Word
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Definition
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gabardine | closely woven cotton or wool twill
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gabbart | barge
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gabble | to chatter or talk inarticulately
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gabbro | granular igneous rock
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gabelle | a salt tax
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gabion | wicker or wire basket of earth or rock
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gablock | spur attached to the heel of a fighting cock
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gad | to wander about idly or in pursuit of pleasure
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gadarene | headlong; precipitate
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gadoid | of, resembling or pertaining to the cod
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gadroon | embossed decoration or fluting on silverware
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gadzookery | the use of archaisms in literature
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gadzooks | mild oath
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gaff | spar on which head of fore-and-aft sail is extended
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gaff-topsail | triangular topsail with its foot extended upon the gaff
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gage | token of defiance or challenge; thing deposited as pledge of performance
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gaita | Spanish bagpipes
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gal | unit of acceleration of one centimeter per second per second
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galabiya | north African smock-like garment
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galactic | of, like or pertaining to or obtained from milk
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galactoid | like or resembling milk; milky
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galactometer | instrument for measuring specific gravity of milk
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galactophagist | milk drinker
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galactophorous | bearing or carrying milk
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galago | woolly long-tailed nocturnal lemur (bush baby)
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galah | blue-gray Australian cockatoo
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galanty | shadow play
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galatea | striped cotton
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galbanum | nonsense; a kind of gum resin
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galeanthropy | belief that one is a cat
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galeated | shaped like a helmet
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galeiform | shaped like a helmet
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galère | group of undesirable people; unpleasant situation
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galericulate | topped by a hat-like covering
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galilee | porch in front of church
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galimatias | nonsense; confused mixture of unrelated things
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gallet | to fill in mortar joints with small pebbles
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galliard | brisk; gallant; lively
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galliard | sprightly Renaissance and Baroque dance
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gallicide | killer of fowl
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gallimaufry | a mixture of different things; hodge-podge
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gallinaceous | of or resembling pheasants and other domestic birds
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gallionic | uncaring; indifferent
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galliot | small galley
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gallipot | small medicine jar
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gallize | to bring wine to standard proportions
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gallomania | craze or obsession with France and the French
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galloon | lace trim or binding material
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Gallophile | one who loves France or the French
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gallophobia | fear of France or the French
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galop | lively double-time dance
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galvanometer | instrument for measuring electrical current
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galvanoscope | instrument for detecting presence and direction of electric current
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gambado | bound or spring of a horse; fantastic movement
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gambeson | ancient leather or quilted coat worn as armour
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gambrel | crooked stick used by butchers for hanging carcasses
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gambrel | horse's hock
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gambrel | roof having a pentagonal gable
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gambroon | twilled worsted and cloth
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gametogenesis | formation of gametes
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gamic | sexual; sexually produced
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gamidolatry | worship of marriage
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gamin | street urchin; precocious imp
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gaminesque | playful; impish; boyish
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gamma | unit of magnetic flux density equal to one nanotesla
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gammadion | figure comprised of capital gammas; swastika
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gammicism | inability or hardship in pronouncing letters 'g' and 'k'
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gammon | to feign an action; perpetrate a hoax on; nonsense, rubbish
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gamogenesis | sexual reproduction
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gamomania | obsession with issuing odd marriage proposals
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gamophagia | destruction of one gamete by another
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gamophobia | fear of marriage
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gangue | worthless rock in which valuable metals occur
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gangway | either of the sides of the upper deck of a ship
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ganister | flint-like rock used to surface roads
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gannet | large white Atlantic seabird
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ganoid | having shiny smooth scales
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ganosis | reduction in shininess of marble
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gantline | rope used in single-block hoist
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gantry | shelving for barrels; shelf where drinks are displayed
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gaposis | gap in a row of buttons or snaps
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gar | mild oath
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garboard | plank on a ship's bottom next to the keel
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garbology | study of garbage
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garçonniere | bachelor apartment
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garde-bras | armour connecting the gauntlet to the elbow-plates
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gardevisure | visor of a helmet
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gardyloo | warning cry
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gargarize | to gargle
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garner | granary; store of anything
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garnetiferous | bearing garnets
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garret | room just under the roof of a house; attic
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gasconade | to brag or boast
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gasconism | boastfulness
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gasiform | of the form or shape of gas
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gasometer | instrument for holding and measuring gases
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gastriloquist | ventriloquist
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gastroenterology | study of stomach; intestines
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gastrolatry | gluttony; excessive love of food
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gastrolith | stone ingested by an animal to aid in digestion
