Word List 22 Flashcards by Joseline lu

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Gouge

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Tear out

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Gourmand

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Epicure

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Graduated

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Arranged by degrees

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Grandeur

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Impressiveness; stateliness

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Grandiloquent

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Pompous; bombastic

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Grandiose

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Pretentious; high-flown

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Granulate

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Form into grains

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Grapple

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Wrestle

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Grate

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Make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect

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Gratify

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Please

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Gratuitous

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Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for

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Gravity

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Seriousness

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Gregarious

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Sociable

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Grill

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Question severely

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Grisly

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Ghastly

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Grimace

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A facial distortion to show feeling such as pain; disgust

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Grouse

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Complain; fuss

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Grotesque

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Fantastic; comically hideous

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Grove

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Group of trees

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Grovel

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Crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate

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Grudging

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Unwilling; reluctant; stingy

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Gruel

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Liquid food made by boiling oatmeal

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Grueling

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Exhausting

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Gruesome

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Grisly; horrible

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Gruff

Rough-mannered

Guffaw

Boisterous laughter

Guile

Deceit; duplicity

Guileless

Without deceit

Guise

Appearance

Gullible

Easily deceived

Gustatory

Affecting the sense of taste

Gusto

Enjoyment; enthusiasm

Gusty

Windy

Hackneyed

Commonplace; trite

Haggard

Wasted away; gaunt

Haggle

Argue about prices

Hallowed

Blessed; consecrate

Hallucination

Delusion

Halting

Hesitant; faltering

Hamper

Obstruct

Haphazard

Random; unsystematic

Harangue

Noisy speech

Harass

To annoy by repeated attacks

Harbinger

Forerunner

Hardy

Sturdy; robust

Harrowing

Agonizing; distressing

Haughtiness

Pride; arrogance

Hazy

Slightly obscure

Headlong

Hasty; rash

Headstrong

Stubborn; willful; unyielding

Heckler

Person who harasses others

Hedonist

One who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life

Heed

Pay attention to; consider

Heedless

Not noticing

Heinous

Atrocious; hatefully bad

Heresy

Opinion contrary to popular belief

Hermetic

Sealed by fusion so as to be airtight

Hermitage

Home of a hermit

Heterodox

Unorthodox

Heyday

Time of greatest success

Hiatus

Gap