhort
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to urge through strong appeals; persuade or caution earnestly
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exigency
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urgency or crisis calling for immediate attention/ action
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exigent
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urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention (like an emergency)
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existentialism
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the philosophy of being, thinking, and subjective experience; concerning one's existence/identity
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exonerate
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to remove blame or free from charge
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exorcise
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to expel or dispossess someone of evil spirits (often religious); free from bad or malignant influences
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expatiate
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to speak or write at length; expand discourse through laying out excessive details
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expatriate
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<v> to send someone into exile; withdraw or remove oneself from citizenry/allegiance of a country; <n> someone who no longer resides or has citizenship in their home country
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expiate
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to atone for, make amends
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explicate
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to explain, translate/interpret, or clarify
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expository
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intended/with design to lay out, explain or expound upon
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expunge
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to remove, exempt or delete from record; purge or wipe out of existence
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extant
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still existing/remaining; not completely lost
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extemporaneous
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done spontaneously, improvised without rehearsal; makeshift or whimsically appropriate
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extenuating
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rendering an individual less culpable or offense less serious (e.g. outside circumstances outside one's control); giving leniency/levity to a situation
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extirpate
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to uproot; destroy, wipe out, or exterminate from the very root/source
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extol
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to praise enthusiastically, glorify reverently
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extraneous
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extra, not essential or necessary; excessive or irrelevant
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extrapolation
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predicting or projecting forward into hypothetical circumstances, based on observed patterns/trends
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extricate
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to disentangle; free through removal or excavation
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extrinsic
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concerned with outside influences/factors (rather than intrinsic ones); not inherent or essential
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extrovert
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one who is outgoing or gregarious; preoccupied with things and affairs going all around him/her; drawing energy from interaction with the outside (as opposed to introspection)
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exultant
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full of joy/glee from triumph or success
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facetious
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in jest; playful or humorous
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facilitate
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to support or be a conduit for; make easier
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factotum
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A PERSON WHO DOES ALL SORTS OF WORK; A HANDYMAN
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fallacious
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rooted in a misconception, false idea or faulty logic; misleading
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fallacy
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a misconception, false idea/erroneous belief or otherwise faulty reasoning
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fallow
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uncultivated, pertaining to land that has been plowed but not seeded; dormant or currently in a state of disuse/unfulfilled potential
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fathom
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understand or conceive of/ a measure of; six feet wide
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fatuous
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foolishly self-satisfied; silly and smug in an almost petty way (like a child who yoinked a cookie)
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fauna
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the animal segment of wildlife, pertaining to a region or time period
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fawn
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to flatter, praise or show excessive admiration/ affection, in the hopes of currying favor
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fawning
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currying favor through excessive flattery, praise or exaggerated displays of admiration/affection
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feckless
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without purpose, resolution, direction, or otherwise useless; lazy and incompetent
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feign
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to fake or deceive with fabricated act
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feint
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an action or movement performed deceptively, to distract from true intentions (e.g. a faked left thrust)
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felicitous
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befitting of the occasion, suitably expressed, or well-chosen; always (almost impeccably) appropriate
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feral
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in a wild/untamed state, or having reverted to the wild; having uncivilized animalistic characteristics
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fervent
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heated with intensity of spirit, emotion or zeal; hot, glowing or feverish
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fervor
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warmth/heat from intensity of emotion, spirit, zeal or passion;
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fetid
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thickly foul/rotten smelling, or having an otherwise offensive odor
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fetter
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<v>to bind, shackle or otherwise confine; <n> something that restricts or restrains (e.g. a chain)
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fiat
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arbitrary, overriding decree/order derived from authority (e.g. fatwa)
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fidelity
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loyalty, faithfulness; in keeping with canon or exact correspondence
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filibuster
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<v>to use delaying/obstructive tactic for preventing legislation; prolonged, tortuous political speech intended for this purpose; <n> member of legislature who delivers such a speech
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finesse
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to use subtle manipulation or other cunning artifice, often to overcome brute force
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fissure
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crevice; a cleavage or split along a surface
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flag
