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gadfly

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animal-biting fly; an irritating person (Eg: Like a gadfly- he irritated all the guests at the hotel; within forty eight hours- everyone regarded him as an )

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gaffe

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social blunder (Eg: According to Miss Manners- to call your husband by your lover’s name is worse than a mere gaffe; it is a )

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gainsay

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deny (Eg: She was too honest to gainsay the truth of the report. )

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gait

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manner of walking or running; speed (Eg: The lame man walked with an uneven gait. )

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galaxy

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the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities (Eg: The deaths of such famous actors as Clark Gable- Gary Cooper- Spencer Tracy- and Marlene Dietrich )

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gall

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bitterness; nerve (Eg: The knowledge of his failure filled him with gall. )

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gall

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annoy; chafe (Eg: Their taunts galled him. )

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galleon

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large sailing ship (Eg: The Spaniards pinned their hopes on the galleon- the large warship; the British- on the smaller and faster )

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galvanize

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stimulate by shock; stir up (Eg: The entire nation was galvanized into strong military activity by the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor. )

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gambit

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opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed (Eg: The player was afraid to accept his opponent’s gambit because he feared a trap which as yet he could not )

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gambol

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skip; leap playfully (Eg: Watching children gamboling in the park is a pleasant experience )

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gamely

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in a spirited manner; with courage (Eg: Because he had fought gamely against a much superior boxer- the crowd gave him a standing ovation when )

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gamut

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entire range (Eg: In this performance- the leading lady was able to demonstrate the complete gamut of her acting ability. )

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gape

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open widely (Eg: The huge pit gaped before him; if he stumbled- he would fall in. )

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garbled

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mixed up; jumbled; distorted (Eg: A favorite party game involves passing a whispered message from one person to another; by the time it )

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gargantuan

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huge; enormous (Eg: The gargantuan wrestler was terrified of mice. )

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gargolye

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waterspout carved in groteque figures on a building (Eg: The gargoyles adorning the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris are amusing in their grotesqueness. )

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garish

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gaudy (Eg: She wore a garish rhinestone necklace. )

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garner

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gather; store up (Eg: She hoped to garner the world’s literature in one library. )

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garnish

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decorate (Eg: Parsley was used to garnish the boiled potato. )

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garrulity

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talkativeness (Eg: The man who married a dumb wife asked the doctor to make him deaf because of his wife’s garrulity after )

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garrulous

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excessively talkative- especially about unimportant subjects; loquacious; wordy (Eg: Many club members avoided the company of the garrulous junior executive because his contant chatter )

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gastronomy

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science of preparing and serving good food (Eg: One of the by-products of his trip to Europe was his interest in gastronomy; he enjoyed preparing and )

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gauche

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clumsy; boorish (Eg: Such remarks are gauche and out of place; you should apologize for making them. )

