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Barron's Master Word List
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07/11/2009
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Gainsay
 Definition
Deny
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Galleon
 Definition
Large sailing ship
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Galvanize
 Definition
Stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize
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Gambit
 Definition
Opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
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Gambol
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Romp; skip about; leap playfully
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Genteel
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Well-bred; elegant
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Gentry
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People of standing; class just below nobility
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Gerontocracy
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Government ruled by old people
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Gerrymander
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Change voting district lines in order to favor a politcal party
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Guffaw
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Boisterous laughter
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Gull
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Trick; hoodwink
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Guy
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Cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied
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Gyroscope
 Definition
Apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
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Hackles
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Hairs on back and neck, esp. of a dog
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Hackneyed
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Commonplace; trite
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Halcyon
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Calm; peaceful
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Hale
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Healthy
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Harangue
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Long, passionate, and vehement speech
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Harbinger
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Forerunner
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Harry
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Harass, annoy, torment; raid
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Hegemony
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Dominance, esp. of one nation over others
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Hermetic
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Obscure and mysterious; occult
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Herpetologist
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One who studies reptiles
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Heterodox
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Unorthodox; unconventional
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Hew
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Cut into pieces with ax or sword
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Hibernal
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Wintry
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Hinterlands
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Back country
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Hirsute
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Hairy
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Hoary
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White with age
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Hortatory
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Encouraging, exhortive
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Hovel
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Shack; small, wretched house
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Hubbub
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Confused uproar
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Hummock
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Small hill
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Icthyology
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Study of fish
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Idiom
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Expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words
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Ignominy
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Deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
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Illimitable
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Infinite
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Imbroglio
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Complicated situation; painful or complex misunderstanding; entanglement; confused mass(as of papers)
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Immolate
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Offer as a sacrifice
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Immure
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Imprison; shut up in confinement
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Impassive
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Without feeling; imperturbable; stoical
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Imperious
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Domineering; haughty
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Impertinent
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Insolent; rude
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Imprecation
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Curse
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Impregnable
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Invulnerable
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Impugn
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Dispute or contradict(often in an insulting way; challenge; gainsay
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Inchoate
 Definition
Recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
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Incipient
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Beginning; in an early stage
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Incredulous
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Witholding belief; skeptical
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Inculcate
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Teach
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Indenture
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Bind as servant or apprentice to master
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Indigent
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Poor; destitute
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Indite
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Write, compose
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Indolent
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Lazy
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Indomitable
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Unconquerable; unyielding
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Ineffable
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Unutterable; cannot be expressed
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Ineluctable
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Irresistable; not to be escaped
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Inimical
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Unfriendly; hostile
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Iniquitous
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Wicked; immoral; unrighteous
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Insipid
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Lacking in flavor; dull
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Insularity
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Narrow-mindedness; isolation
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Insuperable
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Insurmountable; unbeatable
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Interloper
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Intruder
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Internecine
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Mutually destructive
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Interregnum
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Period between two reigns
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Intractable
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Unruly; stubborn; unyielding
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Intransigence
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Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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Inured
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Accustomed; hardened
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Invective
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Abuse
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Inveigh
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Denounce; utter censure or invective
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Invidious
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Designed to create ill will or envy
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Irascible
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Irritable; easily angered
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