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PCAT- G
39
English
Undergraduate 3
07/07/2010

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gall (n)
Definition
bitterness, careless nerve
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gall (v)
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to exasperate and irritate
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gambol
Definition
to dance or skip around playfully
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game (adj)
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courageous
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gargantuan
Definition
giant, tremendous
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garner
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to gather and store
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garrulous
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very talkative
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gaunt
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thin and bony
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gavel
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mallet used for commanding attention
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genre
Definition
type, class, category
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germinate
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to begin to grow (used of a seed of an idea)
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gestation
Definition
growth process from conception to birth
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gibe (v)
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to make heckling, taunting remarks
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girth
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distance around something
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glib
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fluent in an insincere manner, off-hand, causual
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global
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involving the entire world relating to a whole
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glower
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to glare, stare angrily and intensely
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gluttony
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eating and drinking in excess
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gnarl
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to make knotted, deform
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gnostic
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having to do with knowlege
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goad
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to prod or urge
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gradation
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process occurring by regular degrees or stages, variation in color
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gradiloquence
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pompous talk, fancy but meaningless language
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grandiose
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magnificent and imposing, exaggerated and pretentious
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granular
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having grainy texture
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grasp (v)
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to percieve and understand, to hold securly
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gratis
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free, costing nothing
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gratuitous
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free voluntary, unnecessary, and unjustified
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gratuity
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something given voluntarily, tip
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gregarious
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outgoing, sociable
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greivous
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causing grief or sorrow, serious and distressing
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grimace
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facial expression showing pain or disgust
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grimy
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dirty, flithy
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gross (adj)
Definition
obscene, blatant, flagrant
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gross (N)
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total before deductions
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grovel
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to humble oneself in a demeaning way
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guile
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trickery, deception
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gullible
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easily deceived
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gustatory
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relating to sense of taste
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