Nouns 5 Flashcards

(38 cards)

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Gamut

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Entire range or spectrum of possible outcomes or conditions

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Genesis

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Beginning or origin

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Genre

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Class or category, especially when referring to arts or entertainment

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Gist

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Essential content, central idea

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5
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Glutton

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One who overeats or indulges in anything to excess

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Grievance

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Complaint made against an individual or an organization; also a grudge held over a period of time

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Guile

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Cunning, deceit, duplicity

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Havoc

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Great damage, destruction, or confusion

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Hazard

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Danger or risk of injury

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Heresy

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Opinion directly opposed to established beliefs, especially in a religious sense

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Heritage

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Historical family, cultural, or organizational set of traditions, customs, or values. Also can refer to an inheritance

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Hindrance

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Obstacle or delaying obstruction

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Hoax

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Deliberate attempt to trick someone, either as a joke or serious

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Horde

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Multitude, great mass of people

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Horizon

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Farthest limit, usually referring to vision, knowledge, or experience

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Hue

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Shade of color

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Hysteria

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Excessive or uncontrollable fear or other strong emotion

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Idiom

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Regional or group jargon, dialect, or manner of speech; can also mean a phrase or expression that has a different meaning than the literal meaning of the words that make it up

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Illusion

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Idea or impression that differs from reality

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Image

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Likeness or reflected or interpreted impression of a person, object, or locale

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Impetus

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Moving force or starting idea

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Incentive

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Motivation or benefit to doing something

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Incumbent

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Present holder of an office or position

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Incursion

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Hostile invasion

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Indolence
Laziness
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Infirmity
Physical disease, injury, or defect
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Influx
Flowing in of a substance, as of a wave or a flood
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Infraction
Violation of a rule, regulation, or law
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Initiative
Desire, idea, or ability to take the first step in carrying out some action
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Innovation
New or improved way of doing something
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Integrity
Moral and intellectual honesty and forthrightness; may also refer to the quality of a structure
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Interim
Period of time between one event, process, or period and another
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Interlude
Short feature or period of time coming between two other, longer events
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Intrigue
Secret plot or scheme
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Intuition
Knowledge or conclusion obtained through instinct or feeling rather than conscious thought
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Invective
Insulting or abusive piece
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Iota
Very small amount or piece
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Itinerary
Agenda or schedule of events or places visited during a trip