Word List 22 Flashcards by Joseline lu

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Gouge

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Tear out

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Gourmand

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Epicure

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Graduated

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Arranged by degrees

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Grandeur

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Impressiveness; stateliness

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Grandiloquent

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Pompous; bombastic

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Grandiose

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Pretentious; high-flown

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Granulate

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Form into grains

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Grapple

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Wrestle

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Grate

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Make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect

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Gratify

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Please

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Gratuitous

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Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for

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Gravity

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Seriousness

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Gregarious

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Sociable

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Grill

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Question severely

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Grisly

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Ghastly

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Grimace

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A facial distortion to show feeling such as pain; disgust

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Grouse

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Complain; fuss

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Grotesque

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Fantastic; comically hideous

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Grove

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Group of trees

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Grovel

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Crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate

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Grudging

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Unwilling; reluctant; stingy

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Gruel

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Liquid food made by boiling oatmeal

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Grueling

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Exhausting

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Gruesome

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Grisly; horrible

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Gruff

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Rough-mannered

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Guffaw

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Boisterous laughter

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Guile

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Deceit; duplicity

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Guileless

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Without deceit

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Guise

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Appearance

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Gullible

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Easily deceived

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Gustatory

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Affecting the sense of taste

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Gusto

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Enjoyment; enthusiasm

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Gusty

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Windy

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Hackneyed

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Commonplace; trite

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Haggard

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Wasted away; gaunt

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Haggle

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Argue about prices

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Hallowed

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Blessed; consecrate

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Hallucination

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Delusion

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Halting

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Hesitant; faltering

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Hamper

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Obstruct

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Haphazard

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Random; unsystematic

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Harangue

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Noisy speech

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Harass

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To annoy by repeated attacks

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Harbinger

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Forerunner

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Hardy

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Sturdy; robust

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Harrowing

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Agonizing; distressing

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Haughtiness

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Pride; arrogance

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Hazy

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Slightly obscure

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Headlong

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Hasty; rash

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Headstrong

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Stubborn; willful; unyielding

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Heckler

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Person who harasses others

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Hedonist

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One who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life

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Heed

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Pay attention to; consider

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Heedless

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Not noticing

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Heinous

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Atrocious; hatefully bad

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Heresy

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Opinion contrary to popular belief

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Hermetic

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Sealed by fusion so as to be airtight

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Hermitage

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Home of a hermit

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Heterodox

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Unorthodox

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Heyday

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Time of greatest success

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Hiatus

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Gap