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GRE: Set 21
furtive-harangue
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Language - English
Graduate
01/22/2011
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Term
furtive
 Definition
secret, stealthy
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gainsay
 Definition
to deny
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gall (n)
 Definition
bitterness; careless nerve
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gall (v)
 Definition
to exasperate and irritate
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gallant
 Definition
a very fashionable young man
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gambol
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to dance or skip around playfully
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game (adj)
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courageous
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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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gauche
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crude, socially awkward
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gaucherie
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a tactless or awkward act
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genteel
 Definition
stylish, elegant in manner or appearance
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gibe (v)
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to make heckling, taunting remarks
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glib
 Definition
fluent in an insincere manner; offhand, casual
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glower
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to glare, stare angrily and intensely
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gnostic
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having to do with knowledge
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goad
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to prod or urge
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gossamer
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something light, delicate, or tenuous
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gouge
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scoop out; extort
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gradation
 Definition
process occurring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color
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grandiloquence
 Definition
pompous talk, fancy but meaningless language
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gratis
 Definition
free, costing nothing
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gregarious
 Definition
outgoing, sociable
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grievous
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causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing
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gustatory
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relating to sense of taste
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hackneyed
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worn out by overuse
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hallow
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to make holy; treat as sacred
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hamlet
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small village
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hapless
 Definition
unfortunate, having bad luck
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harangue
 Definition
a pompous speech
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