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gastrology | good eating; cookery
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gastromancy | divination by sounds from the belly
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gastronomy | study of fine dining
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gastrophilanthropist | one who seeks to satisfy the appetites of others
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gastropod | mollusks including snails; slugs; whelks
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gastroscope | instrument for examining interior of the stomach
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gastrosopher | a person skilled in matters of eating
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gat | opening or strait between two sandbanks
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gatefold | oversized page in a book
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gaucherie | awkward or socially unacceptable remark
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gaud | trick or practical joke
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gaudiloquent | speaking joyfully or on joyful matters
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gauffer | to make pleats or ripples in material
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gauleiter | overbearing wielder of petty authority
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gault | heavy clay used for bricks
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gaumless | stupid; witless; vacant
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gauntlet | armoured glove
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gaur | wild ox
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gauss | unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1/10000 tesla
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gavage | force-feeding of poultry
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gavelkind | land inheritance by all sons in equal portion
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gavotte | moderate tempo French peasant dance
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gawdelpus | helpless person
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gayal | domesticated ox with tufted tail, native to south Asia
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gazar | silk organza fabric
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geal | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to the earth
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gegenschein | glow of zodiacal light seen opposite the sun
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geist | spirit; intellectual inclination
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geitonogamy | pollination of a flower by another flower on the same plant
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gelada | long-haired Ethiopian baboon
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gelasin | dimple in the cheek that appears when one smiles
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gelastic | of, like or pertaining to or provoking laughter
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gelation | solidification by cooling
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gelid | extremely cold
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gelogenic | tending to produce laughter
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geloscopy | fortune-telling by means of laughter
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gemel | twinned; occurring in pairs
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gemelliparous | having given birth to twins
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gement | groaning, lamenting
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geminate | to double; to arrange in pairs
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gemination | doubling of a consonant sound; in rhetoric, repetition of a word or phrase
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geminiform | paired; double
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gemma | bud from which a new plant can grow
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gemmate | to deck with gems
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gemmation | budding
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gemmeous | of, like or pertaining to gems; like a gem
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gemmiferous | bearing gems
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gemmology | study of gems and jewels
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gemsbok | large South African antelope
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genappe | smooth worsted yarn
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genarch | head of a family or clan
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generalate | the office of a general
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genesic | of, like or pertaining to procreation or the genitals
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genesiology | study of reproduction and heredity
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genet | spotted long-tailed carnivorous mammal like the civet
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genethliacon | birthday ode
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genethlialogy | the art of casting horoscopes
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genetrix | mother; female ancestor
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geniculate | bent like a knee; jointed
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geniophobia | fear of chins
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genitive | indicating possession, origin or relation
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genoa | large jib that overlaps the mainsail
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genophobia | fear of sex
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genouillère | jointed knee-piece of armour
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gentilitian | belonging to a race or clan
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gentrification | movement of middle class to working class area
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geocarpy | the production or ripening of fruit underground
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geocentrism | belief that Earth is the centre of the universe
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geochemistry | study of chemistry of the earth's crust
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geochronology | study of measuring geological time
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geocyclic | of, like or pertaining to the rotation and revolution of the Earth
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geodesy | earth measurement on a large scale
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geofact | rock chipped naturally that looks like an artifact
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geogenous | growing on the ground
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geogeny | science of the formation of the earth's crust
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geognosy | knowledge of the general structure of the earth
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geogony | study of formation of the earth
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geoid | figure of the earth
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geolatry | earth-worship
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geology | study of earth's crust
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geomancy | divination by casting earth onto a surface
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geomorphogeny | study of the origins of land forms
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geophagy | practice of feeding on soil; dirt-eating
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geophilous | living in or near the ground
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geophone | device for detecting sound waves underground
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geophyte | plant that grows in the earth
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geoponic | agricultural
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geoponics | study of agriculture
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georgette | thin silk
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georgic | of, like or pertaining to agricultural or rustic affairs; rural; agrarian
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geoscopy | examination or analysis of soil
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geoselenic | of, like or pertaining to both the Earth and the moon
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geostrophic | of, like or pertaining to deflection due to effects of Earth's rotation
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geotaxis | response of an organism to gravity
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geotechnics | study of increasing habitability of the earth
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geothermometer | instrument for measuring subterranean temperatures
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gerascophobia | fear of growing old
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geratology | study of decadence and decay
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gerdoying | imitation sound of a crash
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gerendum | something that is to be done
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gerent | one that rules or manages
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gerenuk | long-necked antelope with large eyes
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german | of one's parents' siblings
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Germanophilia | love or fondness for Germany or the Germans
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germicide | substance that kills germs
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gerocomy | study of old age
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geromorphism | appearing to be older than one's actual age
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gerontocracy | government by the aged
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gerontogenous | of, like or pertaining to the Old World
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gerontology | study of the elderly; aging
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gerontophilia | sexual attraction towards the elderly
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gerrymander | to divide electoral districts for one's own political gain
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gesso | plaster of Paris used in painting
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gestatorial | of, like or pertaining to carrying
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gestic | of, like or pertaining to gestures
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geta | wooden-soled Japanese shoe
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gewgaw | toy; trifling object; bauble
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gharial | large Indian crocodile with long snout
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gharry | box-like Middle Eastern horse-drawn cab
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ghawazi | Egyptian dancing girls
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giaour | one who does not follow the Islamic faith; unbeliever
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gib | wedge-shaped piece of metal that holds another in place
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gibbet | gallows
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gibbous | hump-backed; humped; swollen
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gibus | hat worn to the opera
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gid | brain disease suffered by sheep
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gig | light two-wheeled one-horse carriage
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giganticide | killing of a giant
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gigantology | study of giants
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gigantomachy | war of giants against the gods
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gigot | leg of mutton
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gigue | lively Baroque dance in triple time
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gilbert | unit of magnetomotive force
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gilderoy | proud person
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gilliver | wallflower
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gimbals | arrangement of rings allowing free motion of supported object
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gimcrack | trick; trivial mechanism
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gimmal | ring that can be divided into two or three rings
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gingham | striped cotton cloth
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ginglymus | joint that permits movement in one plane only
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ginnel | narrow alley between high buildings
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ginnery | place where cotton is ginned
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girandole | branched chandelier or similar structure
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girasol | fire-opal that glows like fire in certain light
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glabrous | hairless; smooth
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glaciology | study of ice ages and glaciation
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glacis | a gentle slope in fortification
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gladiate | shaped like a sword
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glair | egg white used as medium for binding paint
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glaireous | slimy; viscous
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glandiferous | bearing acorns or nuts
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glandiform | gland-shaped; acorn-shaped
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glanduliferous | bearing glands
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glareous | gravelly; growing on gravel
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glaucous | sea-green; greyish-blue
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glebe | church land granted to clergyman
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glebe | sod; the soil
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glebous | earthy; full of clods
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gleed | hot coal; burning ember
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gleek | a trick or joke
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gleet | mucus discharge from the urethra
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glenoid | slightly cupped; socket-shaped
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gliriform | resembling a rodent
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glirine | rodent-like; of, like or pertaining to rodents
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glissade | moving on snow without skis
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gloaming | period between sunset and full night; dusk
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globuliferous | bearing globules
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glochidiate | bristled; barbed
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glockenspiel | small bells or bars struck by hammer or keyed levers
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glomerate | packed or bunched together
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glossa | the tongue
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glossographer | writer of short explanatory notes or glosses
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glossography | writing of glossaries; written description of a language
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glossoid | like a tongue
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glossology | study of language; study of the tongue
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glossophagine | eating using the tongue
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glottogonic | of, like or pertaining to the origins of language
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glozing | flattery; deceit
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gluconeogenesis | production of glucose from non-carbohydrates
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glumiferous | bearing glumes
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glutinous | gluey; sticky
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glutition | swallowing
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glycogenesis | production of glycogen
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glyptic | of, like or pertaining to carving or gem-engraving
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glyptography | the art of engraving on gems
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glyptology | study of gem engravings
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gnathal | of, like or pertaining to the jaws
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gnathion | tip of the chin
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gnathonic | flattering
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gnome | short pithy saying or proverb
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gnomic | signifying general truth; pertaining to aphorisms or proverbs
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gnomology | collection of aphorisms, proverbs and short poems
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gnomon | upright rod of a sundial
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gnomonics | the art of measuring time using sundials
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gnosiology | study of knowledge; philosophy of knowledge
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gnosis | knowledge; especially spiritual
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gnosticism | belief that freedom derives solely from knowledge
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gnotobiology | study of life in germ-free conditions
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goa | Tibetan gazelle with backward-curving horns
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goanna | large Australian lizard
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goatish | lustful; foolish
