 | Term | Definition |
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gall |
to annoy |
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garbled |
mixed up, confused, hard to hear |
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garner |
to gather |
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garrulous |
extremely talkative, esp. about unimportant things |
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gauche |
clumsy, boorish |
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genuflect |
to kneel |
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germane |
pertinent to the issue at hand; relevant |
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germinate |
to sprout, bud |
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gesticulate |
to gesture, signal with the hands |
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gibe |
to heckle, mock, taunt, pick on |
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glower |
to scowl |
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glum |
gloomy, dour |
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glut |
excessive amount |
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goad |
to urge forcefully; to prod on to do something |
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graft |
to join one thing to another |
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grandiloquent |
using pompous, overly fancy words |
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gratuitous |
unearned; unnecessary or unwarranted |
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greenhorn |
a novice |
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grisly |
gory |
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gullible |
believing too easily |
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hackneyed |
trite, overused, cliched |
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hapless |
luckless; unfortunate |
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harbinger |
a herald; omen; a foreshadow |
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hedonism |
pursuit of or devotion to pleasure; the doctrine that behavior is motivated by the desire for pleasure or the avoidance of pain. |
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herbivore |
plant-eating animal |
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heteromorphic |
having different forms |
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histrionic |
excessively dramatic or emotional; overly affected |
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homage |
respect, praise, reverence |
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homily |
sermon-like speech; diatribe |
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humbug |
a sham, hoax |
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hydrophobia |
fear of water |
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hypothetical |
assumed; presumed to exist |
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iconoclast |
someone who destroys traditions or religious beliefs |
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idiosyncrasy |
eccentricity, unusual habit |
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ignoble |
not noble; base |
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ignonimous |
humiliating, disgraceful; shameful |
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ignominy |
public shame |
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illicit |
unlawful |
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illimitable |
infinite |
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illusive |
deceiving in appearance |
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imbibe |
to drink |
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imbroglio |
a difficult situation; quandary |
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imbued (with) |
saturated with; filled with |
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immigrate |
to enter into a country |
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immutable |
unchangeable |
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impale |
to pierce with a sharp stake |
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impeccable |
not liable to sin; perfect, flawless |
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impecunious |
having no money; poor and/or stingy |
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imperious |
overbearing; arrogant; domineering |
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impertinent |
rude, sassy |
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impervious |
impenetrable; incapable of being influenced or affected |
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impetuous |
hasty, rash |
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impetus |
a strong impulse, a driving force |
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impinge |
to infringe on the rights of others |
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implacable |
unyielding, unmoving in position |
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implausible |
not believable; unlikely to occur |
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importune |
to beg pleadingly, to grovel |
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impotent |
lacking power, strength, vigor whether physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity |
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impregnable |
impossible to enter; able to resist attack |
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impudent |
shameless, disrespectful, impertinent |
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impugn |
to attack, esp. the truth or integrity of something |
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impunity |
exemption from punishment |
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in lieu of |
in place of |
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inane |
silly, foolish |
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incendiary |
capable of causing a fire; arousing anger or hostility |
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inception |
a start, the beginning |
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incipient |
just beginning to exist |
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incite |
to start a problem, to stir up hostile feelings |
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incognito |
disguised (as in “traveling incognito”) |
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