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word list: 21
gainsay--gossamer
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gainsay | deny |
| gall | bitterness;nerve//annoy;chafe |
| galleon | large sailing ship |
| galvanize | stimulate by shock;stir up;revitalize |
| gambit | opening in ches in which a piece is sacrificed |
| gambol | romp;skip about;leap playfully |
| gamely | in a spirited manner;courageous |
| gamut | entire range |
| garbled | mixed up;jumbled;distorted |
| gargantuan | huge;enormous |
| gargoyle | watersprout carved in a gortesque figures of a building |
| garish | overbright in color;gaudy(showy) |
| garner | gather;store up |
| gauche | clumsy;coarse;uncouth |
| gaunt | lean & angular;barren |
| gavel | hammerlike tool;mallet |
| gawk | stare foolishly;open-mouthed awe |
| genealogy | record of descent;lineage |
| geniality | cheerfulness;kindliness;sympathy |
| genre | particular variety of art or literature |
| genteel | well-bred;elegant |
| gentility | those of gentle birth;refinement |
| gentry | well born;aristrocacy;upper/ruling class |
| genuflect | bend the knee as in worship |
| germane | pertinent(particular) |
| gerontocracy | govt ruled by old ppl |
| gerrymander | change voting district lines in order to favor a political party |
| gesticulation | gesture;motion |
| gibberish | nonsense;babbling |
| gibe | mock |
| gingerly | careful |
| glean | gather leavings slowly n bit by bit after reaping |
| glib | flunet;facile;slick |
| gloat | express evil satisfaction;view malevolently |
| gloss over | explain away(treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly ) |
| glower | sullen/angry look,stare;scowl;frown |
| glut | overstock;fill to excess |
| glutton | someone who eats too much |
| gnarled | twisted |
| gnome | dwarf;underground spirit |
| gorge | stuff oneself |
| gossamer | sheer;like cobwebs;thin light fabric |