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gravity
Ex. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the gravity of the principal's expression. (secondary meaning) |
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gregarious
Ex. Typically, partygoers are gregarious; hermits are not. |
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grievance
Ex. When her supervisor ignore dher complaint, she took her grievance to the union. |
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grudging
Ex. We received only grudging support from the mayor despite his earlier primises of aid. |
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| unwilling; reluctant; stingy |
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guile
Ex. Iago uses considerable guile to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful. |
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| deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning |
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gullible
Ex. Gullible people have only themselves to blame if they fall for scams repeatedly. As for the saying goes, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." |
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hackneyed
Ex. When the reviewer criticized the movie for its hackneyed plot, we agreed; we had seen similar stories hundreds of times before. |
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hallowed
Ex. Although the dead girl's parents had never been active churchgoers, they insisted that their daughter be buried in hallowed ground. |
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hamper
Ex. The new mother didn't realize how much the effort of caring for an infant would hamper her ability to keep an immaculate house. |
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harass
Ex. When he could not pay his bills as quickly as he had promised, he was harassed by his creditors. |
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| annoy by repeated attacks; torment |
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