G-H Flashcards

1
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progeny

A

offspring

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2
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ignoramus

A

person lacking knowledge, uninformed

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3
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digress

A

to move away from main subject

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4
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egress

A

going out

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5
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epigram

A

short poem that expresses an idea in a clever and funny way

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6
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gratuity

A

money given for good service

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7
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ingratiate

A

to make someone like/accept you by praising or trying to please them

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8
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aggregate

A

multiple things considered as a collective whole

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9
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congregate

A

to come together in a group

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10
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egregious

A

extremely bad

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11
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gregarious

A

sociable

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12
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hapless

A

without luck

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13
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mishap

A

unlucky accident

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14
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hemistich

A

half a line of poetry

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15
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catholic

A

universal

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16
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exhume

A

unearth

17
Q

hypochondriac

A

abnormally anxious about health

18
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hypocritical

A

pretending to have beliefs one does not

19
Q

hypodermic

A

relating to parts beneath the skin