Lesson Eleven (10th grade)
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 frustrate | to bring to nothing; to thwart, to baffle hinder, block, balk |
| furtive | done in a secretive manner sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious |
| gadfly | a person who annoys others by exciting them or stirring them to action; a pest |
| galvanize | to startle into sudden activity to stimulate |
| gamut | the whole range or extent |
| gargantuan | of huge or extraordinary size and power gigantic |
| gauche | lacking social grace awkward; tactless |
| genial | warm, friendly amiable, pleasant, cordial |
| grandiloquent | speaking in a pompous, self-important way arrogant, haughty, pretentious |
| gregarious | fond of the company of others; belonging to a flock sociable, friendly |
| grimace | a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain scowl |
| harangue | a long, noisy speech or lecture tirade, declamation; rant, rave, scold |
| harry | to torment another harass, pester |
| hearth | a fireplace; the brick floor or front of a fireplace the home |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil horrid, abhorrent, anathematic |
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