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21 PrimaryField=1 SecondaryField=2 GroupField=3 TagField=4 [DATA] word definition part of speech high-frequency gainsay deny verb gait manner of walking or running; speed noun galaxy the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities gall bitterness; nerve noun gall annoy; chafe verb galleon large sailing ship noun galvanize stimulate by shock; stir up verb gambit opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed noun gambol skip; leap playfully verb gamely bravely; with spirit adverb gamut entire range noun gape open widely verb garbled mixed up; based on false or unfair selection adjective gargantuan huge; enormous adjective gargoyle waterspout carved in grotesque figures on building garish gaudy adjective garner gather; store up verb garnish decorate verb garrulity talkativeness noun garrulous loquacious; wordy adjective gastronomy science of preparing and serving good food noun gauche clumsy; boorish adjective gaudy flashy; showy adjective gaunt lean and angular; barren adjective gazette official periodical publication noun genealogy record of descent; lineage noun generality vague statement noun generic characteristic of a class or species adjective genesis beginning; origin noun geniality cheerfulness; kindness; sympathy noun genre particular variety of art and culture noun genteel well-bred; elegant adjective gentility those of gentle birth; refinement noun gentry people of standing; class of people just below nobility noun genuflect bend the knee as in worship verb germane pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand adjective germinal pertaining to germ; creative adjective germinate cause to sprout; sprout verb gestate evolve, as in prenatal growth verb gesticulation motion; desire noun ghastly horrible adjective gibber speak foolishly verb gibe mock verb giddy light-hearted; dizzy adjective gingerly very carefully adjective girth distance around something; circumference noun gist essence noun glacial like a glacier; extremely cold adjective glaze cover with a thin and shiny surface verb glib fluent adjective gloat express evil satisfaction; view malevolently verb

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glossary brief explanation of words used in the text glossy smooth and shining adjective glower scowl verb glut overstock; fill to excess verb glutinous sticky; viscous adjective glutton someone who eats too much noun * gnarled twisted adjective gnome dwarf; underground spirit noun goad urge on verb gorge small, steep-walled canyon noun gorge stuff oneself verb gory bloody adjective gossamer sneer; like cobwebs adjective

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