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n gadfly

animal-biting fly; irritating person

n gaffe

social blunder

n gainsay

deny

n gait

manner of walking or running; speed

galaxy

large isolated system of stars

gale

windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters

n gall

bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; ´ãÁó(bile); CF. gall bladder

n gall

annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation

galleon

large three-masted sailing ship

s galley

low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)

s clipper

sailing vessel built for great speed

s pinnace

small boat

s clip

cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener

n galvanize

stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity

s galvanic

of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani

n gambit

opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage

s ploy

strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy

n gambol

romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N.

s romp

play or frolic boisterously; gambol; N.

s zest

outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment; Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life

n gamely

in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game

n gamut

entire range

n gape

open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape

n garbled

mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible

s jumble

mix in a confused way

n gargantuan

huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel

gargoyle

waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building

n garish

overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy

s trim

make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order

n garner

gather; store up; amass

n garnish

decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N.

n garrulous

loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity

n gastronomy

art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome

gauche

clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth

n gaudy

flashy; showy

s flashy

showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance

s gild

cover with a thin layer of gold

n gaunt

lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren

n gavel

hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.

s bid

command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom

n gawk

stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe

n gazette

official periodical publication; newspaper

genealogy

record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry

generality

vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people

generate

cause; produce; create

generic

characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus

s genus

division of animals or plants

genesis

beginning; origin

n geniality

cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered

genre

particular variety of art or literature

n genteel

well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty

n gentility

those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel

s breed

produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant

s crossbreed

hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed

s well-bred

of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined

n gentry

people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility

s gentle

kindly; soft; mild; of good family

n genuflect

bend the knee as in worship

germane

pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate

n germinal

pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea

s germ

earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe

germinate

cause to sprout; sprout

s sprout

begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot

s shoot

new growth from a plant

gerontocracy

government ruled by old people

s gerontology

study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age

s geriatrics

medical treatment and care of old age

n gerrymander

change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander

n gestate

evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth

s natal

connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal

n gesticulation

motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking)

n ghastly

horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast

n gibberish

nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling

n gibe

mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks

n giddy

light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height

n gingerly

very carefully; ADJ.

n girth

distance around something; circumference

n gist

essence; main point; substance

glacial

like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg

n glaring

(of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly

s glare

shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N.

n glaze

cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin

n glean

gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty

glib

fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick

s slick

make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib

s sleek

smooth and shining (as from good health); V.

n glimmer

shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope

s glitter

shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves

s glamor

compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous

n gloat

express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.

n gloss_over

explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults

s gloss

brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V.

glossary

brief explanation of words used in the text

n glossy

smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners

s mat

not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V.

s finish

surface texture; completeness of execution

s finished

properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance

n glower

scowl; glare; look or stare angrily

s scowl

frown angrily; N: angry frown

n glut

overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply

n glutinous

sticky; viscous; gluey

glutton

someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much

n gnarled

twisted

s gnarl

protruding knot on a tree; V.

gnome

dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards

goad

urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) 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

n gorge

narrow canyon; steep rocky cleft; ravine (made by a stream which runs through it)

n gorge

stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful

n gory

bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound)

s shudder

shake uncontrollably; tremble; V.

n gossamer

sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb

s sheer

pure; thin and transparent; very steep

n gouge

tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge); Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood

n gouge

overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury

n gourmand

epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink

n gourmet

connoisseur of food and drink; epicure

graduated

arranged by degrees (of height

s graduate

arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler

n granary

storehouse for grain

grandeur

impressiveness; stateliness; majesty

s stately

formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic

grandiloquent

(of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic

grandiose

affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas

s high-flown

highly pretentious or inflated

s matin\'ee(matinee)

dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon

n granulate

form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle

graphic

pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described

s vivid

(of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description

s graphite

black form of carbon used in lead pencils

n grapple

wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar

n 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

gratify

please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire

n gratis

free; without charge; ADJ.

gratuitous

given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment

gratuity

tip

gravity

seriousness; ADJ. grave

gregarious

sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group

grievance

cause of complaint; complaint

n grill

question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars

s broil

cook by direct heat; N.

s grim

causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile

n grimace

facial distortion to show feeling such as pain

n grisly

ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies

s groom

man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)

grotesque

fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)

s hideous

repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream

n grotto

small cavern

n grouse

complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird

s grumble

complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N.

s mutter

utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones

s rumble

make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach)

n grovel

crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner

grudging

unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly)

n gruel

thin liquid porridge

s porridge

soft food made by boiling oatmeal

s oatmeal

crushed oats used for making porridge

n grueling

exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race

n gruesome

grisly; horrible

n gruff

rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse

s grunt

utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N.

n guffaw

boisterous laughter; V.

guile

deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile

s cunning

clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit

guileless

without deceit

guise

outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise

n gull

trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe

gullible

easily deceived

n gustatory

affecting or relating to the sense of taste

n gusto

eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm

gusty

windy

s gust

strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster

n guy

cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide

s topple

become unsteady and fall down

s overthrow

topple; N.

s overturn

turn over; capsize; topple

s capsize

(of a boat) turn over

gyroscope

apparatus used to maintain balance