goad -
To provoke or annoy someone so as to stimulate some action or reaction
Max was the biggest 8th grader in the school yard, and he would often be aggressive with the other kids, trying to goad them into a fight that he knew he would win.
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Happy
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glee -
Great delight
Christmas morning is a time of glee for young children as they open their presents.
verb
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Move
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grind -
To reduce something to small particles or powder by crushing or rubbing.
He used a mortar and pestle to grind the ingredients into a fine powder to make the medicine.
noun
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Small
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gig -
A single professional engagement, usually of short duration, as of jazz or rock musicians
Before they became superstars, The Beatles were playing small gigs across England.
noun
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Shape
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gulch -
A narrow and steep-sided ravine marking the course of what used to be a stream
Tourists would often walk through the dry gulch in the national park.
verb
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Wet
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gurgle -
To make a bubbling sound like that made by water running out of a bottle
When Sam had a big decision to make, he walked into the woods and sat by a gurgling brook to contemplate and be alone with his thoughts.
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Body
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glutton -
An excessively greedy eater
Danny was a glutton who spent all of his free time eating.
noun
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Mistake
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gaffe -
An unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder
When the politician made a huge gaffe at the debate, he realized he was going to lose the election.
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Light
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glint -
A small flash of light, especially as reflected from a shiny surface
Through the open door, the dog could see a glint of light peeking through.
verb
See noun
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Friendly
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gab -
Talk, typically at length, about trivial matters
Having no use for small talk, Robert would roll his eyes as soon as the people around him would gab endlessly.
adjective
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Bad
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grim -
Forbidding or uninviting
The ruins of the city were a grim sight to walk through.
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Strange
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grotesque -
Very strange and distorted compared to what is normal
When Alan visited the Jordan family, he felt that the way that the son bossed around the parents was a grotesque distortion of the way normal parent-child relationships should be.
