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griot
  • n  a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village
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grief
  • n  intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
  • n  something that causes great unhappiness
    her death was a great grief to John
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grieg
  • n  Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by Norwegian folk music (1843-1907)
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grievance
  • n  a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
  • n  an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
  • n  a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
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griever
  • n  a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
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griffin
  • n  winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
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griffith
  • n  United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
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griffon
  • n  winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
  • n  breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle
  • n  breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France
  • n  large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings
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griffon vulture
  • n  large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings
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grifola frondosa
  • n  large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees
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grifter
  • n  a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
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grigori aleksandrovich potemkin
  • n  a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791)
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