| 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 |
