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gratification |
Satisfaction. |
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gratify |
To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need. |
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gratuitous |
Voluntarily. |
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gratuity |
That which is given without demand or claim. Tip. |
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gravity |
Seriousness. |
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gregarious |
Not habitually solitary or living alone. |
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grenadier |
A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature. |
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grief |
Sorrow. |
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grievance |
That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong. |
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grievous |
Creating affliction. |
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grimace |
A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc. |
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grindstone |
A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools. |
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grisly |
Fear-inspiring. |
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grotesque |
Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned. |
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grotto |
A small cavern. |
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ground |
A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk. |
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guess |
Surmise. |
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guile |
Duplicity. |
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guileless |
Frank. |
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guinea |
An English monetary unit. |
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guise |
The external appearance as produced by garb or costume. |
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gullible |
Credulous. |
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gumption |
Common sense. |
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gusto |
Keen enjoyment. |
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guy |
Stay-rope. |
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guzzle |
To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp. |
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gynecocracy |
Female supremacy. |
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gynecology |
The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women. |
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gyrate |
To revolve. |
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gyroscope |
An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation. |
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habitable |
Fit to be dwelt in. |
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habitant |
Dweller. |
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habitual |
According to usual practice. |
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habitude |
Customary relation or association. |
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hackney |
To make stale or trite by repetition. |
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haggard |
Worn and gaunt in appearance. |
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halcyon |
Calm. |
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hale |
Of sound and vigorous health. |
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handwriting |
Penmanship. |
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hanger-on |
A parasite. |
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happy-go-lucky |
Improvident. |
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harangue |
A tirade. |
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harass |
To trouble with importunities, cares, or annoyances. |
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harbinger |
One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing. |
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hard-hearted |
Lacking pity or sympathy. |
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hardihood |
Foolish daring. |
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harmonious |
Concordant in sound. |
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havoc |
Devastation. |
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hawthorn |
A thorny shrub much used in England for hedges. |
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hazard |
Risk. |
