Gainsay - Gossamer

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Word
Definition
Gainsay  to deny  
Gait  manner of waling or running; speed  
Galaxy  large, isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; a collection of brilliant personalities  
Gale  windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst  
Gall  bitterness; nerve  
Gall  to annoy; chafe  
Galleon  large sailing ship  
Galvanize  to stimulate by shock; to stir up; revitalize  
Gambit  an opening in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece  
Gambol  to romp; to skip about; to leap playfully  
Gamely  in a spirited manner; with courage  
Gamut  entire range  
Gape  to open widely  
Garbled  mixed up; jumbled; distorted  
Gargantuan  huge; enormous  
Gargoyle  a grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal  
Garish  overbright in color; gaudy  
Garner  to gather; to store up  
Garnish  to decorate  
Garrulous  loquacious; wordy; talkative  
Gastronomy  science of preparing serving good food  
Gauche  clumsy; coarse and uncouth  
Gaudy  flashy; showy  
Gaunt  lean and angular; barren  
Gavel  hammerlike tool; mallet  
Gawk  stare foolishly  
Gazette  official periodical publication  
Genealogy  record of descent; lineage  
Generality  vague statement  
Generate  to cause; to produce; to create  
Generic  characteristic of an entire class or species  
Genesis  beginning; origin  
Geniality  cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy  
Genre  particular variety of art or literature  
Genteel  well-bred; elegant  
Gentility  those of gentle birth; refinement  
Gentry  people of standing; class of people just below nobility  
Genuflect  to bend the knee as a in worship  
Germane  pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand  
Germinal  pertaining to a germ; creative  
Germinate  to cause to sprout; sprout  
Gerontocracy  government ruled by old people  
Gerrymander  to change voting district lines in order to favor a political party  
Gestate  to evolve, as in prenatal growth  
Gesticulation  motion; gesture  
Ghastly  horrible  
Gibberish  nonsense; babbling  
Gibe  to mock  
Giddy  light-hearted; dizzy  
Gingerly  very carefully  
Girth  distance around something; circumference  
Gist  essence  
Glacial  like a glacier; extremely cold  
Glaring  highly conspicuous; harshly bright  
Glaze  to cover with a thin and shiny surface  
Glean  to gather leavings  
Glib  fluent; facile; slick  
Glimmer  to shine erratically; twinkle  
Gloat  express evil satisfaction; view malevolently  
Gloss over  to explain away  
Glossary  brief explanation of words used in the text  
Glossy  smooth and shining  
Glower  to scowl  
Glut  to overstock; to fill to excess  
Glutinous  sticky; viscous  
Glutton  someone who eats too much  
Gnarled  twisted  
Gnome  dwarf; underground spirit  
Goad  to urge on  
Gorge  narrow canyon; step, rocky cleft  
Gorge  to stuff oneself  
Gory  bloody  
Gossamer  something extremely light, flimsy, or delicate; like cobwebs  


   

 
 

 
 

 

 
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