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GRE Lesson 20
100 word chunks of Barron's data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| gaunt | lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren |
| gavel | hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| gentle | kindly; soft; mild; of good family |
| gentry | people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility |
| genuflect | bend the knee as in worship |
| genus | division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species |
| geriatrics | medical treatment and care of old age |
| germ | earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe |
| germane | pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate |
| germinal | pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea |
| germinate | cause to sprout; sprout |
| gerontocracy | government ruled by old people |
| gerontology | study of the sociological phenomena associated with 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 |
| 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 |
| gild | cover with a thin layer of gold |
| 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 |
| glamor | compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous |
| glare | shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N. |
| glaring | (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly |
| glaze | cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery |
| gleam | brief flash of light; glow; V. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| gloat | express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels. |
| gloss | brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V. |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| 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 |
| glow | shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color |
| glower | scowl; glare; look or stare angrily |
| 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 |
| gnarl | protruding knot on a tree; V. |
| gnarled | twisted |
| 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 |
| gobble | eat very quickly |
| gorge | stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful |
| gory | bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound) |
| gossamer | sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb |
| 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 |
| gracious | kind in a generous way (to someone less important) |
| gradation | series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression |
| graduate | arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler |
| graduated | arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.) |
| granary | storehouse for grain |
| grandeur | impressiveness; stateliness; majesty |
| 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 |
| granulate | form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle |
| graphic | pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described |
| 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 | n. money given to sb who has done one a service; tip ; |
| gravity | seriousness; ADJ. grave |
| graze | (of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can't graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| groove | long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record |
| gross | total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens |
| grotesque | fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement) |
| grotto | small cavern |
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