Though Betty was on a diet, sometimes she gave in and ate a small piece of chocolate to gratify her desire for sweets.
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Brave
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gallant -
Brave, heroic.
In 1826, the defenders of the Alamo made a gallant but unsuccessful attempt to fight off the Mexican troops.
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Inward
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greedy -
Having or showing an intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth or power
The billionaire was so greedy that even all of his wealth wasn't enough for him.
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Shape
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glob -
A lump of a semiliquid substance
The pizza dripped with globs of cheese that were still hot.
noun
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Bad /
Dishonest
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guise -
A deceptive appearance that is intended to deceive
Using the guise of helping older women, the thief was initially friendly and then robbed them.
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Bad
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gruesome -
Causing horror, disgust, and shock - usually dealing with death or injury:
When the policeman visited the scene of the murder, the sight was so gruesome that he couldn't help but go outside and throw up.
adjective
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Disgusting
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grungy -
Grimy; dirty
The grungy room required a lot of cleaning before it could be used by anybody.
noun
See verb
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Uncomfortable
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grimace -
An ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement
Rowan made a grimace when he saw the disgusting plate of food given to him.
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Mistake
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glitch -
A sudden, unexpected, and usually temporary malfunction of equipment such as a computer
The space shuttle take-off was canceled with 2 seconds left in the countdown, due to a glitch discovered in the fuel supply.
noun
See verb
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Friendly
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gab -
Talk; chatter
In the typical workplace, employees engage in gab with each other around the water cooler.
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Unfriendly
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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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Wet
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gush -
For a liquid to flow out in a rapid and plentiful stream, often suddenly
On a hot summer day, water gushed out of the fire hydrant to cool everyone down.
