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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
Like a glacier; extremely cold
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Glean
Gather leavings
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Glimmer
Shine erratically; twinkle
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Glossary
Brief explanation of words used in the text
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Glutinous
Sticky; viscous
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Goad
Urge on
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Granary
Storehouse for grain
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Grandiloquent
Pompous; bombastic; using high sounding language
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Grandiose
Pretentious; high flown; ridiculously exaggerated
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Grate
Make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
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Gratuitous
Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for
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Gregarious
Sociable; extroverted
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Grotesque
Comically hideous
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Gruel
Liquid food made by boiling oatmeal (n.)
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Guffaw
Boisterous laughter
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Guileless
Honest; without deceit
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Gullible
Easily deceived
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Gustatory
Affecting the sense of taste
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Gusty
Windy
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Gyroscope
Apparatus used to maintain balance