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Units 36-40 Flashcards

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1
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gainsay

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v, to deny; dispute; oppose

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2
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gambol

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v, to frolic; leap playfully n, frolicking about

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garrulous

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adj, very talkative; wordy

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gauche

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adj, coarse and uncouth; clumsy

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geniality, genial

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n, cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability adj, having a pleasant or friendly disposition

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gerrymander

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v, to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party

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glib

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adj, fluent in an insincere way; offhand

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goad

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v, to prod; urge on

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gossamer

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adj, sheer; light and delicate, like cobwebs

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10
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gouge

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v, to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

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grandiloquent

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adj, pompous; combastic

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aregarious

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adj, sociable

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13
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grouse

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v, to complain n

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guileless, guile

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adj, free of cunning or deceit; artless n, deception or trickery

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guise

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n, outward appearance; false appearance; pretense

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16
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gullible

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adj, easily decieved

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17
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gustatory

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adj, affecting the sense of taste

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halcyon

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adj, calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

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19
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hallowed

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adj, holy; sacred

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harangue

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n, long, pompous speech; tirade

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21
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harrowing

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adj, extremely distressing; terrifying

22
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harbivorous

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adj, relating to a herbivore, an animal that feeds mainly on plants

23
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hermetic

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adj, tightly sealed; magical

24
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heterodox

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adj, unorthodox; not widely accepted

25
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hieroglyphics

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n, a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meaning or sounds; writing or symbols that are difficult to decipher; the symbols used in advanced mathematics

26
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hirsute

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adj, covered with hair

27
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histrionic, histronics

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adj, relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theoretical arts or performances n, emotional behavior done for effect

28
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homeostasis

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n, automatic maintenance by an organism of normal temperature, chemical balance, etc. within inself

29
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homily

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n, sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; platitude

30
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homogeneous

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adj, composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

31
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hyperbole

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n, a purposeful exaggeration for effect

32
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iconoclastic

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adj, attacking cherished traditions

33
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idolatry

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n, idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

34
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igneous

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adj, produced by fire; volcanic

35
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imbroglio

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n, complicated situation; an entanglement

36
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immutable, immutablilty

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adj, unchangeable n

37
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impair

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v, to damage; injure

38
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impassive

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adj, showing no emotion

39
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impecunious

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adj, poor; having no money

40
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impede

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v, to hinder; block

41
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impermeable

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adj, impossible to penetrate

42
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imperturable

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adj, not easily disturbed

43
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impervious

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adj, impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

44
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impinge

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v, to strike; encroach

45
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implacable

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adj, inflexible; incapable of being pleased

46
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implausible

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adj, unlikely; unbelievable

47
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implicit, implication

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adj, implied; understood but not stated n, what is hinted at or suggested

48
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implode, implosion

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v, collapse inward violently n

49
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imprecation

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n, curse

50
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impute

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v, to relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault to; assign a characteristic

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