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gaudy
flashy; showy (Eg: Her gaudy taste in clothes apalled us. )
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gaunt
lean and angular; barren (Eg: His once-round face looked surprisingly gaunt after he had lost weight. )
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gawk
stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe (Eg: The country boy gawked at the skyscrapers and neon lights of the big city. )
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gazette
official publication (Eg: He read the gazettes regularly for announcement of his promotion. )
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genealogy
record of descent; lineage (Eg: He was proud of his genealogy and constantly referred to the achievements of his ancestors. )
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generality
vague statement (Eg: This report is filled with generalities; you must be more specific in you statements. )
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generic
characteristic of an entire class or species (Eg: Sue knew so many computer programmers who spent their spare time playing fantasy games that she )
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genesis
beginning; origin (Eg: Tracing the genesis of a family is the theme of ''Roots.'' )
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geniality
cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy (Eg: This restaurant is famous and popular because of the geniality of the proprietor- who tries to make )
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genre
particular variety of art or literature (Eg: Both a short story writer and a poet- Langston Hughes proved himself equally skilled in either genre. )
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genteel
well-bred; elegant (Eg: We are looking for a man with a genteel apperance who can inspire confidence by his cultivated manner. )
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gentility
those of gentle birth; refinement (Eg: )
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gentry
people of standing; class of people just below nobility (Eg: The local gentry did not welcome the visits of the summer tourists and tried to ignore their presence in the )
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genuflect
bend the knee as in worship (Eg: A proud denocrat- he refused to genuflect to any man. )
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germane
pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand (Eg: The lawyer objected that the testimony being offered was not germane to the case at hand. )
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germinal
pertaining to a germ; creative (Eg: Such an idea is germinal; I am certain that it will influence thinkers and philosophers for many generations. )
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germinate
cause to sprout; sprout (Eg: After the seeds germinate and develop their permanent leaves- the plants may be removed from the cold )
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gerontocracy
government ruled by old people (Eg: Gulliver visited a gerontocracy in which the young people acted as servants to their elders- all the while )
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gerrymander
change in voting district lines in order to favor a political party (Eg: The illogical pattern of the map of this congressional district is proof that the state legislature )
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gestate
evolve- as in prenatal growth (Eg: While this scheme was being gestated by the conspirators- they maintained complete silence about their )
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gesticulation
motion; gesture (Eg: Operatic performers are trained to make exaggerated gesticulations because of the large auditoriums in )
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ghastly
horrible (Eg: The murdered man was a ghastly sight. )
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gibberish
nonsense; babbling (Eg: Did you hear that foolish boy spouting gibberish about monsters from outer space? )
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gibe
mock (Eg: As you gibe at their superstitious beliefs- do you realize that you- too- are guilty of similarly foolish )
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giddy
light-hearted; dizzy (Eg: He felt his giddy youth was past. )
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gingerly
very carefully (Eg: )
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girth
distance around something; circunference (Eg: It took an extra-large cummerbund to fit around Andrew Carnegie's considerable girth. )
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gist
essence (Eg: she was asked to give the gist of the essay in two sentence. )
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glacial
like a glacier; extremely cold (Eg: Never a warm person- when offended hugo could seem positively glacial. )
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glaring
highly conspicuous; harshly bright (Eg: glaring spelling or grammatical errors in your resume will unfavorably impress potential employers. )
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glaze
cover with a thin and shiny surface (Eg: The freezing rain glazed the streets and made driving hazardous. )
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glean
gather leavings (Eg: After the crops had been harvested by the machines- the peasants were permitted to glean the wheat left in )
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glib
fluent (Eg: He is a glib and articulate speaker. )
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glimmer
shine erratically; twinkle (Eg: In the darkness of the cavern- the glowworms hanging from the cavern roof glimmered like distant stars. )
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gloat
express evil satisfaction; view malevolently (Eg: As you gloat over your ill-gotten wealth- do you think of the many victims you have defrauded? )
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gloss
over explain away (Eg: No matter how hard he tried to talk around the issue- President Bush could not gloss over the fact that he )
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glossary
brief explanation of words used in the text (Eg: I have found the glossary in this book very useful; it has eliminated many trips to the dictionary. )
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glossy
smooth and shining (Eg: I want this photograph printed on glossy paper- not matte. )
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glower
scowl (Eg: The angry boy glowered at his father. )
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glut
overstock; fill to excess (Eg: The many manufacturers glutted the market and could not find purchasers for the many articles they had )
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glutinous
sticky; viscous (Eg: Molasses is a glutinous substance. )
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glutton
someone who eats too much (Eg: When Mother saw that Bobby had eaten all the cookies- she called him a little glutton. )
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gnarled
twisted (Eg: The gnarled oak tree had been a landmark for years and was mentioned in several deeds. )
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gnome
dwarf; underground spirit (Eg: In medieval mythology- gnomes were the special guardians and inhabitants of subterranean mines. )
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goad
