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- gaffe
- social blunder
- grotto
- small cavern
- glaze
- cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating ; Ex. unglazed pottery
- gale
- windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst ; Ex. gale of laughter
- gambol
- romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N.
- guy
- cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide
- glib
- fluent ; facile; slick
- gawk
- stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
- glutinous
- sticky; viscous; gluey
- grandeur
- impressiveness; stateliness; majesty
- gamut
- entire range
- gorge
- stuff oneself ; glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful
- gloss_over
- explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
- gargantuan
- huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel
- gist
- essence; main point; substance
- gnome
- dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards
- glut
- overstock; fill beyond capacity ; fill to excess; N: oversupply
- gregarious
- sociable; tending to form a group
- grueling
- exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race
- garnish
- decorate; add a garnish to; decorate with small items such as lemon slices; N.
- germinal
- pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea
- gaudy
- flashy; showy
- gorge
- narrow canyon; steep rocky cleft; ravine
- gourmand
- epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
- gauche
- clumsy ; coarse and uncouth
- glimmer
- shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope
- gerontocracy
- government ruled by old people
- gentry
- people of standing; people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility
- graduated
- arranged by degrees
- glaring
- highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly
- glower
- scowl; glare; look or stare angrily
- gibe
- mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks
- grudging
- unwilling; reluctant; stingy
- girth
- distance around something; circumference
- glean
- gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit often with difficulty
- gastronomy
- art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome
- gratuitous
- given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment
- grill
- question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars
- guileless
- without deceit
- gall
- annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing ; exasperation
- gourmet
- connoisseur of food and drink; epicure
- gloat
- express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.
- garrulous
- loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity
- gnarled
- twisted
- gull
- trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe
- gouge
- overcharge ; extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury
- goad
- urge on; drive with a goad; cause to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually
- guile
- deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile
- gruel
- thin liquid porridge
- gavel
- hammerlike tool; mallet used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.
- garish
- overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy
- garner
- gather; store up; amass
- gait
- manner of walking or running; speed
- gerrymander
- change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + mander
- gaunt
- lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren
- grotesque
- fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural
- grisly
- ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies
- graphic
- pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described
- galleon
- large three-masted sailing ship
- guise
- outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise
- gullible
- easily deceived
- genre
- particular variety of art or literature
- generate
- cause; produce; create
- gustatory
- affecting or relating to the sense of taste
- geniality
- cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered
- gruesome
- grisly; horrible
- gory
- bloody; N. gore: blood
- gruff
- rough-mannered; rough; hoarse
- gainsay
- deny
- genesis
- beginning; origin
- gyroscope
- apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
- grimace
- facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.
- gentility
- those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel
- gall
- bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; CF. gall bladder
- grievance
- cause of complaint; complaint
- gambit
- opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage
- generality
- vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people
- gratis
- free; without charge; ADJ.
- giddy
- light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height
- gingerly
- very carefully; ADJ.
- gusty
- windy
- genteel
- well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty
- genuflect
- bend the knee as in worship
- ghastly
- horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast
- grandiloquent
- using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic
- grouse
- complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird
- gibberish
- nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling
- glacial
- like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg
- glutton
- someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much
- gesticulation
- motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures
- gestate
- evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth
- generic
- characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus
- galvanize
- stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity
- grovel
- crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
- guffaw
- boisterous laughter; V.
- garbled
- mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible
- gossamer
- sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb
- gratify
- please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire
- gusto
- eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
- grapple
- wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar
- gadfly
- animal-biting fly; irritating person
- germinate
- cause to sprout; sprout
- gravity
- seriousness; ADJ. grave
- grate
- make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace
- gape
- open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape
- germane
- pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand; appropriate
- galaxy
- large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities
- gratuity
- tip
- gazette
- official periodical publication; newspaper
- glossy
- smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners
- grandiose
- affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas
- glossary
- brief explanation of words used in the text
- genealogy
- record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry
- gamely
- in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game
- gargoyle
- waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building
- granary
- storehouse for grain
- gouge
- tear out; cut out ; Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood
- granulate
- form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle