"G" Word List Flashcards by Clayton Patterson | Brainscape

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gadfly

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a person who annoys others

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gaff

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a hook

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gainsay

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to deny; to contradict

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gait

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manner of walking

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gall

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bitterness

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gallant

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polite; noble

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galvanize

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to stimulate; to startle into sudden activity

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gambit

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strategy; an opening one uses to advantage

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gambol

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to frolic; to romp about

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gamut

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the whole range or extent

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garish

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tastelessly gaudy

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garner

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to gather; to acquire

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garrulous

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talkative

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gauche

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awkward; tactless

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gaudy

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flashy; showy

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gaunt

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thin and bony; bleak and barren

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gazette

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newspaper

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gelid

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very cold; frozen

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genial

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warm; friendly

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genteel

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polite; refined

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gentry

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upper-class people

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genuflect

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to kneel; to bend the knee

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germane

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relevant; fitting

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gerontology

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the study of older people and their problems

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gesticulation

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lively or excited gesture

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gibbet

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gallows from which criminals are hanged

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gibe

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scoff

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gild

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to cover with gold

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gird

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to encircle

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glib

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fluent;smooth

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glissade

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a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain

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gloaming

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twilight; dusk

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glower

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to frown; to stare angrily at

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glutinous

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gluey; sticky

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gnarled

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knotty; twisted; roughened

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goad

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to encourage; to spur on

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gossamer

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light; flimsy; fine

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gothic

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medieval; mysterious

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gourmand

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a glutton; a person who eats excessively

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grandiloquent

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pretentious; speaking in a pompous style

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gregarious

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sociable; friendly

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grimace

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a distorted face; an expression of disapproval

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grisly

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horrible; gruesome; ghastly

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grotto

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a cave

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guile

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deceit; trickery

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gull

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to trick; to deceive

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gumption

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courage and initiative

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gustatory

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pertaining to the sense of taste