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NM_Week_9
G,H, M
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gaunt | thin and bony |
| gazette | newspaper |
| gelid | very cold |
| generate | to produce |
| generic | general; not specific |
| genesis | origin |
| genial | friendly |
| genocide | killing of a race of people |
| genre | type of art or literature |
| genteel | polite |
| gentry | upper class |
| genuflect | to kneel |
| germane | relevant |
| gerontology | the study of older people |
| gesticulation | lively gestures |
| ghastly | horrible |
| gibberish | silly talk |
| gibbet | gallows from which criminals are hanged |
| gibe | to ridicule |
| giddy | dizzy or light-headed |
| gild | to cover with gold |
| gingerly | carefully |
| gird | to encircle |
| gist | main point |
| glazed | smooth |
| glean | to gather with great effort |
| glee | happiness |
| glib | smooth |
| glitch | a malfunction |
| gloaming | twilight |
| gloat | to dwell on with great satisfaction |
| glower | to frown |
| glutinous | sticky |
| gnarled | twisted |
| gnome | a legendary creature |
| goad | to encourage; to spur on |
| gorge | a deep valley; to eat greedily |
| gossamer | light; flimsy; fine |
| Gothic | medieval; mysterious |
| gouge | to dig out; to swindle or overcharge |
| gourmand | a glutton |
| gourmet | an expert of food and drink |
| gradient | a slope |
| grandiose | impressive; showy |
| graphic | giving a clear and effective picture |
| grapple | to grip and hold; to struggle |
| grate | to irritate |
| gratis | free |
| grave | serious |
| gravity | importance or weight |
| gregarious | friendly |
| grievous | very distressing |
| grim | fierce or harsh |
| grimace | an expression of disapproval |
| grisly | horrible; gruesome; ghastly |
| grit | courage |
| gross | extreme or vulgar |
| grotesque | distorted |
| grotto | a cave |
| grovel | to lower oneself |
| gruff | rough or harsh manner |
| guile | deceit; trickery; cunning |
| guise | a false appearance |
| gull | to trick |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| gumption | courage and initiative |
| gustatory | pertaining to the sense of taste |
| guttural | unpleasant sound |
| gyrate | to spin |
| habit | usual behavior or addiction |
| habitat | dwelling |
| hackneyed | overused; banal |
| haggard | worn out |
| haggle | to bargain over |
| halcyon | calm |
| hale | healthy |
| hallmark | a symbol of high quality |
| hallow | to make holy |
| hamper | to hinder |
| haphazard | dependent upon chance |
| hapless | unlucky |
| harangue | long speech |
| harass | to annoy |
| harbinger | an omen |
| harbor | to conceal |
| hardy | sturdy or strong |
| harpy | a greedy, nagging person |
| harrowing | distressing |
| harry | to worry |
| haughty | arrogant |
| haunt | to disturb |
| haven | a safe place |
| havoc | destruction |
| headlong | recklessly |
| headstrong | stubborn |
| hearsay | rumor |
| hearth | fireplace |
| hector | to bully |
| hedonist | a pleasure-seeker; self-indulgent |
| heed | obey |
| heedless | careless |
| hegemony | strong influence |
| heinous | hateful or shocking |
| hemophilia | tendency toward bleeding |
| herald | to announce |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| herculean | tremendous in size |
| heresy | to strongly oppose a belief |
| hermetic | airtight |
| heterogeneous | different |
| hiatus | pause or rest |
| hierarchy | a ranking |
| hilarity | joy |
| hinder | to block; to obstruct |
| hirsute | hairy; bearded |
| histrionic | overly dramatic |
| hoard | to accumulate secretly |
| hoary | white with age |
| hoax | a joke |
| hodgepodge | mixture |
| holocaust | total destruction |
| homage | honor |
| homily | a sermon |
| homogenous | all of the same kind |
| homophonic | sounding alike |
| hone | to sharpen |
| hoodwink | to deceive |
| horde | a crowd |
| horticulture | the science of gardening |
| hospice | shelter |
| hovel | a dirty, wretched living place |
| hover | ton linger about; to wait near |
| hubris | excessive pride or self-confidence |
| hue | a color |
| humbug | a trick |
| humdrum | boring or routine |
| humility | meekness |
| humus | black soil for fertilizing |
| hurtle | to speed |
| hybrid | mixed; assorted |
| hydrophobia | fear of water |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| hypochondriac | a person with imaginary illnesses |
| hypocrite | one who pretends to be something he is not |
| hypocritical | insincere; two-faced |
| hypothesis | an assumption |
| hypothetical | theoretical; suppositive |
| macabre | gruesome |
| machination | evil design |
| macroscopic | visible to the naked eye |
| maelstrom | whirlpool |
| magnanimous | generous |
| magnate | important person |
| maim | to cripple |
| maladroit | clumsy or unskillful |
| malady | disease |
| malaise | uneasiness |
| malapropism | word humorously misused |
| malediction | curse |
| malefactor | villain |
| malevolent | harmful |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing |
| malicious | spiteful |
| malign | to speak badly about |
| malignant | evil |
| malingerer | one who pretends to be ill to avoid work |
| malleable | adaptable |
| manacle | handcuff |
| mandarin | influential person |
| mandate | an order |
| manifest | obvious |
| manifold | many |
| manipulate | to handle with skill; to influence a person |
| manumit | to set free |
| maraud | to raid |
| maritime | pertaining to the ocean |
| marquee | a canopy over an entrance |
| marred | damaged; ruined |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| masochist | one who enjoys his own pain |
| masticate | to chew |
| matriarchy | a society in which the mother is the head of the family |
| matrix | a place of origin |
| maudlin | very sentimental |
| maul | to injure |
| mausoleum | large tomb |
| maverick | a nonconformist |
| mawkish | overly sentimental |
| maxim | a proverb or saying |
| meager | inadequate; of poor quality |
| mean | nasty or offensive; inferior or low; an average |
| meander | to wander aimlessly |
| mediate | to settle a dispute |
| meditate | to think deeply |
| medley | a mixture |
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