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Vocabulary List 14 Flashcards

1
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Glossy

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Adj.

Smooth and shining

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Glut

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V.

Overstock; fill to excess

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Glutinous

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Adj.

Sticky; viscous

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Gluttonous

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Adj.

Greedy for food

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5
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Gnarled

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Adj.

Twisted

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Gnome

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N.

Dwarf; underground spirit

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Goad

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V.

Urge on

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Gorge

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V.

Stuff oneself

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Gory

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Adj.

Bloody

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Gossamer

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Adj.

Sheer; like cobwebs

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Gouge

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V.

Tear out

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Gourmand

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N.

Epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink

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Gourmet

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N.

Connoisseur of food and drink

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14
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Granary

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N.

Storehouse for grain

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Grandiloquent

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Adj.

Pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language

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16
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Grandiose

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Adj.

Imposing; impressive

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17
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Granulate

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V.

Form into grains

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18
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Graphic

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Adj.

Pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described

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Gratis

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Adj.

Free

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20
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Gratuitous

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Adj.

Given freely; unwarranted

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21
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Gregarious

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Adj.

Sociable

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Grisly

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Adj.

Ghastly

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23
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Grotto

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N.

Small cavern

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24
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Gruel

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N.

Liquid food made by boiling oatmeal, etc., in milk or water

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Grueling

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Adj.

Exhausting

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26
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Gruesome

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Adj.

Grisly

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27
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Gruff

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Adj.

Rough-mannered

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28
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Guffaw

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N.

Boisterous laughter

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29
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Guile

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N.

Deceit; duplicity

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30
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Guileless

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Adj.

Without deceit

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31
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Guise

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N.

Appearance; costume

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32
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Gullible

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Adj.

Easily deceived

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33
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Gustatory

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Adj.

Affecting sense of taste

34
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Gusto

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N.

Enjoyment; enthusiasm

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Gusty

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Adj.

Windy

36
Q

Guttural

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Adj.

Pertaining to the throat

37
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Habiliments

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N.

Garb; clothing

38
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Hackneyed

A

Adj.

Commonplace; trite

39
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Haggard

A

Adj.

Wasted away; gaunt

40
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Haggle

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V.

Argue about prices

41
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Halcyon

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Adj.

Calm; peaceful

42
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Hallowed

A

Adj.

Blessed; concentrated

43
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Hallucination

A

N.

Delusion

44
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Hamper

A

V.

Obstruct

45
Q

Hap

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N.

Chance; luck

46
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Haphazard

A

Adj.

Random; by chance

47
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Hapless

A

Adj.

Unfortunate

48
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Harangue

A

N.

Noisy speech

49
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Harass

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V.

To annoy by repeated attacks

50
Q

Harbinger

A

N.

Forerunner

51
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Harping

A

N.

Tiresome dwelling on a subject

52
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Harridan

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N.

Shrewish hag

53
Q

Harrow

A

V.

Break up ground after plowing; torture

54
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Harry

A

V.

Raid

55
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Haughtiness

A

N.

Pride; arrogance

56
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Hauteur

A

N.

Haughtiness

57
Q

Hawser

A

N.

Large rope

58
Q

Hazardous

A

Adj.

Dangerous

59
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Hazy

A

Adj.

Slightly obscure

60
Q

Hedonism

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N.

Belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life

61
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Heedless

A

Adj.

Not noticing; disregarding

62
Q

Heinous

A

Adj.

Atrocious; hatefully bad

63
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Heresy

A

N.

Opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion

64
Q

Heretic

A

N.

Person who maintains opinions contrary to the doctrines of the church

65
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Hermitage

A

N.

Home of a hermit

66
Q

Heterogeneous

A

Adj.

Dissimilar

67
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Hiatus

A

N.

Gap; pause

68
Q

Hibernal

A

Adj.

Wintry

69
Q

Hibernate

A

V.

Sleep throughout the winter

70
Q

Hierarchy

A

N.

Body divided into ranks

71
Q

Hieroglyphic

A

N.

Picture writing

72
Q

Hilarity

A

N.

Boisterous mirth

73
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Hindmost

A

Adj.

Furthest behind

74
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Hireling

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N.

One who serves for hire [usually contemptuously]

75
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Hirsute

A

Adj.

Hairy

76
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Histrionic

A

Adj.

Theatrical

77
Q

Hoary

A

Adj.

White with age

78
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Hogshead

A

N.

Large barrel

79
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Holocaust

A

N.

Destruction by fire

80
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Holster

A

N.

Pistol case

81
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Homespun

A

Adj.

Domestic; made at home

82
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Homily

A

N.

Sermon; serious warning

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