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barrons letter g
barrons letter g words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gadfly | animal-biting fly; irritating person |
| gaffe | social blunder |
| gainsay | deny |
| gait | manner of walking or running; speed |
| galaxy | large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities |
| gale | windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter |
| gall | bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; CF. gall bladder |
| gall | annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation |
| galleon | large three-masted sailing ship |
| galley | low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves) |
| clipper | sailing vessel built for great speed |
| pinnace | small boat |
| clip | cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener |
| galvanize | stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity |
| galvanic | of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani |
| gambit | opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage |
| ploy | strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy |
| gambol | romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N. |
| romp | play or frolic boisterously; gambol; N. |
| zest | outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment; Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life |
| gamely | in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game |
| gamut | entire range |
| gape | open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape |
| garbled | mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible |
| jumble | mix in a confused way |
| gargantuan | huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel |
| gargoyle | waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building |
| garish | overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy |
| trim | make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order |
| garner | gather; store up; amass |
| garnish | decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N. |
| garrulous | loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity |
| gastronomy | art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome |
| gauche | clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth |
| gaudy | flashy; showy |
| flashy | showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance |
| gild | cover with a thin layer of gold |
| gaunt | lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren |
| gavel | hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V. |
| bid | command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom |
| gawk | stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe |
| gazette | official periodical publication; newspaper |
| genealogy | record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry |
| generality | vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people |
| generate | cause; produce; create |
| generic | characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus |
| genus | division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species |
| genesis | beginning; origin |
| geniality | cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered |
| genre | particular variety of art or literature |
| genteel | well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty |
| gentility | those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel |
| breed | produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant |
| crossbreed | hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed |
| well-bred | of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined |
| gentry | people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility |
| gentle | kindly; soft; mild; of good family |
| genuflect | bend the knee as in worship |
| germane | pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate |
| germinal | pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea |
| germ | earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe |
| germinate | cause to sprout; sprout |
| sprout | begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot |
| shoot | new growth from a plant |
| gerontocracy | government ruled by old people |
| gerontology | study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age |
| geriatrics | medical treatment and care of old age |
| gerrymander | change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander |
| gestate | evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth |
| natal | connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal |
| gesticulation | motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking) |
| ghastly | horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast |
| gibberish | nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling |
| gibe | mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks |
| giddy | light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height |
| gingerly | very carefully; ADJ. |
| girth | distance around something; circumference |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| glacial | like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg |
| glaring | (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly |
| glare | shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N. |
| glaze | cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery |
| glean | gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty |
| glib | fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick |
| slick | make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib |
| sleek | smooth and shining (as from good health); V. |
| glimmer | shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope |
| glitter | shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves |
| glamor | compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous |
| gloat | express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels. |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| gloss | brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V. |
| glossary | brief explanation of words used in the text |
| glossy | smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners |
| mat | not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V. |
| finish | surface texture; completeness of execution |
| finished | properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance |
| glower | scowl; glare; look or stare angrily |
| scowl | frown angrily; N: angry frown |
| glut | overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply |
| glutinous | sticky; viscous; gluey |
| glutton | someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much |
| gnarled | twisted |
| gnarl | protruding knot on a tree; V. |
| gnome | dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards |
| goad | urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually |
| gorge | narrow canyon; steep rocky cleft; ravine (made by a stream which runs through it) |
| gorge | stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful |
| gory | bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound) |
| shudder | shake uncontrollably; tremble; V. |
| gossamer | sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb |
| sheer | pure; thin and transparent; very steep |
| gouge | tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge); Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood |
| gouge | overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury |
| gourmand | epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink |
| gourmet | connoisseur of food and drink; epicure |
| graduated | arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.) |
| graduate | arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler |
| granary | storehouse for grain |
| grandeur | impressiveness; stateliness; majesty |
| stately | formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic |
| grandiloquent | (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic |
| grandiose | affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas |
| high-flown | highly pretentious or inflated |
| matin\'ee(matinee) | dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon |
| granulate | form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle |
| graphic | pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described |
| vivid | (of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description |
| graphite | black form of carbon used in lead pencils |
| grapple | wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar |
| grate | make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace |
| gratify | please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire |
| gratis | free; without charge; ADJ. |
| gratuitous | given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment |
| gratuity | tip |
| gravity | seriousness; ADJ. grave |
| gregarious | sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group |
| grievance | cause of complaint; complaint |
| grill | question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars |
| broil | cook by direct heat; N. |
| grim | causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile |
| grimace | facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V. |
| grisly | ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies |
| groom | man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal) |
| grotesque | fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement) |
| hideous | repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream |
| grotto | small cavern |
| grouse | complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird |
| grumble | complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N. |
| mutter | utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones |
| rumble | make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach) |
| grovel | crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner |
| grudging | unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly) |
| gruel | thin liquid porridge |
| porridge | soft food made by boiling oatmeal |
| oatmeal | crushed oats used for making porridge |
| grueling | exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race |
| gruesome | grisly; horrible |
| gruff | rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse |
| grunt | utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N. |
| guffaw | boisterous laughter; V. |
| guile | deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile |
| cunning | clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit |
| guileless | without deceit |
| guise | outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise |
| gull | trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| gustatory | affecting or relating to the sense of taste |
| gusto | eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm |
| gusty | windy |
| gust | strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster |
| guy | cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide |
| topple | become unsteady and fall down |
| overthrow | topple; N. |
| overturn | turn over; capsize; topple |
| capsize | (of a boat) turn over |
| gyroscope | apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc. |
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