G Flashcards by Daniel Davis | Brainscape

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Gadfly

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Animal biting fly; irritating person; nuisance

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Gaffe

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Social blunder

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Gainsay

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Deny; contradict

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Gall

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(V.) Annoy; chafe

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Gambol

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Frolic; skip

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Gamut

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The entire range or extent; any complete musical scale

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Gargoyle

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Carved grotesque figures on a building

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Garner

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Gather; store up

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Garnish

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Decorate

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Garrulity

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Talkitiveness

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Garrulous

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Loquacious; wordy; talkative

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Gauche

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Unsophisticated

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Gawk

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Stare foolishly

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Genealogy

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Study of ancestry or family tree

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Geniality

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Cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy

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Genteel

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Well bred; elegant

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Genuflect

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Bend the knee as in worship

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Germinal

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Pertaining to germ; creative

Ant: dying; shrinking

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Gerontocracy

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Government ruled by old people

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Gerrymander

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Draw voting districts in favor of a political party

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Gesticulation

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Motion; gesture

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Gibberish

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Nonsense; babbling

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Giddy

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Light hearted; dizzy

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Girth

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The distance around something

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Glacial

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Like a glacier; extremely cold

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Glean

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Gather leavings

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Glimmer

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Shine erratically; twinkle

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Glossary

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Brief explanation of words used in the text

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Glutinous

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Sticky; viscous

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Goad

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Urge on

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Granary

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Storehouse for grain

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Grandiloquent

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Pompous; bombastic; using high sounding language

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Grandiose

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Pretentious; high flown; ridiculously exaggerated

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Grate

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Make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred

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Gratuitous

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Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for

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Gregarious

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Sociable; extroverted

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Grotesque

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Comically hideous

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Gruel

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Liquid food made by boiling oatmeal

(n.)

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Guffaw

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Boisterous laughter

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Guileless

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Honest; without deceit

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Gullible

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Easily deceived

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Gustatory

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Affecting the sense of taste

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Gusty

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Windy

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Gyroscope

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Apparatus used to maintain balance