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to droop, sag or flop down; trend downward or diminish in strength
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fledgling
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a young bird just learning to fly; beginner or novice
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flora
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plantlife in the wild, pertaining to a region or time period
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florid
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flowery, elaborately or excessively adorned/decorated; rosy or flushed reddish
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flounder
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to struggle clumsily in attempt to stay afloat; sink, drown/collapse, or otherwise failing
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flourish
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<v> to thrive or grow vigorously, having a golden age; <n> an embellishment, refinement, or enhancement in presentation
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flout
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to express scorn, disdain or contempt towards something (especially rules/beliefs), with derision or diatribes
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flux
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flowing; continuous dynamic interchange or passage
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foil
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to stop, prevent or otherwise frustrate (especially an adversaries' plan)
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foment
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to incite or arouse; be the catalyzing agent for
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forage
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to search or rummage for food/other necessities
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forbearance
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patience, leniency (e.g. permitting of late payments without strictly enforcing legal penalties)
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forestall
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to prevent or delay; block through preemptive measures
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formidable
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daunting, fearsome, threatening; inspiring awe or fear
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forswear
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to renounce or repudiate, especially officially under oath; deny or commit perjury under oath
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fortuitous
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fortunate or lucky; happening by chance or coincidence
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forum
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a public meeting place or convention; discussion board
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fracas
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commotion or ruckus, especially related to loud quarrels, fights or large brawls
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fractious
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given to conflict/quarrel; irate, unruly or rebellious
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fresco
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<adj> fresh; <n> refers to a painting done on plaster
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frieze
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ORNAMENTAL BAND ON A WALL
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froward
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stubborn, obstinate, disobedient and unyielding; contrarian in resistance, contumacious
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frugality
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tendency toward spending little or saving money; thrift
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fulminate
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to attack loudly or publicly denounce; explode
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fulsome
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grossly/disgustingly excessive, in sickening quantity; tastelessly lavish, overwhelming on the whole
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furtive
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subtle, stealthy or surreptitious; done on the sly
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fusion
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fusing/melding together into one; synthesis
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futile
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useless or hopeless; ineffective and fruitless
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gainsay
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to contradict, dispute or deny in opposition; raise an objection
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gambol
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to frolic; skip around or leap about playfully
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garrison
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<v>to establish military operations or occupy by forces; <n> place stationed by military forces
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garrulous
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talkative, annoyingly chatty; wordy, full of idle talk or extraneous trivia
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gauche
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coarse, inelegant, inappropriately/awkwardly expressed; lacking sensitivity, sensibilities or tact
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geniality
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friendliness/amiability and cordiality, with a cheerful demeanor; kindness and hospitality
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genre
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a type or flavor characterized by mood, style, technique or presentation (usually associated with artistic classification)
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germane
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relevant or pertinent to the subject at hand; appropriate, applicable or helpful to the situation
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gerrymander
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TO DIVIDE AN AREA INTO VOTING DISTRICTS IN A WAY THAT FAVORS A POLITICAL PARTY
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gist
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the major/essential point, take-away message or moral
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glib
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casual, nonchalant, easy, superficial; automatic, requiring little sincere attention or depth of thought
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goad
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to prod, egg on; provoking or urging on to elicit a response
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gossamer
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sheer or fine-textured; lightly constructed (and often flimsy); like cobwebs
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gouge
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to tear, dig or scoop out; using extortion to take excessive money (e.g. overcharging)
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grandiloquence
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pompous, bombastic and grandiose speech or expression
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grandiloquent
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pompous, bombastic or grandiose in presentation, usually pertaining to speech or writing
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gratuitous
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freely/cheaply given, overabundant, obligatory; done senselessly or without reason
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gregarious
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sociable, outgoing, enjoying the company of other people; habitually living in groups or social settings
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grievous
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causing great grief or sorrow; serious in impact
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grouse
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to complain or grumble, often in a yammering way
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guile
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cunning deception or trickery; artifice
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guileless
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straightforward, honest/earnest, without tricks; artless
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guise
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outward or ostensible appearance/presentation; pretense
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