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gobemouche | gullible person
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godet | triangular piece of cloth inserted in a skirt
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goetic | of, like or pertaining to black magic
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goitrous | affected by or pertaining to goitre
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goldenrod | dark golden yellow
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goliard | wandering student
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goliardy | riotous or lustful behaviour
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goluptious | delightful; luscious
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gomphiasis | looseness of the teeth
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gomphosis | growth of teeth into the bone cavity
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gonalgia | knee pain
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gonfalon | ensign with streamers hung from a horizontal bar
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gonfalonier | standard-bearer
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goniometer | instrument for measuring angles between faces
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gonoph | pickpocket; thief
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gorah | bow-and-string instrument of Khoekhoe people
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goral | small horned antelope living in mountainous regions of south Asia
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gorget | piece of armour for the throat
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gorgoneion | representation of the gorgon's head
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gorgonize | to turn into stone; to paralyze with one's gaze
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gormandism | gluttony
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gormless | dull or unintelligent
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gorsedd | assembly for granting awards to Welsh bards
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gorsoon | boy-servant
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gossypine | cottony
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gouache | opaque watercolour paint
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gowk | a cuckoo; a fool
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grabble | search with the hand; grope
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graben | a rift valley
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gracility | slenderness
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gradatim | step by step
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gradgrind | one who regulates things by means of statistics
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gradin | a rising tier of seats in a theatre
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gradiometer | instrument for measuring gradient of a physical quantity
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gradual | part of mass between epistle and gospel
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gradualism | belief that things proceed by degrees
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Graecomania | obsession with Greece and the Greeks
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grafology | divination by studying writing
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grain | unit of weight equal to 1/7000 of a pound
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graip | pitchfork; dungfork
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grallatory | of, like or pertaining to wading birds
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gramary | magic; enchantment
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gramercy | expression of gratitude or surprise
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gramineous | of, like or pertaining to grass; grassy
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graminivorous | feeding on grass or cereals
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graminology | study of grasses
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grammalogue | word represented by a single sign; logogram
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grammaticaster | a piddling grammarian
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grammatolatry | worship of letters and words
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grammatology | study of systems of writing
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grampus | blunt-nosed dolphin
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grandeval | of great age; ancient
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grandguard | armour for left side of body to protect from lance strike while jousting
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grandiloquent | bombastic
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grandinous | full of hail; consisting of hail
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grandisonant | pompous-sounding
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grangerize | to cut plates out of many books to illustrate one
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granivorous | feeding on seeds
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granuliferous | bearing granules
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grapheme | a letter of the alphabet
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graphemics | study of systems of representing speech in writing
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graphiure | African rodent with pencil-thin tail
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grapholagnia | obsession with obscene pictures
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graphology | study of handwriting
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graphomania | obsession with writing
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graphophobia | fear of writing
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graphospasm | writer's cramp
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grapnel | small anchor used for dragging or grappling
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graptomancy | divination by studying handwriting
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grassing | bleaching by exposure on grass
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graticulation | division of design into squares when scaling
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gratis | without charge; for free
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grattoir | scraper made of flint
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gratulatory | congratulatory
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grauncher | clumsy and incompetent mechanic
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graupel | frozen rain or snowflakes
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gravamen | grievance; grounds of legal complaint
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graveolent | rank-smelling; fetid
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gravid | pregnant
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graviloquence | grave speech
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gravimeter | instrument for measuring variations in gravitational fields
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gravimetrical | of, like or pertaining to measuring by weight
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gray | unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation equal to 100 rads
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grayling | silver-grey freshwater fish
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greave | armour for the shin
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greaves | tallow waste
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grebe | diving bird resembling the loon
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gregal | of, like or pertaining to a flock
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gregatim | in flocks
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greige | of a grey-beige colour
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gremial | intimate; pertaining to the lap or bosom
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grenadine | thin silk
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gressorial | adapted for walking
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gricer | train-spotter or railway enthusiast
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gridelin | violet-grey
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griffade | sudden seizure with the claws
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grillage | framework of timber
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grille | bars of the visor of a helmet
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grilse | salmon first returning to the river from the sea
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grimgribber | learned gibberish; legal jargon
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grimoire | magician's book for summoning spirits
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grinagog | one who is constantly grinning
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gripulous | grasping; greedy
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grisaille | style of painting in grey tints
