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37 Cards in this Set
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gambol
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leap about, frolic
!= plod = walking with slow heavy gait (rate of moving ). |
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stalwart
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noun. loyal
adj. physical strength |
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garish
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gaudy
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gauche
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tactless
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gaudy
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osentatious, tastelessly ornamental.
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gauge
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measures pressure
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gear
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engages toothed wheel
gear*tooth = screw*thread screw = fastener on thread |
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genteel
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well-bred, elegant
!= churlish, loutish |
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germain
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relevant
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gerrymander
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div area into pollitical units to give special adv to one grp.
gerrymander = rig |
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gibe syn.
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scoff, fleer, jeer, jest , sneer
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giddy syn.
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dizzy, fribble, frivolous, skittish
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gild n. v.
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n. club member
v. adornment |
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girder
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beam to support structure
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glade
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open space surrounded by woods
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glib
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fluency of speaking or writing
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peccadillo
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petty misdeed
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gloomy syn
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saturnine, sullen, dour, morose, glum
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glut
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excessive
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goad
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entice
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goldbrick
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shirk duty
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gorge syn
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satiate, cloy, glut, stodge, surfeit
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gouge
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make groove in
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gourmand*food = skinflint*?
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gourmand*food = skinflint*thrift
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grandiloquent syn
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bombastic, declamatory, eupuistic, magniloquent
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grandstand n. v.
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n. stadium
v. to impress |
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grate
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irritate
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green
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inexperienced, callow
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gripe
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complain
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grotto
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grotto*cavern = arroyo*channel
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grove
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of trees
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grovel syn
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fawn, cower, cringe, toady, truckle, kowtow
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gully
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small valley
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hackneyed
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lack freshness/originality
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halcyon
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clam, prosperous
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hale
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healthy, or haul/pull
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half-baked
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lack forethought/judgement
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