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| gossamer |
adj. very fine thread (of silk, fabric, web)
eg. the gossamer wings of a dragonfly |
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| gory |
adj. bloody, sanguinary, butcherly
eg. the gory massacre |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:32:12 GMT |
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| gorge |
n. narrow and deep valley
v. stuff oneself, eat a lot |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:31 GMT |
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| goad |
v. incite, urge, provoke/nettle
eg. He finally goaded her into answering his question. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:33:18 GMT |
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| gnome |
n. mystic dwarf
eg. gnomes guarded the treasure until they die |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:33:25 GMT |
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| gnarled |
adj. twisted (and rough)
eg. a gnarled hands / oak / branch |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:33:31 GMT |
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| glutton |
n. person who eats too much, gourmand |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:33:58 GMT |
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| glutinous |
adj. sticky, viscous, gummy, viscid
eg. glutinous rice/substance |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:34:33 GMT |
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| glut |
n. overabundance, plethora, plenitude, profusion
ant. shortage
eg. a glut of cheap videos on the market |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:35:02 GMT |
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| glower |
v. glare, look angrily or provocatively
eg. Nicola stared at Tom, who glowered back |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 08 May 2010 06:45:32 GMT |
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| glossy |
adj. smooth and shining
eg. a glossy paper/ magazine |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:35:20 GMT |
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| glossary |
n. explanation of special words
eg. a glossary of financial terms |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:35:42 GMT |
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| gloss over |
v. avoid talking sth unpleasant, parry
eg. He glossed over any splits in the party. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:36:19 GMT |
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| gloat |
v. express evil satisfaction (over sb failure), harass
eg. She was still gloating over her rival’s disappointment |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:49:10 GMT |
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| glimmer |
v shine erratically, twinkle
n. slight suggestion, inkling
eg. he had no glimmer what was about to happen |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:38:44 GMT |
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| glib |
adj. fluent but reckless and insincere in speech
eg. a glib salesman, glib answers |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:39:39 GMT |
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| glean |
v. gather, obtain, harvest
eg. These figures have been gleaned from a number of studies. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:39:59 GMT |
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| glaring |
adj. very bright, easily seen
eg. glaring error / omission / inconsistency / injustice |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:40:07 GMT |
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| glacial |
adj. extremely cold, like a glacier |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:03:56 GMT |
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| girth |
n. the measurement around, diameter
eg. a tree one meter in girth, a man of enormous girth (very big waist) |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:41:00 GMT |
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| gingerly |
adv. very carefully
eg. He opened the box gingerly and looked inside. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:41:06 GMT |
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| giddy |
adj. happy and excited, dizzy (as if going to fall), frivolous
eg. He felt his giddy youth was past |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:43:05 GMT |
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| gibe |
v. mock, deride, scoff, tally
ant. admire, commend, laud, praise |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 08 May 2010 06:48:46 GMT |
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| gibberish |
n. nonsense, babbling
eg. You were talking gibberish in your sleep |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:55:19 GMT |
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| ghastly |
adj. horrible, gruesome, gristly, macabre, grim, sepulchral
eg. a ghastly nightmare |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:47:49 GMT |
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| gesticulate |
v. make gesture |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:47:01 GMT |
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| gesticulation |
n. gesture, motion
eg. wild / frantic gesticulations |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:48:02 GMT |
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| gestate |
v. evolve, as in the womb (trong bao` thai)
eg. the new scheme was being gestated by the conspirators |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:47:01 GMT |
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| gerrymander |
v. change the size and borders of an area for voting |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:36:43 GMT |
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| gerontocracy |
n. organization or community led by old people |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:36:43 GMT |
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| germinate |
v. start to grow (nay? ma`m)
eg. An idea for a novel began to germinate in her mind |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:48:40 GMT |
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| germinal |
adj. creative, pertaining to a germ (bacteria, virus)
eg. a germinal idea |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:48:46 GMT |
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| germane |
adj. relevant, appropriate
eg. remarks that are germane to the discussion |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:49:01 GMT |
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| genuflect |
v. bend the knee as in servile manner
