Gouge - Hiatus
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| 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 |
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