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griseous | pearl-grey or blue-grey; grizzled
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grison | weasel-like tropical American gray and black carnivore
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grith | sanctuary; asylum
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grithbreach | breach of the peace
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grivet | white and olive tufted African monkey
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grobianism | slovenly boorishness
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groggery | low public-house
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grognard | old or veteran soldier
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grogram | coarse loosely woven silk fabric
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gromatic | of, like or pertaining to surveys or surveying
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gromatics | science of surveying
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grosgrain | heavy close-woven corded silk
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grough | deep gully in peat moor area
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groundage | a charge on a ship in port
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groundling | person of inferior taste; commoner
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groundprox | altitude warning system in aircraft
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groundsel | lowest timber of a structure
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groupuscule | small clique or faction
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grout | to root or grub with the snout
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growlery | a retreat for times of ill humour
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groyne | wooden breakwater
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grufted | dirty; begrimed
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gruine | of, like or pertaining to cranes or similar birds
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grum | morose; surly
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grumous | clotted; lumpy
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grysbok | small speckled south African antelope
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guaniferous | bearing dung
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guardant | of a heraldic animal turned to side with head facing the viewer
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guarish | to heal
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guayabera | lightweight short-sleeved loose-fitting shirt
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gudgeon | a person easily cheated
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gudgeon | metal socket into which the pintle of a boat's rudder fits
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gue | two-stringed violin from the Shetland Islands
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guenon | small, slender bearded African monkey
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guerdon | reward; recompense
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guereza | black and white Ethiopian tufted monkey
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guéridon | small ornate table or stand
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guérite | chair with raised back forming a hood
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guff | nonsense; empty talk
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guichet | ticket window or similar small opening
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guidon | pennant with rounded outer edge
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guignol | something intended to horrify people
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guillemet | angled quotation marks used in French and some other foreign texts
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guillemot | narrow-billed Atlantic auk
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guilloche | to decorate with intersecting curved lines
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guimpe | wide cloth covering neck and shoulders worn by nuns
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guipure | lace having no ground or mesh
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guiro | serrated gourd scraped with stick to produce music
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gules | heraldic name for the colour red
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gulix | kind of fine linen
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gullery | place where gulls breed
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gulosity | gluttony; greed
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gulpin | credulous person; simpleton
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gummiferous | bearing gum
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gummosity | gumminess
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gumnivorous | feeding on tree saps
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gunarchy | government by women; gynarchy
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gundi | desert-dwelling small rodent of northern Africa with bristles on feet
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gunnage | number of guns carried on a warship
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gunwale | upper edge of the side of a ship
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gurgitate | to bubble; to boil
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gurgitation | surging
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gurlet | pickaxe with one pointed and one bladed end
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gusli | Russian zither
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guttate | spotted; having drops or droplike markings
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guttatim | drop by drop
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guttation | release of drops of moisture
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guttiferous | exuding drops
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guttiform | shaped like a drop
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gutturotetany | spasm in the throat causing stutter
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guyot | flat-topped underwater mountain
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gybe | to swing a sail from one side to another
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gyle | fermenting vat for beer
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gymnasiarch | the head of a gymnasium
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gymnasiarchy | government over a school or academy
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gymnasiast | a pupil in a gymnasium
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gymnobiblism | belief that the Bible can be presented to unlearned without commentary
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gymnophobia | fear of nudity
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gymnosophy | deep contemplation performed while naked
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gymnure | hairy hedgehog
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gynaecide | killing of women
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gynaecocracy | government by women; gynarchy
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gynaecology | study of women's physiology
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gynaecomania | abnormal sexual obsession with women
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gynandroid | hermaphroditic; being of or resembling both sexes
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gynarchy | government by women
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gynics | knowledge of women
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gyniolatry | deep respect or devotion for women
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gynocentric | focused on or concerned with women
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gynocracy | government by women; gynarchy
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gynotikolobomassophile | one who nibbles on women's earlobes
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gypsiferous | bearing gypsum
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gypsography | art of engraving on gypsum
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gyrograph | instrument for counting a wheel's revolutions
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gyroidal | spiral; rotatory
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gyromancy | divination by falling from dizziness
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gyron | triangular heraldic charge
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gyrose | having a folded surface; marked with wavy lines
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gyrostatics | the study of rotating bodies
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gyrovague | monk who travels from place to place
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gyrus | convoluted ridge between two grooves
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gyve | to fetter; to shackle
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