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Gouge - Hiatus

WordDefinition
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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