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| gyrate |
to move in a circular motion |
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| gustatory |
relating to sense of taste |
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| grubby |
dirty, sloppy
Dirty; grimy: grubby old work clothes.
Infested with grubs.
Contemptible; despicable: has a grubby way of treating others. |
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| gross |
obscene; blatant, flagrant |
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| grimy |
dirty, filthy, covered with grime: I shook his grimy hand. |
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| grimace |
facial expression showing pain or disgust |
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| gratuity |
something given voluntarily, tip; British. a. a bonus granted to war veterans by the government.
b. a bonus given military personnel on discharge or retirement. |
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| gratuitous |
free, voluntary; unnecessary and unjustified
1. given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
2. being without apparent reason, cause, or justification: a gratuitous insult.
3. Law. given without receiving any return value. |
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| gratis |
free, costing nothing, without charge or payment: The manufacturer provided an extra set of coat buttons gratis. |
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| grandiose |
magnificent and imposing; exaggerated and pretentious |
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| gouge |
scoop out; extort |
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| gossamer |
something light, delicate, or tenuous
1. a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, esp. in autumn.
2. a thread or a web of this substance.
3. an extremely delicate variety of gauze, used esp. for veils.
4. any thin, light fabric.
5. something extremely light, flimsy, or delicate.
6. a thin, waterproof outer garment, esp. for women. |
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| goad |
to prod or urge
1. a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
2. anything that pricks or wounds like such a stick.
1. a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
2. anything that pricks or wounds like such a stick.
3. something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus.
–verb (used with object) 4. to prick or drive with, or as if with, a goad; prod; incite. |
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| gnostic |
1. pertaining to knowledge.
2. possessing knowledge, esp. esoteric knowledge of spiritual matters.
3. (initial capital letter) pertaining to or characteristic of the Gnostics. |
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| gnarl |
to make knotted, deform; noun 1. a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
–verb (used with object) 2. to twist into a knotted or distorted form.
Synonyms:
2. contort, distort. |
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| gibe |
1. to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer; to make heckling, taunting remarks
2. to taunt; deride. |
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| genteel |
stylish, elegant in manner or appearance; 1. belonging or suited to polite society.
2. well-bred or refined; polite; elegant; stylish.
3. affectedly or pretentiously polite, delicate, etc. |
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| genre |
type, class, category |
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| gavel |
mallet used for commanding attention;
1. a small mallet used by the presiding officer of a meeting, a judge, etc., usually to signal for attention or order.
2. a similar mallet used by an auctioneer to indicate acceptance of the final bid.
3. Masonry. kevel. |
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| gaunt |
thin and bony;
1. extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
2. bleak, desolate, or grim, as places or things: a gaunt, windswept landscape. |
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| gaucherie |
1. lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
2. an act, movement, etc., that is socially graceless, awkward, or tactless. |
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| gauche |
crude, socially awkward; lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche. |
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| gargantuan |
gigantic; tremendous; enormous; colossal: a gargantuan task. |
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| game |
courageous; having a fighting spirit; plucky |
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| gallant |
1. brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous: a gallant knight; a gallant rescue attempt.
2. exceptionally polite and attentive to women; courtly.
3. stately; grand: a gallant pageant.
4. showy, colorful, or stylish, as in dress; magnificent; a very fashionable young man
5. amorous; amatory. |
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| gall (v) |
1. to make sore by rubbing; chafe severely: The saddle galled the horse's back.
2. to vex or irritate greatly: His arrogant manner galls me. |
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| gall (n) |
1. impudence; effrontery.
2. bile, esp. that of an animal.
3. something bitter or severe; bitterness; careless nerve.
4. bitterness of spirit; rancor. |
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