NSF regionals vocabulary e16 Flashcards

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Fulsome

A

Offensive to good taste

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Fume

A

In a angry mood, a smell toxic or good

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Fumigate

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To apply fumes or smoke to

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Furtive

A

Attempting to avoid notice attention, done

secretly

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Gabble

A

To speak converse rapidly

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Gadfly

A

A person who annoyed people, a type of fly

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Garble

A

Reproduce in a confused manner

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Garner

A

To gather in a pile

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Garrulous

A

Talkative

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Gasconade

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To boast extravagantly

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gawky

A

Weird, awkward

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Gelid

A

Extremely cold

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13
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Genus

A

A major category of the classification of

organisms

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Gesticulate

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To make or use gestures in a excited manner

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Gesundheit

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Used to wish good health, a greeting

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Gibbet

A

A execution instrument

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Gibe

A

To taunt, jeer

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Gingerly

A

With extreme care or delicacy

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Girth

A

To measure around something

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Glade

A

An open space in the forest

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Glint

A

A quick flash of light

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Glutinous

A

Like glue, sticky

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Gorge

A

A narrow cleft with steep rocky walls

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Gouge

A

To scoop out

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Gradient

A

An inclined surface

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Grandeur

A

The quality of something grand or great

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Grandiloquent

A

Speaking in a lofty or pompous style

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Grandiose

A

Affectedly grand or important

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Gravitate

A

To move with gravitational forces

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Gregarious

A

Fond of the company of others, sociable and

talkative

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Grimace

A

A facial expression that shows disapproval

32
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Grist

A

Gravel as ground

33
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Groin

A

The fold where the thigh joins the abdomen

34
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Grotesque

A

Odd or unnatural in shape

35
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Grovel

A

To move abjectly to the ground and lie