G800_36-40

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gainsay

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to deny; dispute; oppose

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gambol

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to frolic; leap playfully

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garrulous

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very talkative; wordy

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gauche

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coarse and uncouth; clumsy; left, left handed

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geniality

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cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability

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gerrymander

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

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glib

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fluent in an insincere way; offhand

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goad

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to prod; urge on

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gossamer

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sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs

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gouge

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to tear out; scoop out; overcharge; to make a hole or cut in sth with a sharp object in a rough or violent way

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grandiloquent

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pompous; bombastic

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gregarious

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outgoing; sociable

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grouse

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to complain

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guileless

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free of cunning or deceit; artless

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guise

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outward appearance; false 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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halcyon

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calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

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hallowed

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holy; sacred

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harangue

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long, pompous speech; tirade

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harrowing

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extremely distressing; terrifying

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herbivorous

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an animal that feeds mainly on plants

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hermetic

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tightly sealed; magical

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heterodox

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Accepted by a variety of different groups or Not widely accepted

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hieroglyphics

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a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meanings or sounds; writing or symbols that are difficult to decipher

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hirsute

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covered with hair

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histrionic

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relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical acts or performances

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homeostasis

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automatic maintenance by an organism in balance with itself

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homily

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sermon; tedious moralizing lecture

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homogeneous

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composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

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hyperbole

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purposeful exaggeration for effect

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iconoclastic

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attacking cherished traditions

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idolatry

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idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

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igneous

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produced by fire; volcanic

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imbroglio

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complicated situation; an entanglement

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immutable

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unchangeable

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impair

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to damage; injure

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impassive

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showing no emotion

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impecunious

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poor; having no money

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impede

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to hinder; block

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impermeable

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impossible to penetrate, not allowing a gas or fluid pass through (i……)

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imperturbable

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not easily disturbed

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impervious

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incapable of being affected; not allowing a gas of fluid pass through (………..s)

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impinge

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to strike; encroach; to have a noticeable effect on sth/sb, especially a bad one, encroach

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implacable

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inflexible; incable of being pleased or calmed down

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implausible

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unlikely; unbelievable

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implicit

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implied; understood but not stated

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implode

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collapse inward violently

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imprecation

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curse; damnation, to mutter ……..s

Question 50

impute

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to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or source, I denied the motives that my employer was …….ing to me.