eg. He refused to genuflect to the king |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:49:25 GMT |
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| gentry |
n. high-class people, aristocracy, magnate, luminary
eg. the local gentry own a lot of lands |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:51:01 GMT |
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| gentility |
n. gentle behavior, courtesy
ant. coarseness, crudeness, roughness |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:51:08 GMT |
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| genteel |
adj. very elegant, sophisticated (as in a high class)
eg. Her genteel accent irritated me |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:51:42 GMT |
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| genre |
n. type, class, style |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:18:43 GMT |
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| geniality |
n. affability, niceness
ant. irritation, moodiness, unhappiness |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:51:56 GMT |
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| genesis |
n. beginning, origin, provenance, matrix
ant. conclusion, end, finale |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:52:14 GMT |
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| generality |
n. vague and general statement
eg. to speak in broad generalities |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:52:20 GMT |
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| genealogy |
n. record of descents, family's tree, lineage
eg. many famous ancestors was listed in his genealogy |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:53:24 GMT |
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| gazette |
n. periodical publication (esp of organizations) |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:09:40 GMT |
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| gawk |
v. stare foolishly, gape
eg. the rural boy gawked at the skyscrapers |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:09:40 GMT |
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| gavel |
n. hammer-like tool (used in court, auction) |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:58:35 GMT |
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| gaunt |
adj. emaciated, haggard, thin or skinny due to illness
eg. She looked gaunt and exhausted. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:55:01 GMT |
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| gaudy |
adj. showy, flashy, garish, too brightly colored
ant. calm, drab, dull, modest |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:55:50 GMT |
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| gauche |
adj. awkward, clumsy, graceless
ant. elegant, graceful, polished, refined, sophisticated |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:56:21 GMT |
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| gastronomy |
n. science of foods and cooking |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:50:45 GMT |
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| garrulous |
adj. talkative, loquacious
ant. quiet, reserved, silent, still |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:56:47 GMT |
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| garnish |
v. decorate
eg. Garnish the chicken with tomato slices |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:57:09 GMT |
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| garner |
v. gather or collect, acquire, glean
eg. All the information was garnered |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 10 May 2010 15:24:54 GMT |
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| garish |
adj. over bright in color, gaudy, showy
eg. garish clothes are not my style |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:57:43 GMT |
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| gargoyle |
n. carvings faded by water
eg. The gargoyle in the church is fantastic |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:57:56 GMT |
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| gargantuan |
adj. huge enormous, (astronomical)
eg. The gargantuan wrestler was terrified of mice |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:58:08 GMT |
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| garbled |
adj. confused, mixed up, disordered
eg. There was a garbled message from her on my voicemail. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:58:45 GMT |
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| gape |
v. open mouth widely
eg. Isabel gaped at him, horrified |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:58:53 GMT |
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| gamut |
n. entire range of things
eg. gamut of services/emotions |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:58:59 GMT |
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| gamely |
adv. spiritedly, courageously
eg. She tried gamely to finish the race. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:59:05 GMT |
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| gambol |
v. leap or run playfully
eg. the kids gambol in the meadow |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:59:26 GMT |
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| gambit |
n. plot, first move in chess
eg. an opening gambit |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:59:33 GMT |
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| galvanize |
v. stimulate, stir up, startle
eg. The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:00:09 GMT |
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| galleon |
v. large sailing ship |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:00:54 GMT |
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| gall |
n. bile, bitterness, rudeness, pique, rancor
eg. words full of venom and gall |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:01:37 GMT |
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| gale |
n. strong wind, windstorm, gust
eg. His speech was greeted with gales of laughter. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:01:45 GMT |
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| galaxy |
n. system of stars
rh. galaxy of Hollywood superstars |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:01:52 GMT |
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| gait |
n. way of walking
eg. He walked with a rolling gait |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:01:58 GMT |
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| gainsay |
v. deny, contradict, challenge
eg. gainsay the truth of the report |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:02:20 GMT |
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