Word List 21 Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
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Gainsay
A
Deny
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Gait
A
Manner of walking or running
3
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Gale
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Windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst
4
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Gall
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Bitterness; nerve
5
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Galvanize
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Stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize
6
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Gambit
A
Opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
7
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Gambol
A
Skip; leap playfully
8
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Gamely
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Bravely
9
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Gamut
A
Entire range
10
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Gape
A
Open widely; stare open-mouthed
11
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Garbled
A
Mixed up; jumbled; distorted
12
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Gargantuan
A
Huge; enormous
13
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Garish
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Over-bright in color; gaudy
14
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Garner
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Gather; store up
15
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Garnish
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Decorate
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Garrulous
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Loquacious; wordy
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Gauche
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Clumsy; coarse and uncouth
18
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Gaudy
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Flashy; showy
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Gaunt
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Lean and angular
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Gawk
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Stare foolishly
21
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Genealogy
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Record of descent
22
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Generality
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Vague statement
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Generic
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Characteristic of an entire class of species
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Genesis
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Beginning; origin
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Genteel
Well-bred; elegant
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Gentry
People of standing; class of people just below nobility
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Germane
Pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand
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Germinal
Pertaining to a germ; creative
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Germinate
Cause to sprout; sprout
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Gesticulation
Motion; gesture
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Ghastly
Horrible
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Gibberish
Nonsense; babbling
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Gibe
Mock; taunt; scoff at
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Gingerly
Very carefully
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Girth
Distance around something; circumference
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Gist
Essence
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Glacial
Like a glacier; extremely cold
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Glaring
highly conspicuous; harshly bright
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Glib
Fluent; facile
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Glimmer
shine erratically; twinkle
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Gloat
Express evil satisfaction; view malevolently
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Glower
Scowl
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Glut
Overstock; fill to excess
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Glutton
Someone who eats too much
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Gnarled
Twisted
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Gnome
Dwarf
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Goad
Urge on; spur; incite
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Gorge
Small, steep-walled canyon
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Gorge
Stuff oneself
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Gory
Bloody
