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100 word chunks of Barron's data

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garrulous   loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity  
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gastronomy   art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome  
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gauche   clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth  
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gaudy   flashy; showy  
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gaunt   lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren  
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gavel   hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.  
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gawk   stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe  
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gazette   official periodical publication; newspaper  
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genealogy   record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry  
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generality   vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people  
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generate   cause; produce; create  
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generic   characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus  
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genesis   beginning; origin  
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geniality   cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered  
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genre   particular variety of art or literature  
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genteel   well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty  
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gentility   those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel  
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gentle   kindly; soft; mild; of good family  
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gentry   people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility  
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genuflect   bend the knee as in worship  
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genus   division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species  
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geriatrics   medical treatment and care of old age  
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germ   earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe  
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germane   pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate  
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germinal   pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea  
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germinate   cause to sprout; sprout  
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gerontocracy   government ruled by old people  
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gerontology   study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age  
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gerrymander   change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander  
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gestate   evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth  
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gesticulation   motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking)  
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ghastly   horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast  
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gibberish   nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling  
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gibe   mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks  
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giddy   light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height  
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gild   cover with a thin layer of gold  
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gingerly   very carefully; ADJ.  
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girth   distance around something; circumference  
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gist   essence; main point; substance  
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glacial   like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg  
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glamor   compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous  
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glare   shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N.  
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glaring   (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly  
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glaze   cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery  
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gleam   brief flash of light; glow; V.  
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glean   gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty  
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glib   fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick  
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glimmer   shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope  
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glitter   shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves  
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gloat   express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.  
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gloss   brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V.  
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gloss_over   explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults  
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glossary   brief explanation of words used in the text  
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glossy   smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners  
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glow   shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color  
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glower   scowl; glare; look or stare angrily  
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glut   overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply  
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glutinous   sticky; viscous; gluey  
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glutton   someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much  
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gnarl   protruding knot on a tree; V.  
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gnarled   twisted  
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gnome   dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards  
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goad   urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually  
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gobble   eat very quickly  
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gorge   stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful  
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gory   bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound)  
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gossamer   sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb  
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gouge   overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury  
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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; epicure  
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gracious   kind in a generous way (to someone less important)  
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gradation   series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression  
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graduate   arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler  
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graduated   arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)  
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granary   storehouse for grain  
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grandeur   impressiveness; stateliness; majesty  
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grandiloquent   (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic  
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grandiose   affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas  
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granulate   form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle  
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graphic   pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described  
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graphite   black form of carbon used in lead pencils  
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grapple   wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar  
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grate   make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace  
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gratify   please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire  
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gratis   free; without charge; ADJ.  
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gratuitous   given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment  
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gratuity   n. money given to sb who has done one a service; tip ;  
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gravity   seriousness; ADJ. grave  
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graze   (of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can't graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound  
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gregarious   sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group  
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grievance   cause of complaint; complaint  
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grill   question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars  
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grim   causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile  
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grimace   facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.  
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grisly   ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies  
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groom   man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)  
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groove   long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record  
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gross   total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens  
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grotesque   fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)  
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grotto   small cavern  
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