Word | Definition |
Gouge | to tear out; to overcharge |
Gourmand | epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink |
Gourmet | connoisseur of food and drink |
Graduated | arranged by degrees |
Granary | storehouse for grain |
Grandeur | impressiveness; stateliness; majesty |
Grandiloquent | pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language |
Grandiose | pretentious; high |
Granulate | to form into grains |
Graphic | pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described |
Grapple | to wrestle; come to grips with |
Grate | to make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred |
Gratify | to please |
Gratis | free |
Gratuitous | given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for |
Gratuity | tip |
Gravity | seriousness |
Gregarious | sociable |
Grievance | cause of complaint |
Grill | to question severely |
Grimace | a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc. |
Grisly | ghastly |
Grotesque | odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd |
Grotto | small cavern |
Grouse | to complain; to fuss |
Grovel | to crawl or creep on ground; to remain prostrate (to lay flat) |
Grudging | unwilling; reluctant; stingy |
Gruel | thin, liquid porridge |
Grueling | exhausting |
Gruesome | grisly; horrible |
Gruff | rough-mannered |
Guffaw | boisterous laughter |
Guile | deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning |
Guileless | without deceit |
Guise | appearance; costume |
Gull | to trick; hoodwink |
Gullible | easily deceived |
Gustatory | affecting the sense of taste |
Gusto | enjoyment; enthusiasm |
Gusty | windy |
Guy | cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied |
Gyroscope | an apparatus used to maintain balance; ascertain direction, etc. |
Habituate | to accustom or familiarize; addict |
Hackles | hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog |
Hackneyed | commonplace; trite |
Haggard | wasted away; gaunt |
Haggle | to bargain in a petty manner; to dispute |
Halcyon | calm; peaceful |
Hale | healthy |
Hallowed | blessed; consecrated |
Hallucination | delusion |
Halting | hesitant; faltering |
Hamper | to obstruct |
Hap | chance; luck |
Haphazard | random; by chance |
Hapless | unfortunate |
Harangue | long, passionate, and vehement speech |
Harass | to annoy by repeated attacks |
Harbinger | forerunner |
Harbor | to provide a refuge for; hide |
Hardy | sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather |
Harping | tiresome dwelling on a subject |
Harrowing | agonizing; distressing; traumatic |
Harry | to harass, annoy, torment; raid |
Hatch | deck opening; lid covering a deck opening |
Haughtiness | pride; arrogance |
Haven | place of safety; refuge |
Hazardous | dangerous |
Hazy | slightly obscure |
Headlong | hasty; rash |
Headstrong | stubborn; willful; unyielding |
Heckler | person who verbally harasses others |
Hedonist | one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life |
Heedless | not noticing; disregarding |
Hegemony | dominance, especially of one nation over others |
Heinous | atrocious; hatefully bad |
Herbivorous | feeding on plants; plant-eating |
Heresy | opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion |
Hermetic | sealed by fusion so as to be airtight |
Hermetic | obscure and mysterious; occult |
Hermitage | home of a hermit |
Herpetologist | one who studies reptiles |
Heterodox | unorthodox; unconventional |
Heterogeneous | dissimilar; mixed |
Hew | to cut to pieces with ax or sword |
Heyday | time of greatest success; prime |
Hiatus | gap; pause |