urge on (Eg: He was goaded by his friends until he yielded to their wishes. )
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gorge
narrow canyon; steep- rocky cleft (Eg: Terrified of heights- George could not bring himself to peer down into the gorge to see the rapids below. )
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gorge
stuff oneself (Eg: The gluttonous guest gorged himself with food as though he had not eaten for days. )
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gory
bloody (Eg: The audience shuddered as they listened to the details of the gory massacre. )
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gossamer
sheer; like cobwebs (Eg: Nylon can be woven into gossaner or thick fabrics. )
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gouge
tear out (Eg: In that fight- all the rules were forgotten; the adversaries bit- kicked- and tried to gouge each other's eyes )
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gourmand
epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink (Eg: goumands lack self-restraint; if they enjoy a particular cuisine- they eat far too much of it. )
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gourmet
connoisseur of food and drink (Eg: The gourmet stated that this was the best onion soup she had ever tasted. )
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graduated
arraged by degree (of height- difficulty- etc.) (Eg: Margaret loved her graduated set of Russian hollow wooden dolls; she spent hours happily putting the )
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granary
storehouse for grain (Eg: We have reason to be thankful- for our crops were good and our granaries are full. )
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grandeur
impressiveness; stateliness; majesty (Eg: No matter how often he hiked through the mountains- David never failed to be struck by the grandeur of )
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grandiloquent
pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language (Eg: The politician could bever speak simply; she was always grandiloquent. )
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grandiose
imposing; impressive (Eg: His grandiose manner impressed those who met him for the first time. )
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granulate
form into grains (Eg: Sugar that has been granulated dissolves more readily than lump sugar. )
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graphic
pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described (Eg: I was particularly impressed by the graphic presentation of the storm. )
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grapple
wrestle; come to grips with (Eg: He grappled with the burglar and overpowered him. )
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grate
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred (Eg: The screams of the quarreling children grated on her nerves. )
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gratify
please (Eg: Her parents were gratified by her success. )
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gratis
free (Eg: The company offered to give one package gratis to every purchaser of one of their products. )
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gratuitous
given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for (Eg: Quit making gratuitous comments about my driving; no one asked you for your opinion. )
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gratuity
tip (Eg: Many service employees rely more on gratuities than on salaries for their livelihood. )
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gravity
seriousness (Eg: We could tell we were in serious trouble from the gravity of her expression. )
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gregarious
sociable (Eg: Typically- party-throwers are gregarious; hermits are not. )
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grievance
cause of complaint (Eg: When her supervisor ignored her complaint- she took her grievance to the union. )
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grill
question severely (Eg: In violation of the Miranda law- the police grilled the suspect for several hours before reading him his )
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grimace
a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain- disgust- etc. (Eg: Even though he remained silent- his grimace indicated his displeasure. )
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grisly
ghastly (Eg: She shuddered at the grisly sight. )
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grotesque
fantastic; comically hideous (Eg: On Halloween people enjoy wearing groteque costumes. )
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grotto
small cavern (Eg: The Blue Grotto in Capri can be entered only by small boats rowed by natives through a natural opening in )
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grouse
complain; fuss (Eg: Students traditionally grouse about the abysmal quality of ''mystery meat'' and similar dornitory food. )
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grovel
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate (Eg: Even though we have been defeated- we do not have to grovel before our conquerors. )
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grudging
unwilling; reluctant; stingy (Eg: We received only grudging support from the mayor despite his earlier promises of aid. )
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gruel
thin- liquid porridge (Eg: Our daily allotment of gruel made the meal not only monotonous but also unpalatable. )
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grueling
exhausting (Eg: The marathon is a grueling race. )
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gruesome
grisly (Eg: People screamed when her gruesome appearance was flashed on the screen. )
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gruff
rough-mannered (Eg: Although he was blunt and gruff with most people- he was always gentle with children. )
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guffaw
boisterous laughter (Eg: The loud guffaws that came from the closed room indicated that the members of the committe had not yet )
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guile
deceit; duplicity (Eg: She achieved her high position by guile and treachery. )
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guileless
without deceit (Eg: He is naive- simple- and guileless; he cannot be guilty of fraud. )
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guise
appearance; costume (Eg: In the guise of a plumber- the detective investigated the murder case. )
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gullible
easily deceived (Eg: He preyed upon gullible people- who believed his stories of easy wealth. )
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gustatory
affecting the sense of taste (Eg: The Thai restaurant offered an unusual gustatory experience for those used in a bland cuisine. )
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gusto
enjoyment; enthusiasm (Eg: He accepted the assignment with such gusto that I feel he would have been satisfied with a smaller salary. )
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gusty
windy (Eg: The gusty weather made sailing precarious. )
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gyroscope
apparatus used to maintain balance- ascertain direction- etc. (Eg: By using a rotating gyroscope- they were able to stabilize the vessel- counteracting the rolling movements )
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