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Gouge - Hiatus

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Definition
Gouge   to tear out; to overcharge  
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Gourmand   epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink  
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Gourmet   connoisseur of food and drink  
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Graduated   arranged by degrees  
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Granary   storehouse for grain  
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Grandeur   impressiveness; stateliness; majesty  
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Grandiloquent   pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language  
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Grandiose   pretentious; high  
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Granulate   to form into grains  
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Graphic   pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described  
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Grapple   to wrestle; come to grips with  
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Grate   to make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred  
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Gratify   to please  
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Gratis   free  
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Gratuitous   given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for  
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Gratuity   tip  
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Gravity   seriousness  
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Gregarious   sociable  
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Grievance   cause of complaint  
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Grill   to question severely  
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Grimace   a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc.  
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Grisly   ghastly  
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Grotesque   odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd  
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Grotto   small cavern  
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Grouse   to complain; to fuss  
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Grovel   to crawl or creep on ground; to remain prostrate (to lay flat)  
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Grudging   unwilling; reluctant; stingy  
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Gruel   thin, liquid porridge  
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Grueling   exhausting  
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Gruesome   grisly; horrible  
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Gruff   rough-mannered  
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Guffaw   boisterous laughter  
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Guile   deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning  
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Guileless   without deceit  
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Guise   appearance; costume  
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Gull   to trick; hoodwink  
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Gullible   easily deceived  
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Gustatory   affecting the sense of taste  
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Gusto   enjoyment; enthusiasm  
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Gusty   windy  
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Guy   cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied  
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Gyroscope   an apparatus used to maintain balance; ascertain direction, etc.  
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Habituate   to accustom or familiarize; addict  
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Hackles   hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog  
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Hackneyed   commonplace; trite  
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Haggard   wasted away; gaunt  
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Haggle   to bargain in a petty manner; to dispute  
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Halcyon   calm; peaceful  
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Hale   healthy  
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Hallowed   blessed; consecrated  
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Hallucination   delusion  
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Halting   hesitant; faltering  
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Hamper   to obstruct  
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Hap   chance; luck  
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Haphazard   random; by chance  
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Hapless   unfortunate  
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Harangue   long, passionate, and vehement speech  
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Harass   to annoy by repeated attacks  
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Harbinger   forerunner  
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Harbor   to provide a refuge for; hide  
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Hardy   sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather  
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Harping   tiresome dwelling on a subject  
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Harrowing   agonizing; distressing; traumatic  
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Harry   to harass, annoy, torment; raid  
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Hatch   deck opening; lid covering a deck opening  
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Haughtiness   pride; arrogance  
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Haven   place of safety; refuge  
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Hazardous   dangerous  
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Hazy   slightly obscure  
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Headlong   hasty; rash  
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Headstrong   stubborn; willful; unyielding  
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Heckler   person who verbally harasses others  
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Hedonist   one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life  
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Heedless   not noticing; disregarding  
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Hegemony   dominance, especially of one nation over others  
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Heinous   atrocious; hatefully bad  
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Herbivorous   feeding on plants; plant-eating  
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Heresy   opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion  
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Hermetic   sealed by fusion so as to be airtight  
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Hermetic   obscure and mysterious; occult  
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Hermitage   home of a hermit  
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Herpetologist   one who studies reptiles  
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Heterodox   unorthodox; unconventional  
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Heterogeneous   dissimilar; mixed  
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Hew   to cut to pieces with ax or sword  
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Heyday   time of greatest success; prime  
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Hiatus   gap; pause  
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