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| animal-biting fly; irritating person |
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| manner of walking or running; speed |
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| large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities |
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| windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter |
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| annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation |
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| large three-masted sailing ship |
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| low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves) |
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| framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging) |
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| of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani |
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| stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity |
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| opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage |
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| romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N. |
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| in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game |
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| decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous |
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| open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape |
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| mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible |
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| huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel |
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| waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building |
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| overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy |
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| decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N. |
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| loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity |
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| art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome |
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| clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth |
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| lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren |
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| hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V. |
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| stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe |
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| official periodical publication; newspaper |
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| record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry |
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| vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people |
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| characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus |
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| cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered |
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| particular variety of art or literature |
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| well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty |
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| those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel |
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| kindly; soft; mild; of good family |
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| people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility |
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| bend the knee as in worship |
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| division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species |
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| medical treatment and care of old age |
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| earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe |
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| pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate |
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| pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea |
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| government ruled by old people |
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| study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age |
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| change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander |
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| evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth |
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| motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking) |
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| horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast |
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| nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling |
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| mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks |
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| light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height |
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| cover with a thin layer of gold |
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| distance around something; circumference |
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| essence; main point; substance |
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| like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg |
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| compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous |
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| shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N. |
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| (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly |
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| cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery |
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| brief flash of light; glow; V. |
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| gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty |
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| fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick |
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| shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope |
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| shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves |
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| express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels. |
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| brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V. |
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| explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
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| brief explanation of words used in the text |
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| smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners |
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| shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color |
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| scowl; glare; look or stare angrily |
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| overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply |
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| someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much |
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| protruding knot on a tree; V. |
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| dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards |
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| urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually |
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| stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful |
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| bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound) |
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| sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb |
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| overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury |
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| epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink |
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| connoisseur of food and drink; epicure |
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| kind in a generous way (to someone less important) |
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| series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression |
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| arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler |
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| arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.) |
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| impressiveness; stateliness; majesty |
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| (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic |
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| affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas |
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| form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle |
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| pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described |
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| black form of carbon used in lead pencils |
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| wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar |
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| make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace |
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| please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire |
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| free; without charge; ADJ. |
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| given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment |
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| n. money given to sb who has done one a service; tip ; |
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| (of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can't graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound |
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| sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group |
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| cause of complaint; complaint |
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| question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars |
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| causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile |
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| facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V. |
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| ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies |
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| man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal) |
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| long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record |
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| total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens |
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| fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement) |
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| bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble |
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| complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird |
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| crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner |
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| low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog) |
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| deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V. |
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| unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly) |
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| exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race |
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| rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse |
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| complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N. |
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| utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N. |
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| deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile |
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| outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise |
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| trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe |
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| (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound. |
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| strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster |
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| affecting or relating to the sense of taste |
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| eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm |
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| cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide |
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| apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc. |
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