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gnarled

\ˈnär(-ə)ld\

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D. twisted; knotty

E. a gnarled oak/branch/trunk / gnarled hands

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gnomic

\ˈnō-mik\

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D. wise and pithy

E. He made gnomic utterances concerning death.

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goad

\ˈgōd\

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D. to urge; to drive

E. The threat of legal action is a powerful goad to companies that have ignored the regulations.

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gorge

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D. to stuff

E. a river dammed by an ice gorge

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gouge

\ˈgau̇j\

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D. to scoop out; to tear out

E. The accident left a big gouge in the side of the car.

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gradation

\grā-ˈdā-shən\

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D. arrangements made by grades or steps

E. gradation in size / the gradations on a thermometer

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gradient

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D. a slope; the degree of a slope

E. the path goes up at a pretty steep gradient before leveling off

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graphic

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D. vivid; pertaining to writing

E. the report offered many graphic details about the devastating earthquake that rocked the area / graphic sex scene

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granary

\ˈgrā-nə-rē\

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D. a tsorehouse for grain

E. It is the oldest and third largest granary area in the country.

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grandiloquent

\gran-ˈdi-lə-kwən(t)s\

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D. using pompous language

E. the predictably wearisome grandiloquence of the speeches at a political convention

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grandiose

\gran-dē-‘ōs\

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D. imposing; splendid

E. The grandiose scheme for a journey across the desert came to nothing.

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gratis

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D. free

E. the food was supplied gratis

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gratuitous

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D. given freely; unwarranted

E. The film was criticized for its gratuitous violence.

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gregarious

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D. tending to flock together

E. a gregarious child who ran up to every person on the playground and wanted to be their friend

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grimace

\ˈgri-məs\

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D. an expression that twists the face

E. The patient made a painful grimace as the doctor examined his wound.

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grotesque

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D. distorted; bizarre; absurd

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grotto

\ˈgrä-(ˌ)tō\

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D. a cave

E. at the heart of the shrine is a small rocky grotto into which pilgrims can descend

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grovel

\ˈgrä-vəl\

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D. to lie prone; to act humble or abject

E. He had to grovel to get her to accept his apology.

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grueling

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D. punishing

E. running a marathon is grueling / cutting diamonds can be grueling work

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gudgeon

\ˈgä-jən\

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D. a person who is easy to trick

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guerdon

\ˈgər-dən\

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D. a reward

22
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guile

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D. deceit

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guileless

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D. innocent

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guilible

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D.easily tricked

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gustatory

\ˈgäs-tə-ˌtȯr-ē\

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D. relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste

E. To round out the gustatory experience, try sipping some sake or whiskey.

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gusto

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D.liking; relish

E. I don’t have the gusto to go on a strenuous hike right now.

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guttural

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D. pertaining to the throat

E. guttural sounds

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habiliments

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D. clothing; equipment

E. the lady’s rich habiliments and haughty manner made the host’s servants think she was someone important

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habitable

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D. able or fit to be live in

E. the frigid Arctic is not habitable for amphibians and reptiles—or for humans

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hackneyed

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D. trite

E. it’s hackneyed, but true—the more you save the more you earn

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haggard

\ˈha-gərd\

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D. unruly; looking worn from exertion or emotion

E. She looked tired and haggard.

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haggle

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D. to bargain

E. haggling over the price / had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks

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halcyon

\ˈhal-sē-ən\

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D. peaceful

E. a halcyon era following the American Civil War / during those early halcyon years the company’s potential for growth seemed unlimited

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hallucination

\hə-ˌlü-sə-ˈnā-shən\

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D. a perception of sth imaginary

E. He could not tell if what he was seeing was real or if it was a hallucination.

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hamper

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D. to obstruct or hinder

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hapharzard

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D. random

E. considering the haphazard way you measured the ingredients, it’s a wonder the cookies came out this good

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hapless

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D. unlucky

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harangue

\hə-ˈraŋ\

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D. along speech; a tirade

E. He delivered a long harangue about the evils of popular culture.

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harass

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D. to worry or torment

E. He claims that he is being unfairly harassed by the police.

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harbinger

\ˈhär-bən-jər\

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D. a forerunner

E. her father’s successful job interview was seen as a harbinger of better times to come

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harp

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D. to persist in talking or writing about sth

E. harp on (about sth)

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harridan

\ˈher-ə-dən\

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D. a shrewish old woman; a bad-tempered unpleasant woman

E. Ann is a shrill, sarcastic harridan who has nothing pleasant to say as she makes her way to the gin bottle in the office bar.

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harrow

\ˈhā-(ˌ)rō\

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D. to rub or plunder

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harry

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D. to raid; to torment or worry

E. harrying the terrified horses down out of the mountains

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haughty

\ˈhä-tē\

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D. showing scorn for others; proud

E. He rejected their offer with a tone of haughty disdain.