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Wk17
Vocabulary Cartoons: girth to harrowing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| girth | the distance around something; to encircle; to secure with a band that encircles the body of an animal; |
| gloat | to brag greatly |
| glutton | one who eats or consumes a great deal; having capacity to receive or withstand something |
| gossamer | delicate floating cobwebs; a sheer gauzy fabric; something delicate; light, flimsy |
| grandiloquent | attempting to impress with big words or grand gestures |
| grandiose | grand and impressive, especially flashy and showy |
| guile | cunning; deceitfulness; artfulness |
| guise | appearance, semblance |
| harangue | to lecture, berate; a long bombastic speech |
| harrowing | extremely distressing; disturbing or frightening |