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SAT vocabulary ~
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gadfly | A person who annoys others |
| Gaff | A hook |
| Gainsay | To deny; to contradict |
| Gait | Manner of walking |
| Gala | Festive |
| Galaxy | A group of stars; any large and brilliant assemblage of persons |
| Gall | Bitterness |
| Gallant | Polite; noble |
| Galvanize | To stimulate; to startle into sudden activity |
| Gambit | Strategy; an opening one uses to advantage |
| Gambol | To frolic; to romp about |
| Gamut | The whole range or extent |
| Gape | To stare with open mouth |
| Garble | To distort |
| Gargantuan | Gigantic; huge |
| Garish | Tastelessly gaudy |
| Garland | A wreath of flowers |
| Garner | To gather; to acquire |
| Garnish | To decorate; to trim |
| Garrulous | Talkative |
| Gauche | Awkward; tactless |
| Gaudy | Flashy; showy |
| Gaunt | Thin and bony; bleak and barren |
| Gazebo | An open structure with an enjoyable view |
| Gazette | Newspaper |
| Gelid | Very cold; frozen |
| Genealogy | Family history |
| Generate | To produce; to originate |
| Generic | General; not specific; pertaining to a class |
| Genesis | Origin; beginning |
| Genial | Warm; friendly |
| Genocide | Killing of a race of people |
| Genre | An art form or class |
| Genteel | Polite; refined |
| Gentry | Upper class people |
| Genuflect | To kneel; to bend the knee |
| Germane | Relevant; fitting |
| Gerontology | The study of older people and their problems |
| Gesticulation | Lively or excited gesture |
| Ghastly | Horrible; dreadful |
| Ghoul | Grave robber; ogre |
| Gibberish | Silly, unintelligible talk |
| Gibbet | Gallows from which criminals are hanged |
| Give | To scoff; to ridicule |
| Giddy | Dizzy; flighty; whirling |
| Gild | To cover with gold |
| Gingerly | Carefully; cautiously |
| Gird | To encircle |
| Gist | Main point; essence |
| Glazed | Glassy; smooth; shiny |
| Glean | To gather patiently and with great effort |
| Glee | Joy |
| Glib | Fluent; smooth |
| Glissade | A skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain |
| Glitch | A malfunction; an error |
| Gloaming | Twilight; dusk |
| Gloat | To look at or think about with great satisfaction |
| Glower | To frown; to stare angrily at |
| Glum | Sad; gloomy |
| Glutinous | Gluey; sticky |
| Glutton | One who eats or drinks too much |
| Gnarled | Knotty; twisted; roughened |
| Gnome | A legendary dwarf-like creature |
| Goad | To encourage; to spur on |
| Gorge | A deep valley with steep sides; to eat or to swallow greedily |
| Gory | Bloody |
| Gossamer | Light; flimsy; fine |
| Gothic | Medieval; mysterious |
| Gouge | To dig out; to swindle or overcharge |
| Gourmand | A glutton; a person who eats excessively |
| Gourmet | An expert of fine food and drink |
| Gradient | A slope; a ramp |
| Granary | A storehouse for grain |
| Grandiloquent | Pretentious; speaking in a pompous style |
| Grandiose | Impressive; showy |
| Graphic | Giving a clear and effective picture |
| Grapple | To grip and hold; to struggle |
| Grate | To grind to shreds; to irritate |
| Gratify | To please; to satisfy |
| Gratis | Without payment; free |
| Gratuitous | Free of cost; unnecessary |
| Grave | Serious; somber |
| Gregarious | Sociable; friendly |
| Grievous | Causing grief or sorrow; distressing |
| Grim | Fierce; stern |
| Grimace | A distorted face; an expression of disapproval |
| Grime | Dirt |
| Gripe | Complaint |
| Grisly | Horrible; gruesome; ghastly |
| Grit | Stubborn courage |
| Gross | Extreme; vulgar |
| Grotesque | Absurd; distorted |
| Grotto | A cave |
| Grovel | To lower oneself to please another |
| Grudging | Resentful; reluctant |
| Grueling | Exhausting |
| Gruff | Rough or harsh in manner |
| Guile | Deceit; trickery |
| Guileless | Sincere |
| Guise | A false appearance |
| Gull | To trick; to deceive |
| Gullible | Easily deceived; too trusting |
| Gumption | Courage and initiative |
| Gustatory | Pertaining to the sense of taste |
| Gusto | Hearty enjoyment |
| Gusty | Windy; stormy |
| Guttural | Pertaining to the throat |
| Gyrate | To rotate; to spin |